| | People QuickFacts | Pleasants County | West Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 7,595 | 1,855,413 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,605 | 1,852,999 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.1% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 7,605 | 1,852,994 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.8% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.3% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.4% | 16.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 46.4% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.2% | 94.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 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) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.8% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.5% | 93.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.2% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.1% | 1.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 1.0% | 2.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.5% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 10.7% | 17.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 846 | 166,372 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.4 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 3,402 | 881,752 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 80.3% | 74.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.8% | 12.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $92,400 | $96,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 2,630 | 740,080 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.76 | 2.43 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,035 | $22,010 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $39,052 | $39,550 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 17.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pleasants County | West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 120 | 38,1501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,298 | 568,3441 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 9.1% | 1.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 334 | 90,126 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 491 | 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 | F | 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 | S | 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) | 40,436 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,404 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,573 | 2,553,258 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 7 | 2,718 |