Wirt County vs. Wood County
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Wirt County (WV) Wood County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5,830 84,203
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.0% -3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,715 86,953
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,717 86,956
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.3% 20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.2% 20.4%
Female persons, percent 49.1% 51.4%
White alone, percent 97.7% 96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.4% 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.3% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 0.8% 1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 97.1% 95.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 541 6,748
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 0.2% 1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,332 40,286
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.0% 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, 2009-2013 1.7% 14.5%
Building permits, 2018 9 116
Households, 2014-2018 2,499 36,018
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.32 2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 91.8% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.5% 1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 78.2% 85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 67.3% 77.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.0% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 9.7% 21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 19.4% 13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3% 7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.8% 55.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.5% 51.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 4,062 635,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,762 1,396,592
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $3,380 $16,108
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 38.7 20.2
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, percent 18.7% 15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 49 1,989
Total employment, 2017 261 29,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 6,514 1,035,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -16.1% -5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 275 4,026
All firms, 2012 402 6,122
Men-owned firms, 2012 218 3,479
Women-owned firms, 2012 174 1,995
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 391 5,610
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 98 770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 296 4,858
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% 0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 24.6 237.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 232.51 366.26
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.