Jackson County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,705	1,778,373	334,922,499	1556th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,845	$59,608	$80,734	2187th of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	42.7	38.9	1105th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.6%	24.1%	35.7%	2080th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,200	$162,600	$332,700	2095th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$716	$872	$1,413	2666th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.5%	16.7%	12.5%	707th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.4%	5.2%	1199th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.7	74.0	n/a	1388th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	1.8%	14.1%	1992nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1894th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.6%	74.9%	65.2%	857th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.6	26.6	26.4	720th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	9.1%	15.1%	1083rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2399th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	46.8%	46.9%	1368th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.9%	n/a	n/a	2547th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.5	19.3	61.4

Age in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.4	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	11,515	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.0%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.9%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,967	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.5%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.6%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	12,867	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.5%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.5%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.4%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$834	$865	n/a

Education in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.4%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.7%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.9%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.9%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.5%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.2%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, West Virginia

Statistic	Jackson County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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