| | People QuickFacts | Westmoreland County | Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 17,524 | 8,185,867 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 17,454 | 8,001,031 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.4% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 17,454 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.8% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.1% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 68.3% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 28.0% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.3% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.1% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 63.3% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.0% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.0% | 11.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.5% | 14.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 14.9% | 34.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,941 | 743,070 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 37.7 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 10,653 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 75.0% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.8% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $190,000 | $254,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 7,077 | 2,991,025 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.44 | 2.57 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,936 | $33,040 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $52,258 | $63,302 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.1% | 10.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Westmoreland County | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 342 | 193,0421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,722 | 2,998,2781 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 13.5 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,174 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,870 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.7% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 199,608 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 38,886 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 100,420 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,794 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,209 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 72 | 23,297 |