City profile · West Virginia · Census ACS 2023

Crooked Creek, WV

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Crooked Creek - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

675
Residents
$40,104
Median income
$869
Median rent (state)

Crooked Creek - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Crooked Creek lands in the 8th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

8th
percentile, household income
2nd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Crooked Creek, WV

675 people live in Crooked Creek, West Virginia - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Crooked Creek brings in $40,104 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.0%. The median resident age is 40.1 years. 26.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in West Virginia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, West Virginia scores 89.5 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $869 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $220 across West Virginia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 79.2 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).

Population

675 residents

Census ACS 2023 - West Virginia

Median Household Income

$40,104 /yr

Poverty 13.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

89.5 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, West Virginia average

How does Crooked Creek compare to other US cities?

Here's how Crooked Creek stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 8% higher than other cities
Median rent 2% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Crooked Creek's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in West Virginia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

8thIncome percentile

8th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Crooked Creek, WV Crooked Creek, WV's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Crooked Creek, WV-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Crooked Creek, WV median $40,104/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Crooked Creek, WV's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Crooked Creek, WV. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 26.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 30.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
675
Median Income
$40,104
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
40.1
Poverty Rate
13.0%
Labor force participation
30.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.8%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
63.0%
Carpool
37.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 146 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for West Virginia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$72
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$38
avg/month
Total Utilities
$220
estimated/month

Estimates reflect West Virginia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a West Virginia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Crooked Creek sits in

Cost of Living Index
89.5
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$869/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
79.2 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in West Virginia

Corinne
660 people
Institute
690 people
Piney View
692 people
Peterstown
657 people
Hilltop
655 people
Jefferson
653 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Crooked Creek's 675 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Weiner, AR
675 people
Ellendale, DE
675 people
Millington, IL
675 people
Caseville, MI
675 people
Crenshaw, MS
675 people
Belleplain, NJ
675 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Crooked Creek's $40,104 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Ladysmith, WI
$40,104 median income
Hamtramck, MI
$40,103 median income
Wynne, AR
$40,102 median income
Philipsburg, MT
$40,096 median income
Hertford, NC
$40,096 median income
Newport, TN
$40,096 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Crooked Creek, WV Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Crooked Creek, WV - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 91.4% 8.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.6% White 91.4% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.0% Two or more races 8.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Crooked Creek compares to nearby West Virginia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Crooked Creek (this city) 675 $40,104
Corinne 660 N/A
Institute 690 $47,625
Piney View 692 $44,886
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WV OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Crooked Creek, WV?

What is the population of Crooked Creek, WV? +

The population of Crooked Creek, WV stands at 675 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Crooked Creek, WV? +

The median household income in Crooked Creek is $40,104 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Crooked Creek? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Crooked Creek; the closest available measure is the West Virginia state average, a cost of living index of 89.5 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within West Virginia vary by metro area.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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