Wetzel County, WV Demographic Data
Wetzel County, WV Summary
Wetzel County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 16,526
- Area: 361.33 sq. miles
- Land Area: 358.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.27 sq. miles
- Population Density: 45.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,110.89 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wetzel County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,158
51%
50.8
Male
7,839
49%
49.2
Total Population
15,997
323,128,000
Wetzel County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
806
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
821
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,038
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
998
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
863
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,569
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,820
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,283
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,195
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,200
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,893
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,101
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
410
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,696
79.4%
77.2
Female
6,550
51.6%
51.3
Male
6,146
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,137
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,196
26.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,404
21.3%
15.2
Female
1,882
55.3%
55.8
Male
1,522
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Wetzel County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,808
98.8%
96.8
White
15,686
98.1%
72.6
Black or African American
69
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.0%
0.8
Asian
47
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
47
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
189
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
77
0.5%
17.8
Mexican
36
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
31
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,920
99.5%
82.2
Wetzel County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
536
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,408
12.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,492
47.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,085
18.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
717
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
721
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
512
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,944
17.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,527
83.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,233
10.8%
31.2
Wetzel County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,800
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
6,522
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,605
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
247
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,158
8.7
5.8%
Wetzel County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,079
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
112
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
39
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.1%
1.1%
Wetzel County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
683
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
424
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
878
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
837
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,063
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,041
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
668
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
474
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
124
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
46
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
39,446
57,617
Per capita income
21,484
31,128
Wetzel County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
392
7.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
438
7.9%
9.8
Construction
560
10.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,521
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
149
2.7%
6.6
Information
40
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
464
8.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
229
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
406
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
276
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
571
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
404
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
92
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
984
17.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,235
22.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,011
18.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,040
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,272
23.0%
18.1%
Wetzel County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,469
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,705
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
358
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
203
3.7%
2.7
Other means
39
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
164
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.9
26.6
Wetzel County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
547
8.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,303
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,407
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
981
15.7%
21.0
Wetzel County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,238
76.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,950
79.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,288
20.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,904
23.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Wetzel County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,142
1 room
81
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
36
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
487
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,171
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,784
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,832
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,268
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
649
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
834
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wetzel County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,142
1-unit, detached
6,034
74.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
98
1.2%
5.9
2-units
193
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
220
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
128
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
37
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
135
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,293
15.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Wetzel County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,865
22.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
652
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,041
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
933
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,474
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
962
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
737
9.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
418
5.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
60
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wetzel County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,448
71.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
198
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,260
20.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
307
4.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wetzel County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,715
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
0.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
1.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
2.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
143
8.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
402
23.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,105
64.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,134
66.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
165
9.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
150
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
34
2.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
216
12.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Wetzel County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,136
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
1.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
465
40.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
650
57.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
152
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
543
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
144
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
101
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
126
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
98
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
482
45.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
218
0.0%
0.0%
Wetzel County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,950
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,096
22.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,787
36.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,021
20.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
663
13.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
223
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
112
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,500
205,000