Sutton's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Sutton, WV
Sutton, WV is located in Braxton County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Sutton is about 809 with about 497 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $72,871, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 66% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,050, which is roughly 16% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 48% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.34Male Population Estimate: 41.8%
Female Population Estimate: 58.2%
Median Age: 53.3
Male Median Age: 42.3
Female Median Age: 44.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:3.8%
Indian:1%
Hispanic:0.5%
Asian:0.3%
Other:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.72%
Libertarian: 1.09%
Green: 0.44%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sutton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Braxton County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Braxton County: About 261.633 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Braxton County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 9% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Sutton is about 10.3%.
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 26601Latitude: 38.666300
Longitude: -80.711600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1435.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304