Athens County vs. Wood County

	Athens County (OH)	Wood County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,818	84,203
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	64,764	86,953
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	64,757	86,956
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	14.5%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.4%
White alone, percent	90.8%	96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.9%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	3.6%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.9%	1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.3%	95.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,379	6,748
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.6%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,678	40,286
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.1%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$122,000	$118,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,159	$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$412	$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$764	$702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.1%	14.5%
Building permits, 2018	6	116
Households, 2014-2018	22,620	36,018
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	70.1%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.8%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	77.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.7%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	13.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.3%	7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	55.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	107,163	181,833
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	287,718	635,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	695,105	1,396,592
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,810	$16,108
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.3	20.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,778	$45,958
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,745	$27,201
Persons in poverty, percent	30.7%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,069	1,989
Total employment, 2017	13,066	29,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	414,669	1,035,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.6%	-5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,268	4,026
All firms, 2012	3,704	6,122
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,972	3,479
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,216	1,995
Minority-owned firms, 2012	184	174
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,276	5,610
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	374	770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,033	4,858
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.3%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	128.6	237.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	503.60	366.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Athens county (OH) and Wood county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.