Statewide Claims to Fame

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Current population (2012)

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Households

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Housing units

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales

Kanawha County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Kanawha County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income per capita

Kanawha County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Asian

Main Cities Within Kanawha County, West Virginia

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Current population (2012) 192,179 1st 1,855,413 313,914,040
Size in square miles 901.6 4th 24,038.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 214.1 9th 77.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 19th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.4% 31st 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.3% 36th 16.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.5% 9th 82.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 24.1% 4th 17.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Race - White 89.0% 51st 94.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 7.5% 4th 3.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 34th 0.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 3rd 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 34th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 3rd 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.1% 13th 1.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 88.1% 51st 92.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Female residents 51.9% 4th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.5% 9th 1.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Housing units 92,196 1st 881,752 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.4% 5th 12.0% 25.9%
Households 82,337 1st 740,080 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.3% 50th 74.3% 66.1%
Home median value $99,900 13th $96,500 $186,200
People per household 2.3 46th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 109 7th 2,718 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Income per capita $26,790 3rd $22,010 $27,915
Income per household $44,265 4th $39,550 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.1% 48th 17.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Kanawha County Rank West Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 5,291 1st 38,150 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 87,645 1st 568,344 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 14,196 1st 120,381 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,947,318 1st $20,538,829 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,429 5th $11,340 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $414,905 1st $2,553,258 $613,795,732

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