Pleasants County, West Virginia

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Pleasants County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,521	1,778,373	334,922,499	2688th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,932	$59,608	$80,734	2000th of 3,221
Median Age	44.0	42.7	38.9	950th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.1%	24.1%	35.7%	2926th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$151,000	$162,600	$332,700	2230th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$715	$872	$1,413	2672nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	16.7%	12.5%	2076th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.5%	5.4%	5.2%	235th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	57.8	74.0	n/a	1413th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	1.8%	14.1%	3072nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1607th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.4%	74.9%	65.2%	436th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	26.6	26.4	666th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.4%	9.1%	15.1%	735th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.5%	n/a	n/a	2907th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.9%	46.8%	46.9%	888th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1183rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.7	19.3	61.4

Age in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.0	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	2,769	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.0%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.0%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	28.0%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,036	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.3%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.4%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,222	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.7%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.6%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$819	$865	n/a

Education in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.5%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.8%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.5%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.5%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.4%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.8%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Statistic	Pleasants County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.9%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.5%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	2.2%	16.7%

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