2022 population: 83,340
( 3,616 from 2010
,
960 from 2020)
Land area: 366.5 square miles
Population density: 227.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 78,691 | 94.42% | ![]() |
Black: | 1,026 | 1.23% | ![]() |
Indian: | 164 | 0.20% | ![]() |
Asian: | 547 | 0.66% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,663 | 2.00% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,249 | 1.50% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 4,649 | 5.58% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 1,777 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 2,906 | 17.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 104 | 0.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 44 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | -4,661 | -5.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,045 | 1.2 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Wood County, WV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Data | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Housing Units | 40,287 | |
Median Value | $140,700 | |
Occupied | 35,544 | 88.2% |
Vacant | 4,743 | 11.8% |
Owned | 26,537 | 74.7% |
Rented | 9,007 | 25.3% |
Median Rent | $780 | |
Single-Family Units | 30,584 | 75.9% |
Detached | 30,151 | 74.8% |
Attached | 433 | 1.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,271 | 8.1% |
Mobile Homes | 3,181 | 7.9% |
Household Income | ||
---|---|---|
Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,016 | 5.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,033 | 5.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,973 | 5.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,113 | 5.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,832 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,080 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,436 | 4.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,658 | 4.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,405 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,603 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,624 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,171 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,141 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,119 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,835 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 1,505 | 4.2% |
Median Household Income | 54,350 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,932 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 107 | |
Compared to U.S. | 92 |
Welfare Households | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
SSI | 3,011 | 8.5% |
Public Assistance | 1,012 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,151 | 17.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Employed | 33,232 | 65.8% |
Unemployed | 1,893 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 115 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 35,240 | 69.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 15,251 | 30.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 13,402 | 11,026 | 54.9% |
Non-Profit | 936 | 2,087 | 31.0% |
Self-Employed | 1,508 | 1,007 | 60.0% |
Local Government | 1,232 | 1,256 | 49.5% |
State Government | 721 | 1,207 | 37.4% |
Federal Government | 715 | 730 | 49.5% |
Total Private + Self | 14,910 | 12,033 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,604 | 5,280 | 40.6% |
Total | 18,514 | 17,313 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.4% |
Occupation | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 4,942 | 13.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,407 | 23.4% |
Professional, Technical | 7,580 | 21.1% |
Service Occupations | 6,019 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 113 | 0.3% |
All others | 8,953 | 24.9% |
White Collar | 58.3% |
Industry | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 6,133 | 17.1% |
Retail trade | 5,415 | 15.1% |
Manufacturing | 3,983 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 3,073 | 8.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,953 | 8.2% |
Public administration | 2,373 | 6.6% |
Construction | 1,973 | 5.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,965 | 5.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,651 | 4.6% |
Other services | 1,482 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 1,302 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,120 | 3.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 476 | 1.3% |
Wholesale trade | 474 | 1.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 439 | 1.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 436 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 251 | 0.7% |
Information | 219 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 170 | 0.5% |
Management | 13 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 755 | 0.90% |
Puerto Rican | 189 | 0.22% |
Cuban | 32 | 0.04% |
Dominican | 46 | 0.05% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 14 | 0.02% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 2 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 12 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 173 | 0.21% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 152 | 0.18% |
Filipino | 144 | 0.17% |
Indian | 88 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 56 | 0.07% |
Korean | 23 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
---|---|---|
Language | Number | % |
English | 78,469 | 98.4% |
Spanish | 522 | 0.7% |
Other Asian | 167 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 133 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European | 106 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 93 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 78 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 53 | 0.1% |
Other | 52 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
German | 12,664 | 15.0% |
English | 11,576 | 13.7% |
American | 10,466 | 12.4% |
Irish | 10,311 | 12.2% |
Italian | 1,889 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,665 | 2.0% |
European | 1,598 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 1,508 | 1.8% |
Polish | 914 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 872 | 1.0% |
French | 752 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 610 | 0.7% |
British | 508 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 338 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 329 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 83,911 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 361 | 0.4% |
Native | 83,334 | 98.9% |
Foreign-born | 938 | 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 | ||||||
1,487 | 2.5% | 4,016 | 6.7% | 21,276 | 35.3% | 20,248 | 33.6% | 8,131 | 13.5% | 5,158 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 1,487 | 2.5% |
9-12 Years | 4,016 | 6.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 21,276 | 35.3% |
Some College | 20,248 | 33.6% |
Bach. Degree | 8,131 | 13.5% |
Grad Degree | 5,158 | 8.6% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 42,352 | 39,326 | 3,026 | 7.1% | 8.6% |
1991 | 42,874 | 39,102 | 3,772 | 8.8% | 10.6% |
1992 | 43,475 | 39,332 | 4,143 | 9.5% | 11.2% |
1993 | 43,190 | 39,533 | 3,657 | 8.5% | 10.3% |
1994 | 43,149 | 40,010 | 3,139 | 7.3% | 8.8% |
1995 | 43,587 | 40,341 | 3,246 | 7.4% | 8.0% |
1996 | 43,446 | 40,780 | 2,666 | 6.1% | 7.7% |
1997 | 43,394 | 41,012 | 2,382 | 5.5% | 7.0% |
1998 | 43,728 | 40,925 | 2,803 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
1999 | 43,446 | 41,155 | 2,291 | 5.3% | 6.5% |
2000 | 41,661 | 39,723 | 1,938 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
2001 | 41,600 | 39,498 | 2,102 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2002 | 41,938 | 39,356 | 2,582 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
2003 | 42,119 | 39,365 | 2,754 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
2004 | 41,421 | 38,985 | 2,436 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
2005 | 41,140 | 38,740 | 2,400 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
2006 | 41,119 | 38,995 | 2,124 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2007 | 40,804 | 38,799 | 2,005 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
2008 | 40,801 | 38,713 | 2,088 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2009 | 40,851 | 37,106 | 3,745 | 9.2% | 8.3% |
2010 | 39,296 | 35,800 | 3,496 | 8.9% | 8.7% |
2011 | 38,617 | 35,517 | 3,100 | 8.0% | 7.8% |
2012 | 38,551 | 35,845 | 2,706 | 7.0% | 7.2% |
2013 | 38,493 | 36,133 | 2,360 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
2014 | 38,168 | 35,938 | 2,230 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
2015 | 37,513 | 35,206 | 2,307 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
2016 | 36,940 | 34,816 | 2,124 | 5.7% | 6.1% |
2017 | 36,318 | 34,315 | 2,003 | 5.5% | 5.2% |
2018 | 36,399 | 34,429 | 1,970 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
2019 | 36,878 | 34,994 | 1,884 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
2020 | 36,445 | 33,221 | 3,224 | 8.8% | 8.3% |
2021 | 35,974 | 34,049 | 1,925 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
2022 | 36,439 | 34,947 | 1,492 | 4.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 36,481 | 34,984 | 1,497 | 4.1% | 3.9% |