Statewide Claims to Fame

Pleasants County is 2nd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Pleasants County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in People per household

Pleasants County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home ownership rate

Pleasants County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income below poverty line

Pleasants County is 17th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income per household

Pleasants County is 18th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pleasants County is 19th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Pleasants County, West Virginia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Current population (2012) 7,595 52nd 1,855,413 313,914,040
Size in square miles 130.1 52nd 24,038.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 58.5 26th 77.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 4.6% 49th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.7% 45th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.4% 33rd 16.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.5% 2nd 82.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.7% 40th 17.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Race - White 97.3% 26th 94.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.4% 24th 3.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 32nd 0.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 41st 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 18th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 33rd 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.8% 32nd 1.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.6% 25th 92.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Female residents 46.5% 53rd 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.1% 53rd 1.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Housing units 3,402 54th 881,752 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.8% 19th 12.0% 25.9%
Households 2,630 53rd 740,080 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 80.3% 10th 74.3% 66.1%
Home median value $92,400 24th $96,500 $186,200
People per household 2.8 3rd 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 7 32nd 2,718 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Income per capita $19,035 33rd $22,010 $27,915
Income per household $39,052 17th $39,550 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.9% 14th 17.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Pleasants County Rank West Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 120 50th 38,150 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,298 40th 568,344 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 491 54th 120,381 27,092,908
Retail sales $40,436 48th $20,538,829 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $5,404 40th $11,340 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $6,573 42nd $2,553,258 $613,795,732

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