Median Household Income
$42,119
Median Home Value
$152,400
Median Gross Rent
$715/mo
Poverty Rate
22.5%
Unemployment Rate
11.8%
Homeownership Rate
83.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.7%
Median Age
49.5
Population Over Time
Pocahontas County shrank 10.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,710
2016
8,620
2018
8,531
2020
8,382
2022
7,940
2024
7,784
Business & Industry
Pocahontas County has 231 business establishments employing 3,174 people.
Construction
39
Accommodation and food services
29
Other services (except public administration)
25
Health care and social assistance
19
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
11
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
10
Finance and insurance
10
Real estate and rental and leasing
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.