Putnam County vs. Jackson County
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Putnam County (WV) Jackson County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 56,682 28,706
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.1% -1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 55,495 29,214
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 55,486 29,211
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.3% 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.3% 20.4%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 50.3%
White alone, percent 96.3% 97.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.2% 1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 95.3% 96.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,998 2,177
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.1% 0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,249 13,433
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.3% 78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $163,800 $121,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,236 $946
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $351 $314
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $815 $647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.5% 9.6%
Building permits, 2018 85 2
Households, 2014-2018 21,665 11,178
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 93.2% 92.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.7% 0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.0% 76.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.2% 65.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.7% 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.7% 17.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.0% 12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.7% 7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 50.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.4% 44.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 74,256 39,050
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 748,541 348,152
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,264 $11,909
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.9 29.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,626 $44,783
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,277 $24,661
Persons in poverty, percent 10.0% 16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,212 482
Total employment, 2017 17,840 6,908
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 828,934 291,837
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.9% -1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,041 1,396
All firms, 2012 4,353 1,817
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,634 779
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,290 682
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,927 1,724
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 631 141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,343 1,532
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 1.4% 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 26.9% 20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 160.5 62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 345.67 464.35
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Putnam county (WV) and Jackson county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.