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People QuickFacts | West Virginia | USA
Population, 2013 estimate | 1,854,304 | 316,128,839
Population, 2012 estimate | 1,856,680 | 313,873,685
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,852,999 | 308,747,716
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 0.1% | 2.4%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.2% | 1.7%
Population, 2010 | 1,852,994 | 308,745,538
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.6% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 20.7% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 16.8% | 13.7%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.7% | 50.8%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 94.0% | 77.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 3.5% | 13.1%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 1.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.5% | 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 1.3% | 16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 92.9% | 63.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 87.9% | 84.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.4% | 12.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.4% | 20.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 83.4% | 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 17.9% | 28.5%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 164,979 | 21,853,912
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.4 | 25.4
Housing units, 2012 | 882,802 | 132,452,405
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 73.7% | 65.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.0% | 25.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $97,300 | $181,400
Households, 2008-2012 | 742,674 | 115,226,802
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.43 | 2.61
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $22,482 | $28,051
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $40,400 | $53,046
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.6% | 14.9%
Business QuickFacts | West Virginia | USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 38,150 | 7,354,043
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 568,344 | 113,425,965
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 1.4% | 1.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 90,273 | 22,491,080
Total number of firms, 2007 | 120,381 | 27,092,908
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.0% | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.1% | 28.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 25,080,573 | 5,319,456,312
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,036,467 | 4,174,286,516
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,538,829 | 3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,340 | $12,990
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,553,258 | 613,795,732
Building permits, 2012 | 2,718 | 829,658
Geography QuickFacts | West Virginia | USA
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 24,038.21 | 3,531,905.43
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 77.1 | 87.4
FIPS Code | 54
(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
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts