Wayne County vs. Lawrence County

	Wayne County (WV)	Lawrence County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	39,944	59,866
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.0%	-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	42,495	62,448
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	42,481	62,450
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.3%
White alone, percent	97.7%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.7%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.1%	94.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,458	4,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,289	27,501
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,800	$103,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$976	$1,051
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$292	$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$673	$704
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	9.5%
Building permits, 2018	28	9
Households, 2014-2018	15,799	23,540
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	73.5%	81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.6%	71.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.8%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	14.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.6%	18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.8%	7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.1%	53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.9%	49.4%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	140,515	100,262
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	254,945	553,826
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,121	$8,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.6	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,875	$44,372
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,240	$23,692
Persons in poverty, percent	20.9%	18.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	493	806
Total employment, 2017	7,075	10,264
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	292,115	316,024
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.4%	-2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,586	2,760
All firms, 2012	1,938	3,658
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,206	2,109
Women-owned firms, 2012	560	1,137
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	111
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,809	3,375
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	379	365
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,433	3,081
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	29.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	84.0	137.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	505.98	453.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

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