Barbour County, West Virginia

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Barbour County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,424	1,778,373	334,922,499	2132nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,394	$59,608	$80,734	2698th of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	42.7	38.9	1448th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.5%	24.1%	35.7%	3071st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$131,900	$162,600	$332,700	2492nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$803	$872	$1,413	2077th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.0%	16.7%	12.5%	554th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.5%	5.4%	5.2%	233rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.2	74.0	n/a	1642nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	1.8%	14.1%	3120th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2421st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.3%	74.9%	65.2%	918th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.1	26.6	26.4	500th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.6%	9.1%	15.1%	2234th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2060th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	46.8%	46.9%	2088th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2376th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.7	19.3	61.4

Age in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.2	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.4%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	6,152	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.2%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.7%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,037	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.3%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.2%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.7%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.0%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.4%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.5%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,124	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.1%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.7%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$562	$865	n/a

Education in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	11.5%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	54.4%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.6%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.2%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.9%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.6%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Barbour County, West Virginia

Statistic	Barbour County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.1%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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