Crooked CreekWV
This town in West Virginia has a population of 517.
Is Crooked Creek a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Crooked Creek, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a higher January low than Crooked Creek. Crooked Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
517 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Crooked Creek: who provides what
Crooked Creek is unincorporated, so Logan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crooked Creek.
Very high risk in Crooked Creek, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Crooked Creek is higher. FEMA puts 92% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Crooked Creek’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Logan (15%), Mount Gay-Shamrock (8%) and Charleston (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than West Virginia overall
People 65 and older are a third of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (21% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 25% have a four-year degree or more, against 24% across West Virginia. 30% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 9% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Crooked Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±35.8 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Crooked Creek | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.7% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.7% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 29.7% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.5% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Crooked Creek has four seasons and pleasant summers
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher July high than Crooked Creek. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Crooked Creek’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical West Virginia or U.S. town
Crooked Creek: 20% of adults have diabetes. No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Crooked Creek. Against the West Virginia average, Crooked Creek comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 18. Also worth knowing: among 62 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Crooked Creek.
| Crooked Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Crooked Creek | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 40.2% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Crooked Creek sells for about $80K
In Crooked Creek, 87% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Crooked Creek
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crooked Creek
About 0 of every 100 Crooked Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Crooked Creek for work
Where Crooked Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crooked Creek
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Crooked Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The CDP was first drawn for the 2020 census, in which the population was 273. Crooked Creek is in central Logan County, in the valley of its namesake creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Guyandotte River. The community is bordered to the south by Peach Creek, in the valley of its own namesake creek. Crooked Creek is 3 miles (5 km) north of Logan, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Crooked Creek CDP has an area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), all land.
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- Elevation
- 210 ft
Questions about Crooked Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crooked Creek, WV a good place to live?
Crooked Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.