City · Wyoming County, West Virginia

Mullens, West Virginia

Mullens is a city in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It has 2,034 residents. Mullens, West Virginia has a quality-of-life score of 19 out of 100 (very low), ranking #12,709 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within West Virginia it ranks #99 of 150 cities and towns. It ranks best on pharmacies (high), property crime rate (low) and home price to income ratio (low). It ranks worst on preventable hospital stays (high), depression (high) and injury deaths (high).

19Very low

Quality-of-life score: #12,709 of 15,651 cities and towns
West Virginia: #99 of 150 in WV
Population: 2,034 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 1,104.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 5457148

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety46#8,463/15,637
Economy24#11,901/15,631
Housing74#3,839/14,977
Health1#15,519/15,609
Healthcare0#15,572/15,650
Environment68#4,918/15,453
Education58#6,525/15,649
Infrastructure22#12,217/15,650
Community8#14,405/15,651
Leisure & amenities7#14,601/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Mullens, West Virginia ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Wyoming County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Pharmacies · high5.1 /10k
100/100West Virginia 2.8 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWyoming County value
Property crime rate · low194 /100k
99/100West Virginia 1,053 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationWyoming County value
Home price to income ratio · low1.3×
99/100West Virginia 2.7×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Unemployment rate · low0.9%
93/100West Virginia 4.3%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Public libraries · high2.0 /10k
91/100West Virginia 1.0 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesWyoming County value
Effective property tax rate · low0.51%
87/100West Virginia 0.50%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Weaknesses

Preventable hospital stays · high8,218 /100k
0/100West Virginia 4,063 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWyoming County value
Depression · high33.2%
1/100West Virginia 31.9%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Injury deaths · high200 /100k
1/100West Virginia 151 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWyoming County value
New business applications · low6.1 /1k
1/100West Virginia 9.3 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauWyoming County value
Premature death · high17,885 /100k
1/100West Virginia 12,969 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWyoming County value
Life expectancy · low68.9 yrs
1/100West Virginia 72.4 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWyoming County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,435 (2015-2019) → 2,034 (2020-2024)
+42%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
64.9% (2015-2019) → 7.5% (2020-2024)
−57 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
6.1% (2015-2019) → 21.5% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
79.5% (2015-2019) → 93.4% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
19.9% (2015-2019) → 31.1% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
37.5% (2015-2019) → 26.5% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Mullens, West Virginia improved on 2 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Bachelor's++11 points19.9% → 31.1%
Broadband+14 points79.5% → 93.4%

Declined1

Uninsured+15 points6.1% → 21.5%

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Mullens, West Virginia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	31.0 min2015-2019	24.4 min2020-2024	−6.6 min	Within the margin of error	94%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%2015-2019	31.1%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	92%
Broadband subscriptions	79.5%2015-2019	93.4%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	76%
Effective property tax rate	0.58%2015-2019	0.51%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	30%
High school diploma or higher	90.4%2015-2019	96.3%2020-2024	+5.9 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Home price to income ratio	1.5×2015-2019	1.3×2020-2024	−0.2×	Within the margin of error	88%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5272015-2019	0.3962020-2024	−0.130	Within the margin of error	98%
Median household income	$44,6882015-2019	$61,5632020-2024	+38%	Within the margin of error	70%
Poverty rate	17.3%2015-2019	13.8%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	72%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	37.5%2015-2019	26.5%2020-2024	−11 points	Within the margin of error	94%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.1%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+15 points	Declined	1%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Mullens, West Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Mullens, West Virginia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Mullens, West Virginia itself moved +26.1 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,034 residents (±546)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (−3.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,034 residents (±546)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

White94%1,905
Black1.3%†26
Hispanic or Latino4.1%†83
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.0%†20

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Hispanic or Latino (+3.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,529 residents (±436)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

No high school diploma3.7%†56
High school or GED38%†588
Some college17%†259
Associate degree9.9%†151
Bachelor's degree18%†281
Graduate degree13%†194

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−5.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

791 households (±217)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $25k22%†175
$25k–50k12%†93
$50k–75k20%†156
$75k–100k19%†151
$100k–150k20%†160
$150k–200k4.2%†33
$200k or more2.9%†23

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−17.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

791 households (±217)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Own83%†659
Rent17%†132

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

114 households (±75)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $75055%†63
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50045%†51

Home values

659 homes (±202)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $150k85%†560
$150k–250k14%†90
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

1,088 homes (±233)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

2010 or later0.0%0
2000–20092.2%†24
1980–19995.1%†55

Size of homes

1,088 homes (±233)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Studio1.9%†21
1 bedroom4.3%†47
2 bedrooms25%†276

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

973 workers (±313)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Drive alone97%†945
Carpool0.7%†7
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.7%†7
Bike0.0%0
Work from home1.4%†14
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (+19.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

959 workers (±311)

Mullens, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under 15 min29%†274
15–29 min25%†235
30–44 min38%†364

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Wyoming County, the county holding most of Mullens's residents.

Wyoming County has 267 employer establishments, 132 for every 10,000 residents (0.53× the US rate of 248; 0.65× West Virginia's), with 2,508 paid employees at an average annual pay of $39,224. The Census Bureau also counts 669 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 267; 669 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 132; US 248 · West Virginia 202
Paid employees: 2,508
Average annual pay: $39,224; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Wyoming County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	20	9.9	0.47×Fewer than typical	142	$57,092	32
Restaurants and other eating places	19	9.4	0.51×Fewer than typical	256	$17,406	4
Truck transportation	17	8.4	1.66×More than typical	117	$66,983	14
Gasoline stations	14	6.9	2.13×More than typical	171	$22,409	—
Religious organizations	14	6.9	1.24×About typical	23	$12,652	—
Full-service restaurants	13	6.4	0.83×About typical	157	$18,051	3
Specialty trade contractors	12	5.9	0.38×Fewer than typical	93	$46,677	37
Construction of buildings	10	4.9	0.65×Fewer than typical	16	$32,938	18
Health and personal care stores	10	4.9	1.86×More than typical	115	$38,374	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	9	4.4	3.58×Too few to compare	111	$38,973	—
General merchandise stores	7	3.5	1.95×Too few to compare	49	$21,449	7
Individual and family services	7	3.5	1.23×Too few to compare	481	$30,187	11

Rank places for an industry Open Wyoming County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 20,279 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Mullens is mostly in Wyoming County.

See federal money in Wyoming County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Mullens, West Virginia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Carol D. MillerR-WV-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 100%Missed 5.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Wyoming County12100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Wyoming County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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