| | People QuickFacts | Marshall County | West Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 32,800 | 1,855,364 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 33,107 | 1,852,996 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.9% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 33,107 | 1,852,994 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.6% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.5% | 16.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.3% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 98.0% | 94.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 3.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.8% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.9% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 97.2% | 93.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.8% | 87.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 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 | 12.2% | 17.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,509 | 170,894 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.5 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 15,880 | 881,752 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 78.0% | 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 | $77,900 | $94,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,997 | 740,874 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.32 | 2.42 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,064 | $21,232 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $34,419 | $38,380 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.0% | 17.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Marshall County | West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 493 | 38,6762 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 8,157 | 560,4502 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 21.3 | 0.42 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,242 | 90,126 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,784 | 120,381 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.7% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 25,080,573 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 11,036,467 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 272,442 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,199 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 26,294 | 2,553,258 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 2,220 |