Ritchie County, WV Demographic Data
Ritchie County, WV Summary
Ritchie County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 10,391
- Area: 453.70 sq. miles
- Land Area: 451.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 22.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 969.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ritchie County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,062
50%
50.8
Male
4,982
50%
49.2
Total Population
10,044
323,128,000
Ritchie County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
481
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
626
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
617
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
533
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
558
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
994
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,153
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,489
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
896
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
674
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,174
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
632
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
217
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,974
79.4%
77.2
Female
4,060
50.9%
51.3
Male
3,914
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,640
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,425
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,023
20.1%
15.2
Female
1,080
53.4%
55.8
Male
943
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Ritchie County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,908
98.6%
96.8
White
9,874
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
34
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
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
136
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
76
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
76
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,968
99.2%
82.2
Ritchie County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
480
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
826
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,492
48.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,125
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
555
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
461
6.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
290
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,306
18.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,923
82.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
751
10.4%
31.2
Ritchie County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,161
26.0%
33.7%
Now Married
4,086
49.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,092
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
187
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
794
9.5
5.8%
Ritchie County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,518
99.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
45
0.5%
21.6%
Spanish
27
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
18
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ritchie County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
254
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
400
10.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
603
15.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
474
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
699
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
851
21.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
311
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
290
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
56
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
29
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
40,850
57,617
Per capita income
20,711
31,128
Ritchie County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
356
9.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
301
8.0%
9.8
Construction
215
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
748
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
153
4.1%
6.6
Information
17
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
570
15.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
80
2.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
218
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
272
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
478
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
285
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
66
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
533
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
843
22.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
840
22.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
803
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
740
19.7%
18.1%
Ritchie County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,674
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,117
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
340
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.1%
5.1
Walked
87
2.4%
2.7
Other means
39
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
86
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Ritchie County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
254
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,527
38.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,346
33.9%
37.1
3 or more
840
21.2%
21.0
Ritchie County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,967
68.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,065
77.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
902
22.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,847
31.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Ritchie County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,814
1 room
174
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
47
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
265
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
840
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,176
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,103
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
968
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
658
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
583
10.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ritchie County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,814
1-unit, detached
4,417
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.3%
5.9
2-units
49
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
62
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
67
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
16
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,164
20.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ritchie County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,483
25.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
402
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
494
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
551
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
807
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
698
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
853
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
448
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
44
0.8%
1.4%
Ritchie County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,230
81.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
145
3.7%
4.7
Electricity
439
11.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
123
3.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
30
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ritchie County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,208
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
9
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
8.5%
20.1%
Less than $500
125
10.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
217
18.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
744
61.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
704
58.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
187
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
111
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
74
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
132
10.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ritchie County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
562
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
4.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
247
44.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
289
51.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
340
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
532
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
88
16.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
108
19.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
70
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
61
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
156
28.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
360
0.0%
0.0%
Ritchie County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,065
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
825
26.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
975
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
418
13.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
524
17.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
182
5.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
83
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
53
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,400
205,000
