Wirt County vs. Wood County

Wirt County (WV)Wood County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)5,83084,203
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.0%-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)5,71586,953
Population, Census, April 1, 20105,71786,956
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%20.4%
Female persons, percent49.1%51.4%
White alone, percent97.7%96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.4%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent0.8%1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent97.1%95.1%
Veterans, 2014-20185416,748
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.2%1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)3,33240,286
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.0%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$86,100$118,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$786$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$244$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$501$702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20131.7%14.5%
Building permits, 20189116
Households, 2014-20182,49936,018
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.8%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.5%1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.2%85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.3%77.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.0%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-20189.7%21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201819.4%13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.3%7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.8%55.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.5%51.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,062635,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,7621,396,592
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$3,380$16,108
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201838.720.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,189$45,958
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,314$27,201
Persons in poverty, percent18.7%15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017491,989
Total employment, 201726129,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,5141,035,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-16.1%-5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172754,026
All firms, 20124026,122
Men-owned firms, 20122183,479
Women-owned firms, 20121741,995
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123915,610
Veteran-owned firms, 201298770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122964,858
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%26.5%
Population per square mile, 201024.6237.4
Land area in square miles, 2010232.51366.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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