| | People QuickFacts | Ohio County | West Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 44,075 | 1,855,413 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 44,443 | 1,852,999 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.8% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 44,443 | 1,852,994 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.0% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.4% | 16.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.4% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.3% | 94.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.8% | 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) | 0.8% | 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 | 1.9% | 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 | 92.6% | 93.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.1% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.8% | 2.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 90.3% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 26.8% | 17.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,819 | 166,372 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 19.5 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 20,999 | 881,752 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 70.7% | 74.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $95,800 | $96,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 18,624 | 740,080 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.25 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $24,901 | $22,010 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,188 | $39,550 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.4% | 17.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Ohio County | West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,473 | 38,6761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 27,403 | 560,4501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 1.5 | 0.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,470 | 90,126 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,189 | 120,381 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | 23.7% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 25,080,573 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,117,043 | 11,036,467 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 649,939 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,665 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 98,255 | 2,553,258 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 20 | 2,220 |