Harrison County vs. Wetzel County

Harrison County (WV)Wetzel County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)67,55415,270
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.2%-7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,10816,565
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,09916,583
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%19.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%23.1%
Female persons, percent50.9%50.9%
White alone, percent95.6%97.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.7%1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.1%97.1%
Veterans, 2014-20185,2251,009
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.9%0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,7698,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.5%79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,500$101,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$987$861
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$300
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$741$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.6%8.8%
Building permits, 201815150
Households, 2014-201827,4365,891
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.4%90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.6%0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.1%74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.5%68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.4%86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.5%12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.3%14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%46.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.7%40.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)155,32128,220
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)666,51452,674
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)381,81527,637
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,314,734208,708
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,015$12,709
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.828.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,433$42,125
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,869$22,789
Persons in poverty, percent16.7%18.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,834332
Total employment, 201728,6794,130
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,250,545171,412
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,763539
All firms, 20125,633958
Men-owned firms, 20123,051512
Women-owned firms, 20121,702249
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,080836
Veteran-owned firms, 201260273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,602777
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%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010166.146.3
Land area in square miles, 2010416.01358.06

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