Clay County vs. Nicholas County

	Clay County (WV)	Nicholas County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,632	24,842
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.0%	-5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,384	26,233
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,386	26,233
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.6%	22.4%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.8%
White alone, percent	98.2%	97.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.9%	0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.4%	96.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	494	1,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.0%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,629	13,170
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.1%	78.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,100	$93,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$861	$899
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$244	$310
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$475	$578
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.8%	5.9%
Households, 2014-2018	3,261	10,472
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.5%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.5%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	82.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.6%	73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.7%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	24.5%	13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.3%	50.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.0%	43.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,613	100,102
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	45,654	432,541
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,911	$16,491
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.0	28.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,875	$38,468
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,780	$21,941
Persons in poverty, percent	25.1%	19.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	85	567
Total employment, 2017	810	6,241
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,832	206,770
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	353	1,198
All firms, 2012	437	1,559
Men-owned firms, 2012	237	832
Women-owned firms, 2012	151	539
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	410	1,385
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	387	1,266
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	41.6%	34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.5	40.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	341.90	646.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (WV) and Nicholas county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.