Raleigh County, West Virginia Demographics

Raleigh County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Raleigh County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Raleigh County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Raleigh County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Raleigh County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales

Raleigh County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Current population (2012)

Raleigh County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Foreign born residents

Raleigh County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Households

Raleigh County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Housing units

Raleigh County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	79,021	6th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	605.4	10th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	130.3	14th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	7th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.9%	18th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.9%	42nd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.9%	37th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.3%	15th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	89.0%	52nd	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.2%	3rd	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	28th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	7th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	14th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	7th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	7th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.9%	52nd	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	50.0%	39th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.7%	6th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	35,901	6th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.1%	18th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	31,211	6th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.9%	40th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$89,100	26th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	39th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	90	9th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$21,230	18th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$38,596	19th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.1%	34th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Raleigh County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,861	5th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	29,751	5th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,522	6th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,260,806	5th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,039	3rd	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$144,263	6th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732