People QuickFacts Jefferson County West Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 54,504 1,855,413 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 53,501 1,852,999 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.9% 0.1% Population, 2010 53,498 1,852,994 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.0% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.4% 20.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.2% 16.2% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.4% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 89.1% 94.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.8% 3.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.4% 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.3% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 4.8% 1.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 84.9% 93.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.8% 87.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.4% 1.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.6% 2.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 86.3% 82.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 28.7% 17.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 4,988 166,372 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 39.0 25.5  Housing units, 2011 22,119 881,752 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 77.2% 74.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.7% 12.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $237,100 $96,500 Households, 2007-2011 19,415 740,080 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.66 2.43 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,602 $22,010 Median household income, 2007-2011 $65,285 $39,550 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 9.1% 17.5%     Business QuickFacts Jefferson County West Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 861 38,676 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 9,800 560,450 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -8.7 0.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 3,359 90,126  Total number of firms, 2007 3,743 120,381 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% S Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 0.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.8% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 25,080,573 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 11,036,467 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 455,710 20,538,829 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,932 $11,340 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 71,937 2,553,258 Building permits, 2011 135 2,220     Geography QuickFacts Jefferson County West Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 209.64 24,038.21 Persons per square mile, 2010 255.2 77.1 FIPS Code 037 54 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts