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

Pleasants County is 2nd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Pleasants County is 3rd in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in People per household

Pleasants County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Home ownership rate

Pleasants County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income below poverty line

Pleasants County is 17th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Income per household

Pleasants County is 18th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pleasants County is 19th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	7,595	52nd	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	130.1	52nd	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	58.5	26th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	49th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	45th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.4%	33rd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.5%	2nd	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.7%	40th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	97.3%	26th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	24th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	32nd	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	41st	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	18th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	33rd	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	32nd	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	96.6%	25th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	46.5%	53rd	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.1%	53rd	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	3,402	54th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.8%	19th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	2,630	53rd	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	80.3%	10th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$92,400	24th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.8	3rd	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	7	32nd	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$19,035	33rd	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$39,052	17th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.9%	14th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pleasants County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	120	50th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,298	40th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	491	54th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$40,436	48th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,404	40th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$6,573	42nd	$2,553,258	$613,795,732