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People QuickFacts | Preston County | West Virginia
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 1,854,304
Population, 2012 estimate | 33,832 | 1,856,680
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 33,520 | 1,852,999
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 0.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.9% | 0.2%
Population, 2010 | 33,520 | 1,852,994
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.1% | 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 19.3% | 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 16.5% | 16.8%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 48.6% | 50.7%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 97.6% | 94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.2% | 3.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 0.8% | 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 0.8% | 1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 96.9% | 92.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 86.5% | 87.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.1% | 1.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.2% | 2.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 83.3% | 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 12.6% | 17.9%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 3,265 | 164,979
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 30.9 | 25.4
Housing units, 2012 | 15,071 | 882,802
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 80.9% | 73.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 5.5% | 12.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $104,300 | $97,300
Households, 2008-2012 | 12,780 | 742,674
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.44 | 2.43
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $20,949 | $22,482
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $45,538 | $40,400
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.9% | 17.6%
Business QuickFacts | Preston County | West Virginia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 537 | 38,150
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 4,594 | 568,344
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.8% | 1.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 1,651 | 90,273
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,833 | 120,381
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 25,080,573
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 11,036,467
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 221,141 | 20,538,829
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,285 | $11,340
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,240 | 2,553,258
Building permits, 2012 | 1 | 2,718
Geography QuickFacts | Preston County | West Virginia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 648.81 | 24,038.21
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 51.7 | 77.1
FIPS Code | 77 | 54
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Morgantown, WV Metro Area
(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