Pocahontas County, West Virginia Demographics

Pocahontas County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Pocahontas County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Size in square miles

Pocahontas County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Pocahontas County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Foreign born residents

Pocahontas County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home ownership rate

Pocahontas County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Pocahontas County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Pocahontas County is 16th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home median value

Pocahontas County is 16th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Pocahontas County is 17th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	8,692	49th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	940.3	3rd	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9.3	55th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	39th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.9%	52nd	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	21.2%	3rd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.2%	22nd	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.4%	14th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	97.7%	20th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	36th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	31st	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	47th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	17th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	24th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	16th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	96.7%	23rd	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	48.5%	50th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	8th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	8,972	34th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.3%	4th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	3,819	46th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.8%	8th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$98,700	16th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.2	54th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	48th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$17,861	46th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$33,816	38th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.3%	46th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pocahontas County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	214	41st	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,921	35th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	871	41st	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$60,206	43rd	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,012	32nd	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$60,373	14th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732