Census Reporter

West Virginia

1,792,147 Population
24,041.1 square miles 74.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$27,446 ±$558 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$48,850 ±$1,131 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

16% ±0.8% (278,734  ±14,047) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26.4 minutes ±0.4 (18,501,245  ±402,170) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

728,175 ±7,273 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (1,745,237  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.5% ±0.6% (21,275  ±2,262) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

894,983 ±173 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$124,600 ±$2,889 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.8% ±0.7% (209,669  ±13,030.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

87.1% ±1.2% (1,116,281  ±15,394.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
21.1% ±0.6% (269,706  ±8,063) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

2.6% ±0.1% (44,578  ±1,835) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.6% ±0.1% (28,748  ±2,464) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.5% ±0.3% (121,084  ±4,128) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
121,084 Total veterans ±4,128 113,402 Male ±3,841 7,682 Female ±1,571

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