Raleigh County, West Virginia

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Raleigh County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	73,195	1,778,373	334,922,499	765th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,150	$59,608	$80,734	2653rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	42.7	38.9	1255th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	24.1%	35.7%	1586th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,900	$162,600	$332,700	2234th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$902	$872	$1,413	1433rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.8%	16.7%	12.5%	338th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.4%	5.2%	1264th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	121.0	74.0	n/a	858th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	1.8%	14.1%	2376th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2940th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.3%	74.9%	65.2%	1481st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	26.6	26.4	1773rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	9.1%	15.1%	1668th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2444th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.4%	46.8%	46.9%	2157th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.4%	n/a	n/a	2825th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	23.8	19.3	61.4

Age in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.9	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	29,004	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.6%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	27.6%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,797	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.8%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.6%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	34,604	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.2%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.7%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$754	$865	n/a

Education in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.0%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.0%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.8%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.0%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Statistic	Raleigh County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.0%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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