Harrison County vs. Lewis County

Harrison County (WV)Lewis County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)67,55416,024
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.2%-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,10816,372
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,09916,372
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%20.6%
Female persons, percent50.9%50.3%
White alone, percent95.6%97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.7%1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.1%96.4%
Veterans, 2014-20185,2251,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.9%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,7697,960
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.5%69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,500$104,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$987$874
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$268
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$741$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.6%8.6%
Households, 2014-201827,4366,577
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.6%1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.1%79.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.5%68.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.4%87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.5%13.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.3%15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%51.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.7%44.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)155,32134,321
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)666,514112,613
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)381,815109,899
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,314,734301,204
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,015$18,399
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.829.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,433$39,423
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,869$22,575
Persons in poverty, percent16.7%17.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,834357
Total employment, 201728,6794,723
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,250,545177,482
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-10.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,763828
All firms, 20125,6331,206
Men-owned firms, 20123,051730
Women-owned firms, 20121,702384
Minority-owned firms, 201222625
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,0801,109
Veteran-owned firms, 201260294
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,602993
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%17.0%
Population per square mile, 2010166.142.5
Land area in square miles, 2010416.01384.90

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