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Kanawha County, WV

180,454 Population
901.6 square miles 200.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$29,071 ±$1,766 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $26,179 ±$513
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$41,141 ±$1,809 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $44,097 ±$1,016
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

17.9% ±2.5% (31,535  ±4,411) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 17.8% 312,188 (±0.9% / ±15,244)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

20.9 minutes ±0.4 (1,582,160  ±42,853) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 25.8 18,163,160 (±0.2 / ±206,458)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

78,482 ±2,049 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 734,703 ±6,052
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.3 ±0.1 (177,028  ±911) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,757,916 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.2% ±1.5% (1,646  ±579) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% † 18,926 (±0.7% / ±2,564)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

92,334 ±402 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 893,742 ±195
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$119,600 ±$7,914 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $121,300 ±$2,213
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

9.7% ±1.6% (17,395  ±2,785.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 11.3% 201,798 (±0.5% / ±9,693.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

88.8% ±3.8% (117,089  ±5,018.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 87.8% 1,124,196 (±1.2% / ±15,327.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
25.2% ±2.1% (33,224  ±2,739.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 21.3% 273,103 (±0.6% / ±8,111.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

2.3% ±0.6% (4,221  ±1,055) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 1.5% † 27,605 (±0.2% / ±3,482)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.4% ±1% (10,704  ±1,455) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 8.8% 126,473 (±0.3% / ±4,802)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
10,704 Total veterans ±1,455 9,710 Male ±1,236 994 Female ±613

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