| Official Name: | Red Jacket, West Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mingo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 581 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 242 |
| Elevation Ft: | 794 |
| Coordinates: | 37.6472°N -82.1378°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 25692 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54-67396[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1545454[4] |
Red Jacket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 581 at the 2010 census. The community was named for Red Jacket, a Seneca chief.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3mi2, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 728 people, 275 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 139.8/mi2. There were 313 housing units at an average density of 60.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.03% White, 7.28% African American, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 275 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,364, and the median income for a family was $35,227. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $11,042 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,809. About 29.0% of families and 37.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.