| | People QuickFacts | Upshur County | West Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,855,364 |
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Population, 2010 | 24,254 | 1,852,994 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 3.6% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2000 | 23,404 | 1,808,344 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.6% | 20.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.7% | 16.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.8% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.6% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.0% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.0% | 1.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.9% | 93.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.3% | 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 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.6% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.2% | 17.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,114 | 170,894 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.7 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 11,099 | 881,917 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 79.2% | 74.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.1% | 12.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $99,700 | $94,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 9,291 | 740,874 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.42 | 2.42 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $18,823 | $21,232 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,114 | $38,380 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.3% | 17.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Upshur County | West Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 544 | 38,9901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 7,084 | 572,9601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 7.5% | 2.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,330 | 88,081 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,906 | 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 | 25.0% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 264,775 | 25,080,573 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 179,318 | 11,036,467 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 297,123 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,617 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,548 | 2,553,258 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 42 | 2,395 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 179,294 | 20,464,8221 |