Ritchie County, West Virginia Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Ritchie County is 29th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Ritchie County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White

Ritchie County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - White

Ritchie County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Ritchie County is 12th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Ritchie County is 12th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Ritchie County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in People per household

Ritchie County is 20th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home ownership rate

Ritchie County is 20th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	10,236	44th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	452.0	23rd	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	23.1	51st	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	4.8%	46th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	34th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.3%	12th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.5%	30th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.6%	36th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	98.6%	4th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	47th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	48th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	50th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	12th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.7%	51st	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	29th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	7th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	50.1%	38th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.1%	52nd	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	5,856	45th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.3%	46th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	4,127	44th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.9%	20th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$76,100	42nd	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	14th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	45th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$18,337	40th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$34,204	37th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.4%	20th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Ritchie County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	210	43rd	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,239	41st	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,043	34th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$60,394	42nd	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,843	35th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,646	45th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732