Ohio County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	41,582	1,778,373	334,922,499	1175th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,094	$59,608	$80,734	2320th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	42.7	38.9	1307th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.9%	24.1%	35.7%	526th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,000	$162,600	$332,700	1891st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$821	$872	$1,413	1953rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.7%	16.7%	12.5%	820th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	5.4%	5.2%	726th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	392.9	74.0	n/a	410th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	1.8%	14.1%	1767th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.5	n/a	n/a	2312th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.4%	74.9%	65.2%	2632nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	26.6	26.4	2338th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	9.1%	15.1%	2301st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2673rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.1%	46.8%	46.9%	2787th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.5%	n/a	n/a	1557th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.0	19.3	61.4

Age in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.7	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.0%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	18,342	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.8%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.0%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.7%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.1%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,134	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.6%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.7%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.5%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	21,120	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.7%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.1%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.6%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$999	$865	n/a

Education in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.9%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.3%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.0%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.2%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.9%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.0%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ohio County, West Virginia

Statistic	Ohio County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.5%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	2.2%	16.7%

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