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People MapStats |
Wetzel County |
West Virginia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
16,685 | 1,818,470 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-5.7% | 0.6% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1,008 | 10,120 |
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Population, 2000 |
17,693 | 1,808,344 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
938 | 104,964 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.6% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
3,672 | 389,071 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.0% | 21.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.7% | 15.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
2,946 | 278,692 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
16,483 | 1,725,687 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
27 | 60,196 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
16 | 4,045 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
64 | 11,778 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
4 | 531 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
91 | 16,233 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
100 | 16,767 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
16,389 | 1,710,410 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
98.8% | 94.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 3.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.5% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.6% | 0.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
98.2% | 94.1% |
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Births, 2004 |
190 | 20,880 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
231 | 20,793 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
2 | 158 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
67.5% | 63.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 1.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.6% | 75.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.4% | 14.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,096 | 410,781 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.4 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
8,360 | 877,784 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
47 | 33,158 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
0.6% | 3.9% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
78.5% | 75.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$66,000 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
7,164 | 736,481 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.40 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$33,491 | $33,993 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
16.6% | 16.2% |
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Business MapStats |
Wetzel County |
West Virginia |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
422 | 47,926 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$24,880 | $26,419 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
6,366 | 806,996 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
8.2% | 4.9% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
6,503 | 909,828 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
-33 | 23,208 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
1,331 | 151,623 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
173,487 | 33,284,149 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$26,678 | $36,583 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
401 | 40,7351 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
4,753 | 565,4991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-10.8% | 1.3%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,133 | 113,087 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.0% | 27.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
587,547 | 18,911,332 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
17,282 | 1,974,851 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,489 | 10,924,279 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
196,798 | 16,747,900 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,399 | $9,277 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
3 | 5,645 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
211 | 944,443 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
49,154 | 3,584,668 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
125,013 | 15,183,4961 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,333 | $8,3641 |
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