Alleghany County vs. Monroe County
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Bexar - TX
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Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
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Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
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Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
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Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
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Los Angeles - CA
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Marion - IN
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Palm Beach - FL
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Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
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San Mateo - CA
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Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
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Wayne - MI
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Worcester - MA
Alleghany County (VA) Monroe County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14,910 13,280
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -8.3% -1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 16,261 13,498
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 16,250 13,502
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.3% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 24.7% 25.0%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.0%
White alone, percent 92.7% 97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.7% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.5% 0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 91.5% 96.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,093 1,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.0% 0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,017 7,657
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 77.7% 79.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $116,500 $108,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $969 $953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $362 $294
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $676 $606
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.2% 2.1%
Households, 2014-2018 6,741 5,744
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.22 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.7% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.5% 1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 79.2% 72.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 67.2% 64.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.6% 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 15.4% 13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.9% 17.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.9% 9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.0% 50.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.9% 48.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 85,719 18,475
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,653 3,618
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 75,144 26,596
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $4,630 $1,975
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.2 31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $47,794 $36,493
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,918 $23,412
Persons in poverty, percent 14.8% 14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 247 176
Total employment, 2017 2,506 1,446
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 78,578 55,415
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 13.2% 3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 655 797
All firms, 2012 893 1,079
Men-owned firms, 2012 596 571
Women-owned firms, 2012 189 349
Minority-owned firms, 2012 38 60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 821 1,002
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 104 154
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 754 908
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 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 41.4% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 36.5 28.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 445.46 472.75
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alleghany county (VA) and Monroe county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.