Statewide Claims to Fame

Wood County is 1st in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Wood County is 2nd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales

Wood County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Households

Wood County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Wood County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Wood County is 4th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Wood County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Current population (2012)

Wood County is 5th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Housing units

Wood County is 6th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Wood County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Female residents

Main Cities Within Wood County, West Virginia

Wood County, West Virginia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Current population (2012) 86,701 5th 1,855,413 313,914,040
Size in square miles 366.3 31st 24,038.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 237.4 8th 77.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 13th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.6% 12th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.6% 31st 16.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.3% 7th 82.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.7% 9th 17.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Race - White 96.6% 35th 94.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.2% 26th 3.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 21st 0.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 11th 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 51st 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 12th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 26th 1.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.7% 35th 92.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Female residents 51.8% 7th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.8% 20th 1.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Housing units 40,125 5th 881,752 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.5% 6th 12.0% 25.9%
Households 35,990 4th 740,080 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.1% 44th 74.3% 66.1%
Home median value $104,600 10th $96,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 40th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 105 8th 2,718 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Income per capita $23,413 7th $22,010 $27,915
Income per household $42,257 7th $39,550 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.0% 42nd 17.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wood County Rank West Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 2,098 4th 38,150 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 34,076 4th 568,344 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 5,173 7th 120,381 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,712,248 2nd $20,538,829 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $19,847 1st $11,340 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $157,906 4th $2,553,258 $613,795,732

Other Counties in West Virginia

Barbour County, West Virginia Berkeley County, West Virginia Boone County, West Virginia Braxton County, West Virginia Brooke County, West Virginia Cabell County, West Virginia Calhoun County, West Virginia Clay County, West Virginia Doddridge County, West Virginia Fayette County, West Virginia Gilmer County, West Virginia Grant County, West Virginia Greenbrier County, West Virginia Hampshire County, West Virginia Hancock County, West Virginia Hardy County, West Virginia Harrison County, West Virginia Jackson County, West Virginia Jefferson County, West Virginia Kanawha County, West Virginia Lewis County, West Virginia Lincoln County, West Virginia Logan County, West Virginia Marion County, West Virginia Marshall County, West Virginia Mason County, West Virginia McDowell County, West Virginia Mercer County, West Virginia Mineral County, West Virginia Mingo County, West Virginia Monongalia County, West Virginia Monroe County, West Virginia Morgan County, West Virginia Nicholas County, West Virginia Ohio County, West Virginia Pendleton County, West Virginia Pleasants County, West Virginia Pocahontas County, West Virginia Preston County, West Virginia Putnam County, West Virginia Raleigh County, West Virginia Randolph County, West Virginia Ritchie County, West Virginia Roane County, West Virginia Summers County, West Virginia Taylor County, West Virginia Tucker County, West Virginia Tyler County, West Virginia Upshur County, West Virginia Wayne County, West Virginia Webster County, West Virginia Wetzel County, West Virginia Wirt County, West Virginia Wood County, West Virginia Wyoming County, West Virginia

© 2024 www.biggestuscities.com, All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy • Last updated: Jan 4, 2024