Ohio vs. West Virginia

	Ohio	West Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,689,100	1,792,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.3%	-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,536,751	1,853,018
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,536,504	1,852,994
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	81.9%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.0%	3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.7%	92.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	729,649	134,508
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,217,423	893,778
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$140,000	$115,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,269	$1,023
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$471	$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$788	$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.9%	12.0%
Building permits, 2018	24,221	2,887
Households, 2014-2018	4,654,075	734,676
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.7%	72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.8%	20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.1%	14.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.7%	7.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	48.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,652,777	4,036,333
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	80,915,693	12,259,395
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	313,629,976	24,553,072
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	155,426,023	14,295,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	153,553,997	22,637,923
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,301	$12,201
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,533	$44,921
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,304	$25,479
Persons in poverty, percent	13.9%	17.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	253,001	36,522
Total employment, 2017	4,815,946	549,413
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	224,627,609	22,287,060
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	785,833	88,343
All firms, 2012	904,814	114,435
Men-owned firms, 2012	510,078	63,112
Women-owned firms, 2012	306,824	39,065
Minority-owned firms, 2012	122,653	5,777
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	759,569	104,785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	91,316	12,912
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	776,193	94,960
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	282.3	77.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	40,860.69	24,038.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ohio and West Virginia using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.