| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | West Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,855,364 |
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Population, 2010 | 53,498 | 1,852,994 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 26.8% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2000 | 42,190 | 1,808,344 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 20.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.8% | 16.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.6% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.6% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.7% | 1.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.2% | 93.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.6% | 87.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.4% | 1.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.8% | 2.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 85.2% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.7% | 17.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 4,711 | 170,894 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 38.3 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 22,037 | 881,917 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.8% | 74.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.4% | 12.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $255,800 | $94,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 19,164 | 740,874 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.64 | 2.42 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,733 | $21,232 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $65,603 | $38,380 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.4% | 17.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 881 | 38,9901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 10,217 | 572,9601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -4.8% | 2.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 3,258 | 88,081 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,743 | 120,381 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.0% | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 36.8% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 25,080,573 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 11,036,467 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 455,710 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,932 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 71,937 | 2,553,258 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 159 | 2,395 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 500,076 | 20,464,8221 |
