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People QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
West Virginia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
13,510 | 1,818,470 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.4% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
14,583 | 1,808,344 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.7% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
20.6% | 21.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.2% | 15.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.7% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
97.8% | 94.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.0% | 3.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.3% | 0.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
97.4% | 94.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.3% | 63.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.5% | 1.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.7% | 2.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
73.7% | 75.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
8.2% | 14.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
2,994 | 410,781 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
35.0 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
7,508 | 877,784 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
84.5% | 75.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 12.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$64,700 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
5,447 | 736,481 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.41 | 2.40 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$31,069 | $33,993 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,435 | $16,477 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.3% | 16.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Monroe County |
West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
212 | 40,7351 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
1,381 | 565,4991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
20.8% | 1.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
842 | 89,872 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
906 | 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 |
S | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 18,911,332 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,630 | 10,924,279 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
24,275 | 16,747,900 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$1,821 | $9,277 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,788 | 1,974,851 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1 | 5,645 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
105,982 | 15,183,4961 |
