Loudoun County vs. Jefferson County

Loudoun County (VA)Jefferson County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)406,85056,811
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)30.3%6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)312,34853,488
Population, Census, April 1, 2010312,31153,498
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.3%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.3%16.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.4%
White alone, percent67.6%88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent8.0%6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent20.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.9%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.8%5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.3%83.7%
Veterans, 2014-201821,4695,156
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201824.3%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)136,50623,418
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.8%74.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$492,300$240,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,737$1,649
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$763$406
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,813$989
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.4%9.2%
Building permits, 20183,715217
Households, 2014-2018125,30920,895
Persons per household, 2014-20183.062.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.5%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.5%6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201897.0%91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201893.7%82.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.5%89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201860.8%30.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20183.7%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.5%6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201875.3%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%58.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,188,530103,050
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,636,892206,707
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,319,44350,986
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,140,369451,433
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,258$8,283
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.237.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$136,268$76,503
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,408$34,750
Persons in poverty, percent3.6%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 201710,605870
Total employment, 2017160,17112,494
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,700,822429,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201735,3433,593
All firms, 201233,3924,367
Men-owned firms, 201217,4502,312
Women-owned firms, 201212,1791,411
Minority-owned firms, 201212,053478
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,9743,603
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,922368
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201228,7903,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.0%3.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200713.0%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.9%4.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.7%36.8%
Population per square mile, 2010605.8255.2
Land area in square miles, 2010515.56209.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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