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People QuickFacts |
Marion County |
West Virginia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
56,496 | 1,814,468 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-0.2% | 0.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
56,598 | 1,808,345 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.6% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
19.9% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
17.1% | 15.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
52.0% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
94.8% | 94.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.5% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
94.0% | 93.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
65.4% | 63.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.7% | 2.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.5% | 75.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.0% | 14.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,059 | 410,781 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.9 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
27,168 | 886,430 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.8% | 75.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.7% | 12.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$63,600 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
23,652 | 736,481 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.40 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$38,000 | $37,057 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,246 | $16,477 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
16.0% | 17.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Marion County |
West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,289 | 40,4921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
17,075 | 581,0231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
1.2% | 4.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
2,779 | 93,236 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,669 | 113,087 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.6% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
397,167 | 18,911,332 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
159,575 | 10,924,279 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
480,159 | 16,747,900 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,523 | $9,277 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
44,826 | 1,974,851 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
9 | 3,481 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
552,362 | 18,002,4381 |
