Lewis County vs. Harrison County

Lewis County (WV)Harrison County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)16,02467,554
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.1%-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)16,37269,108
Population, Census, April 1, 201016,37269,099
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.6%19.5%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.9%
White alone, percent97.4%95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.2%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent96.4%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,2085,225
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.9%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)7,96031,769
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.9%73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$104,800$113,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$874$987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$268$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$646$741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.6%11.6%
Households, 2014-20186,57727,436
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.3%1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201879.6%83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.5%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.0%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.3%22.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.6%14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.3%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.5%52.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)34,321155,321
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)112,613666,514
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)109,899381,815
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)301,2041,314,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,399$19,015
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.622.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,423$50,433
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,575$27,869
Persons in poverty, percent17.3%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173571,834
Total employment, 20174,72328,679
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)177,4821,250,545
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-10.7%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178283,763
All firms, 20121,2065,633
Men-owned firms, 20127303,051
Women-owned firms, 20123841,702
Minority-owned firms, 201225226
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,1095,080
Veteran-owned firms, 201294602
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129934,602
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200717.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201042.5166.1
Land area in square miles, 2010384.90416.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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