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People QuickFacts | Putnam County | West Virginia
Population, 2012 estimate | 56,435 | 1,855,413
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 55,486 | 1,852,999
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.7% | 0.1%
Population, 2010 | 55,486 | 1,852,994
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.6% | 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 23.1% | 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 15.4% | 16.8%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.8% | 50.7%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 96.8% | 94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.0% | 3.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.9% | 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.1% | 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 0.9% | 1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 95.9% | 92.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 93.5% | 87.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.3% | 1.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 1.8% | 2.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.3% | 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 23.7% | 17.6%
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 5,155 | 166,372
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25 | 25.5
Housing units, 2011 | 23,468 | 881,752
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 86.1% | 74.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.2% | 12.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $140,800 | $96,500
Households, 2007-2011 | 20,999 | 740,080
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.62 | 2.43
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,220 | $22,010
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $53,640 | $39,550
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 17.5%
Business QuickFacts | Putnam County | West Virginia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 1,160 | 38,150
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 15,754 | 568,344
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -1.4% | 1.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 3,014 | 90,273
Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,475 | 120,381
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 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 | 26.9% | 28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 25,080,573
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 541,706 | 11,036,467
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 589,769 | 20,538,829
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,725 | $11,340
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 61,640 | 2,553,258
Building permits, 2012 | 122 | 2,718
Geography QuickFacts | Putnam County | West Virginia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 345.67 | 24,038.21
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 160.5 | 77.1
FIPS Code | 79 | 54
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Charleston, 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