Wood County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	83,407	1,778,373	334,922,499	702nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,810	$59,608	$80,734	2272nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.9	42.7	38.9	971st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.1%	24.1%	35.7%	1360th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$158,500	$162,600	$332,700	2063rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$822	$872	$1,413	1948th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.7%	16.7%	12.5%	1335th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.4%	5.2%	1020th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	227.6	74.0	n/a	597th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	1.8%	14.1%	2758th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.5	n/a	n/a	2305th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	74.9%	65.2%	1521st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	26.6	26.4	2400th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	9.1%	15.1%	1248th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2526th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	46.8%	46.9%	2273rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.6%	n/a	n/a	1537th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.2	19.3	61.4

Age in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.9	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	35,836	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.0%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,707	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.4%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.7%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.7%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.8%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.6%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	40,283	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.8%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$941	$865	n/a

Education in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.7%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.4%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.0%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.2%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.0%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Wood County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wood County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.1%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	2.2%	16.7%

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