WV Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,808,344	100.0

Male	879,170	48.6
Female	929,174	51.4

Under 5 years	101,805	5.6
5 to 9 years	111,150	6.1
10 to 14 years	116,182	6.4
15 to 19 years	125,578	6.9
20 to 24 years	120,109	6.6
25 to 34 years	229,094	12.7
35 to 44 years	272,249	15.1
45 to 54 years	270,466	15.0
55 to 59 years	98,916	5.5
60 to 64 years	85,900	4.8
65 to 74 years	148,463	8.2
75 to 84 years	96,653	5.3
85 years and over	31,779	1.8

Median age (years)	38.9	(X)

18 years and over	1,405,951	77.7
Male	672,385	37.2
Female	733,566	40.6
21 years and over	1,326,880	73.4
62 years and over	327,270	18.1
65 years and over	276,895	15.3
Male	112,538	6.2
Female	164,357	9.1

RACE
One race	1,792,556	99.1
White	1,718,777	95.0
Black or African American	57,232	3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,606	0.2
Asian	9,434	0.5
Asian Indian	2,856	0.2
Chinese	1,878	0.1
Filipino	1,495	0.1
Japanese	887	0.0
Korean	857	0.0
Vietnamese	379	0.0
Other Asian ¹	1,082	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	400	0.0
Native Hawaiian	111	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	87	0.0
Samoan	79	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	123	0.0
Some other race	3,107	0.2
Two or more races	15,788	0.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,733,390	95.9
Black or African American	62,817	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	10,644	0.6
Asian	11,873	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	887	0.0
Some other race	5,579	0.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,808,344	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	12,279	0.7
Mexican	4,347	0.2
Puerto Rican	1,609	0.1
Cuban	453	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,870	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,796,065	99.3
White alone	1,709,966	94.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,808,344	100.0
In households	1,765,197	97.6
Householder	736,481	40.7
Spouse	397,499	22.0
Child	491,697	27.2
Own child under 18 years	363,929	20.1
Other relatives	68,787	3.8
Under 18 years	28,216	1.6
Nonrelatives	70,733	3.9
Unmarried partner	34,755	1.9
In group quarters	43,147	2.4
Institutionalized population	24,009	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	19,138	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	736,481	100.0
Family households (families)	504,055	68.4
With own children under 18 years	213,072	28.9
Married-couple family	397,499	54.0
With own children under 18 years	156,927	21.3
Female householder, no husband present	79,120	10.7
With own children under 18 years	42,304	5.7
Nonfamily households	232,426	31.6
Householder living alone	199,587	27.1
Householder 65 years and over	87,568	11.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	233,906	31.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	201,399	27.3

Average household size	2.40	(X)
Average family size	2.90	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	844,623	100.0
Occupied housing units	736,481	87.2
Vacant housing units	108,142	12.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	32,757	3.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	736,481	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	553,699	75.2
Renter-occupied housing units	182,782	24.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.17	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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