Taylor County, WV Demographic Data
Taylor County, WV Summary
Taylor County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 16,889
- Area: 175.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 172.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 96.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,307.41 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taylor County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,347
49%
50.8
Male
8,602
51%
49.2
Total Population
16,949
323,128,000
Taylor County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
957
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
923
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,000
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
769
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,029
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,011
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,194
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,491
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,195
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,318
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,777
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
922
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
363
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,506
79.7%
77.2
Female
6,707
49.7%
51.3
Male
6,799
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,149
77.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,702
21.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,062
18.1%
15.2
Female
1,654
54.0%
55.8
Male
1,408
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Taylor County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,828
99.3%
96.8
White
16,431
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
162
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.1%
0.8
Asian
163
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
21
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
142
0.8%
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
57
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
121
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
164
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
21
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
143
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,785
99.0%
82.2
Taylor County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
683
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,047
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,189
42.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,138
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
941
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,507
12.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
766
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,730
14.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,541
85.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,273
18.5%
31.2
Taylor County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,722
26.5%
33.7%
Now Married
7,007
49.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,126
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
108
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,106
7.9
5.8%
Taylor County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,701
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
291
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
168
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
61
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
62
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Taylor County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
580
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
490
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
918
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
748
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,088
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,249
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
832
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
599
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
153
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
75
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
44,371
57,617
Per capita income
22,915
31,128
Taylor County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
467
6.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
429
6.2%
9.8
Construction
439
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,834
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
200
2.9%
6.6
Information
82
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
604
8.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
385
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
543
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
514
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
706
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
424
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
320
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
930
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,274
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,005
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,423
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,315
18.9%
18.1%
Taylor County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,859
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,050
88.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
391
5.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.2%
5.1
Walked
29
0.4%
2.7
Other means
216
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
158
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.7
26.6
Taylor County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
471
7.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,193
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,581
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,487
22.1%
21.0
Taylor County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,732
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,318
79.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,414
21.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
778
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Taylor County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,510
1 room
141
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
33
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
363
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,159
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,583
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,684
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,098
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
720
9.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
729
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Taylor County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,510
1-unit, detached
5,936
79.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10
0.1%
5.9
2-units
101
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
152
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
170
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
47
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
173
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
921
12.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Taylor County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,771
23.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
574
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
385
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
413
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,359
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,014
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,055
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
881
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
0.3%
1.4%
Taylor County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,335
49.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
546
8.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,808
26.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
101
1.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
94
1.4%
0.1
Wood
600
8.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
248
3.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Taylor County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,399
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
81
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
172
7.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
296
12.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
625
26.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,208
50.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,225
51.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
357
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
218
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
495
20.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,139
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.8%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
65
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
346
30.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
696
61.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
275
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
216
19.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
217
19.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
2.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
292
26.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
288
25.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
296
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,318
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,071
20.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,636
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
654
12.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
776
14.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
671
12.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
431
8.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
44
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
97,800
205,000