Jackson County vs. Kanawha County

Jackson County (WV)Kanawha County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)28,706180,454
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.7%-6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)29,214193,051
Population, Census, April 1, 201029,211193,063
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.4%20.7%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.8%
White alone, percent97.6%88.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.0%1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent96.7%87.7%
Veterans, 2014-20182,17712,925
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.7%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)13,43392,333
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.5%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,000$112,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$946$1,016
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$314$353
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$647$735
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.6%17.8%
Building permits, 2018282
Households, 2014-201811,17879,437
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.5%87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20180.8%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.2%84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201865.8%76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.1%24.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.6%13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.0%55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.6%52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)39,050552,892
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)71,6052,083,332
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)191,4132,518,947
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)348,1523,186,551
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,909$16,581
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.520.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,783$45,426
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,661$28,405
Persons in poverty, percent16.7%17.1%
Total employer establishments, 20174824,793
Total employment, 20176,90879,121
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)291,8373,544,168
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,3969,165
All firms, 20121,81713,653
Men-owned firms, 20127797,362
Women-owned firms, 20126824,315
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,72411,739
Veteran-owned firms, 20121411,271
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,53211,241
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.1%26.3%
Population per square mile, 201062.9214.1
Land area in square miles, 2010464.35901.59

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