Paw Paw is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 410 people and two associated neighborhoods, Paw Paw is the 215th largest community in West Virginia.When you are in Paw Paw, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.90% of Paw Paw’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Paw Paw is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Paw Paw who work in office and administrative support (9.49%), food service (8.86%), and maintenance occupations (7.59%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Paw Paw has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Paw Paw a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Paw Paw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.97 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Paw Paw doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Paw Paw ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $24,498, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,992 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Paw Paw is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include Irish, Greek, German, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Paw Paw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
