Tornado

County:: Kanawha County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 3.585
State:: West Virginia

Tornado is a CDP located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Tornado has a 2025 population of 1,286. Tornado is currently growing at a rate of 7.17% annually and its population has increased by 31.76% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 976 in 2020.

The average household income in Tornado is $88,144 with a poverty rate of 7.52%.The median age in Tornado is 41 years: 34.9 years for males, and 44.2 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Tornado includes 92.73% White, and smaller percentages for Asian, Black or African American and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	1,021	92.73%
Two or more races	64	5.81%
Asian	10	0.91%
Black or African American	6	0.54%

Tornado Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Tornado's average per capita income is $40,000. Household income levels show a median of $81,875. The poverty rate stands at 7.52%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Families	$101,379	$101,627
Married Families	$101,078	-
Households	$81,875	$88,144
Non Families	$32,396	$43,176

$40,000

Average Income

$81,875

Median Household Income

7.52%

Poverty Rate