2022 population: 72,882
( 5,977 from 2010
, 1,699 from 2020)
Land area: 605.4 square miles
Population density: 120.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 63,754 | 87.48% | 7.9% |
Black: | 5,598 | 7.68% | 12.4% |
Indian: | 170 | 0.23% | 5.6% |
Asian: | 570 | 0.78% | 22.8% |
2+ races: | 1,544 | 2.12% | 23.7% |
Hispanic: | 1,246 | 1.71% | 25.1% |
Total non-White: | 9,128 | 12.52% | 5.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
---|---|---|
Births: | 1,564 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 2,975 | 19.9 |
Net Migration: | -353 | -2.4 |
Net Immigration: | 44 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -5,492 | -7.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -485 | -0.6 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Raleigh County, WV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Data | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Housing Units | 34,708 | |
Median Value | $132,300 | |
Occupied | 29,395 | 84.7% |
Vacant | 5,313 | 15.3% |
Owned | 22,065 | 75.1% |
Rented | 7,330 | 24.9% |
Median Rent | $819 | |
Single-Family Units | 26,311 | 75.8% |
Detached | 25,735 | 74.1% |
Attached | 576 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,713 | 4.9% |
Mobile Homes | 5,430 | 15.6% |
Household Income | ||
---|---|---|
Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,109 | 10.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,811 | 6.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,777 | 6.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,873 | 6.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,634 | 5.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,479 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,276 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,069 | 3.6% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 957 | 3.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,301 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,221 | 7.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,383 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,733 | 9.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,607 | 5.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,210 | 4.1% |
$200,000 or more | 955 | 3.2% |
Median Household Income | 47,975 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,724 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
SSI | 2,072 | 7.0% |
Public Assistance | 560 | 1.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,748 | 19.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Employed | 24,243 | 55.5% |
Unemployed | 1,952 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 157 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 26,352 | 60.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 17,318 | 39.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 44.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 9,531 | 8,149 | 53.9% |
Non-Profit | 522 | 929 | 36.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,050 | 928 | 53.1% |
Local Government | 1,100 | 1,107 | 49.8% |
State Government | 764 | 1,020 | 42.8% |
Federal Government | 733 | 862 | 46.0% |
Total Private + Self | 10,581 | 9,077 | 53.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,119 | 3,918 | 44.3% |
Total | 13,700 | 12,995 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 20.9% |
Occupation | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 3,283 | 12.3% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 6,216 | 23.2% |
Professional, Technical | 6,445 | 24.1% |
Service Occupations | 5,060 | 18.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 14 | 0.1% |
All others | 5,781 | 21.6% |
White Collar | 59.5% |
Industry | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,491 | 20.5% |
Retail trade | 3,872 | 14.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,533 | 9.5% |
Educational services | 2,487 | 9.3% |
Public administration | 1,800 | 6.7% |
Construction | 1,325 | 4.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,281 | 4.8% |
Other services | 1,142 | 4.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,067 | 4.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 976 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 879 | 3.3% |
Manufacturing | 797 | 3.0% |
Information | 600 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 595 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 590 | 2.2% |
Finance and insurance | 571 | 2.1% |
Utilities | 527 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 198 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 54 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 284 | 0.38% |
Puerto Rican | 374 | 0.50% |
Cuban | 240 | 0.32% |
Dominican | 6 | 0.01% |
Total Central American | 7 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 4 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 3 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 59 | 0.08% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 9 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 50 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 241 | 0.32% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 182 | 0.24% |
Indian | 151 | 0.20% |
Vietnamese | 99 | 0.13% |
Thai | 48 | 0.06% |
Chinese | 36 | 0.05% |
Korean | 16 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
---|---|---|
Language | Number | % |
English | 68,472 | 97.1% |
Spanish | 1,189 | 1.7% |
German, other Germanic | 227 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 218 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 104 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 91 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 68 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 54 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 35 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
English | 21,583 | 29.0% |
Irish | 8,657 | 11.7% |
German | 6,850 | 9.2% |
American | 5,596 | 7.5% |
Italian | 2,490 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 970 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 912 | 1.2% |
French | 882 | 1.2% |
Polish | 840 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 633 | 0.9% |
European | 434 | 0.6% |
African | 276 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 264 | 0.4% |
Eastern European | 260 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 249 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 73,979 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 324 | 0.4% |
Native | 73,455 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 848 | 1.1% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
2,141 | 4.1% | 5,633 | 10.7% | 19,837 | 37.6% | 14,334 | 27.2% | 6,485 | 12.3% | 4,365 | 8.3% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 2,141 | 4.1% |
9-12 Years | 5,633 | 10.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 19,837 | 37.6% |
Some College | 14,334 | 27.2% |
Bach. Degree | 6,485 | 12.3% |
Grad Degree | 4,365 | 8.3% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 29,461 | 26,810 | 2,651 | 9.0% | 8.6% |
1991 | 30,404 | 27,045 | 3,359 | 11.0% | 10.6% |
1992 | 30,790 | 26,961 | 3,829 | 12.4% | 11.2% |
1993 | 31,301 | 27,391 | 3,910 | 12.5% | 10.3% |
1994 | 31,425 | 28,335 | 3,090 | 9.8% | 8.8% |
1995 | 32,579 | 29,849 | 2,730 | 8.4% | 8.0% |
1996 | 33,960 | 31,104 | 2,856 | 8.4% | 7.7% |
1997 | 33,859 | 31,242 | 2,617 | 7.7% | 7.0% |
1998 | 34,453 | 31,887 | 2,566 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
1999 | 34,578 | 32,089 | 2,489 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
2000 | 32,321 | 30,302 | 2,019 | 6.2% | 5.6% |
2001 | 32,553 | 30,824 | 1,729 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
2002 | 32,326 | 30,270 | 2,056 | 6.4% | 6.5% |
2003 | 31,395 | 29,187 | 2,208 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
2004 | 31,635 | 29,820 | 1,815 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 32,301 | 30,669 | 1,632 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
2006 | 32,728 | 31,172 | 1,556 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
2007 | 32,469 | 30,953 | 1,516 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
2008 | 32,525 | 31,125 | 1,400 | 4.3% | 4.7% |
2009 | 32,728 | 30,195 | 2,533 | 7.7% | 8.3% |
2010 | 32,428 | 29,784 | 2,644 | 8.2% | 8.7% |
2011 | 33,011 | 30,701 | 2,310 | 7.0% | 7.8% |
2012 | 32,851 | 30,546 | 2,305 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 31,828 | 29,535 | 2,293 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
2014 | 31,505 | 29,284 | 2,221 | 7.0% | 6.5% |
2015 | 30,696 | 28,484 | 2,212 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
2016 | 30,031 | 27,931 | 2,100 | 7.0% | 6.1% |
2017 | 29,543 | 27,952 | 1,591 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2018 | 29,993 | 28,439 | 1,554 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2019 | 30,572 | 29,138 | 1,434 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
2020 | 30,524 | 27,800 | 2,724 | 8.9% | 8.3% |
2021 | 29,480 | 27,907 | 1,573 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2022 | 29,605 | 28,513 | 1,092 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
2023 | 30,112 | 29,007 | 1,105 | 3.7% | 3.9% |