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Welcome to the State of West Virginia, United States of America
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
West Virginia QuickFacts from US Census Bureau
People QuickFacts
West Virginia
USA
Population, 2005 estimate
1,816,856
296,410,404
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
0.5%
5.3%
Population, 2000
1,808,344
281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005
5.6%
6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005
21.1%
24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005
15.3%
12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005
51.1%
50.7%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)
95.2%
80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)
3.2%
12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)
0.2%
1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)
0.6%
4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)
0.0%
0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005
0.8%
1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)
0.9%
14.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005
94.4%
66.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
63.3%
54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
1.1%
11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
2.7%
17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
75.2%
80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
14.8%
24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
410,781
49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
26.2
25.5
Housing units, 2005
872,203
124,521,886
Homeownership rate, 2000
75.2%
66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
12.0%
26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
$72,800
$119,600
Households, 2000
736,481
105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000
2.40
2.59
Median household income, 2003
$32,967
$43,318
Per capita money income, 1999
$16,477
$21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003
16.3%
12.5%
Business QuickFacts
West Virginia
USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004
40,8371
7,387,724
Private nonfarm employment, 2004
568,6191
115,074,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004
1.9%1
0.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004
87,825
19,523,741
Total number of firms, 2002
113,087
22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002
1.3%
5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
0.4%
0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
1.1%
4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
0.0%
0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
0.6%
6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002
27.7%
28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
18,911,332
3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
10,924,279
4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)
16,747,900
3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002
$9,277
$10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
1,974,851
449,498,718
Building permits, 2005
6,140
2,155,316
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)
15,183,4961
2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts
West Virginia
USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
24,077
3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000
75.1
79.6
FIPS Code
54
1: Includes data not distributed by county.2: Includes data not distributed by state.Download these tables - delimited Download these tables - Excel Download the full data set
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms
Data Quality StatementWhat do you think of QuickFacts?Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:07:01 EST
West Virginia
USA
Population, 2005 estimate
1,816,856
296,410,404
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
0.5%
5.3%
Population, 2000
1,808,344
281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005
5.6%
6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005
21.1%
24.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005
15.3%
12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005
51.1%
50.7%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)
95.2%
80.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)
3.2%
12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)
0.2%
1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)
0.6%
4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)
0.0%
0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005
0.8%
1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)
0.9%
14.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005
94.4%
66.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
63.3%
54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
1.1%
11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
2.7%
17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
75.2%
80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
14.8%
24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
410,781
49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
26.2
25.5
Housing units, 2005
872,203
124,521,886
Homeownership rate, 2000
75.2%
66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
12.0%
26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
$72,800
$119,600
Households, 2000
736,481
105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000
2.40
2.59
Median household income, 2003
$32,967
$43,318
Per capita money income, 1999
$16,477
$21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003
16.3%
12.5%
Business QuickFacts
West Virginia
USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004
40,8371
7,387,724
Private nonfarm employment, 2004
568,6191
115,074,924
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004
1.9%1
0.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004
87,825
19,523,741
Total number of firms, 2002
113,087
22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002
1.3%
5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
0.4%
0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
1.1%
4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
0.0%
0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
0.6%
6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002
27.7%
28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
18,911,332
3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
10,924,279
4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)
16,747,900
3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002
$9,277
$10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
1,974,851
449,498,718
Building permits, 2005
6,140
2,155,316
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)
15,183,4961
2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts
West Virginia
USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
24,077
3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000
75.1
79.6
FIPS Code
54
1: Includes data not distributed by county.2: Includes data not distributed by state.Download these tables - delimited Download these tables - Excel Download the full data set
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms
Data Quality StatementWhat do you think of QuickFacts?Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:07:01 EST
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