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West Virginia state Neighborhood Profile

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 West Virginia United States
Total population1,808,344 281,421,906
StateWest Virginia 

West Virginia state Population

 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
Male879,17048.62%49.06%
Female929,17451.38%50.94%
Median age (years)38.9  35.3
18 years and over1,405,95177.75%74.31%
21 years and over1,326,88073.38%69.97%
62 years and over327,27018.1%14.66%
65 years and over276,89515.31%12.43%

 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
White1,718,77795.05%75.14%
Black or African American57,2323.16%12.32%
Asian9,4340.52%3.64%
Some other race7,1130.39%5.46%
Two or more races15,7880.87%2.43%

West Virginia state Housing

 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
Total housing units 844,623 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 108,14212.8%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 736,48187.2%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 553,69965.56%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 182,78221.64%30.77%
 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000112,650 15.3%19.95%
1995 to 1998177,756 24.14%28.9%
1990 to 1994116,203 15.78%16.07%
1980 to 1989126,276 17.15%15.58%
1970 to 197994,797 12.87%9.86%
1969 or earlier108,799 14.77%9.65%
 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
Total households736,481  105,480,101
Family households (families)504,055 68.44%68.06%
Nonfamily households232,426 31.56%31.94%
 West Virginia United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000105,0615,457,817
$50,000 to $99,999184,73316,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99962,30213,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99922,9398,075,904
$200,000 to $299,99912,5366,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9994,0943,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9998791,308,116
$1,000,000 or more384313,759
Median (dollars)72,800119,600

West Virginia state Education

 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 418,553 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool22,0085.26% 6.47%
Kindergarten22,8205.45% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)186,96744.67% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)94,42922.56% 21.38%
College or graduate school92,32922.06% 22.81%

West Virginia state Economy

 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over1,455,101  217,168,077
In labor force792,344 54.45%63.92%
- Civilian labor force790,694 54.34%63.39%
- - Employed732,673 50.35%59.73%
- - Unemployed58,021 3.99%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.3  5.8
- Armed Forces1,650 0.11%0.53%
Not in labor force662,757 45.55%36.08%
Females 16 years and over757,134 52.03%51.66%
In labor force360,400 24.77%29.72%
- Civilian labor force360,165 24.75%29.65%
- - Employed336,384 23.12%27.92%
Own children under 6 years118,161 8.12%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force64,028  12,787,501
With earnings520,246 35.75%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,287  56,604
With Social Security income249,895 17.17%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,931  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income50,619 3.48%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,974  6,320
With public assistance income29,693 2.04%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,019  3,032
With retirement income162,008 11.13%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,826  17,376
 West Virginia %, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households737,360  105,539,122
Less than $10,000113,931 15.45%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99973,514 9.97%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999128,448 17.42%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999107,192 14.54%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999121,089 16.42%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999111,446 15.11%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99944,643 6.05%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99924,185 3.28%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9995,632 0.76%2.2%
$200,000 or more7,280 0.99%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,696  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.