West Virginia Demographics

West Virginia is 1st out of 51 other states in Home ownership rate

West Virginia is 3rd out of 51 other states in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

West Virginia is 3rd out of 51 other states in Residents 65 or older

West Virginia is 4th out of 51 other states in Race - White

West Virginia is 8th out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

West Virginia is 28th out of 51 other states in Female residents

West Virginia is 30th out of 51 other states in Population density (people per sqmi)

West Virginia is 37th out of 51 other states in Households

West Virginia is 37th out of 51 other states in Housing units

West Virginia is 38th out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	1,855,413	38th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	24,038.2	41st	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	77.1	30th	87.4

Education Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.6%	45th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.6%	51st	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Race - White	94.0%	4th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.5%	38th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	51st	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	50th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	46th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	49th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	51st	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.9%	3rd	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Female residents	50.7%	28th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	51st	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Housing units	881,752	37th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.0%	51st	25.9%
Households	740,080	37th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.3%	1st	66.1%
Home median value	$96,500	51st	$186,200
People per household	2.4	43rd	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,718	46th	829,658

Business Demographics
	West Virginia	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	38,150	40th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	568,344	38th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	120,381	41st	27,092,908
Retail sales	$20,538,829	39th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,340	49th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,553,258	41st	$613,795,732