Greenbrier County, West Virginia Demographics

Greenbrier County is 2nd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Size in square miles

Greenbrier County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Greenbrier County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Greenbrier County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Greenbrier County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Two or More

Greenbrier County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Greenbrier County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Greenbrier County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Greenbrier County is 12th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Greenbrier County is 12th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	35,820	16th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,019.6	2nd	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	34.8	39th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	33rd	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	40th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.9%	7th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.4%	33rd	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.0%	12th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	94.8%	42nd	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.8%	16th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	3rd	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	25th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	39th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	8th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.8%	41st	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	50.9%	15th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	38th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	19,018	15th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.8%	24th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	15,412	15th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.6%	43rd	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$99,600	14th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	52nd	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	75	10th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$21,025	19th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$35,180	34th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.3%	21st	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Greenbrier County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	958	12th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	11,740	13th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,292	13th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$490,169	13th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,127	9th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$139,522	7th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732