Boyd County vs. Wayne County
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Boyd County (KY) Wayne County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 47,240 39,944
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -4.6% -6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 49,538 42,495
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 49,542 42,481
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.3% 20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.5% 21.1%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 51.1%
White alone, percent 94.7% 97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.9% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.9% 0.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 93.1% 97.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,820 2,458
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.0% 1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 21,625 19,289
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.4% 74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $110,000 $97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,061 $976
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $373 $292
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $668 $673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.4% 7.2%
Building permits, 2018 4 28
Households, 2014-2018 18,798 15,799
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.45 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.1% 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.7% 1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.3% 73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.3% 61.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.5% 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.2% 15.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 17.7% 18.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.4% 7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.8% 45.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.0% 42.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 992,979 312,909
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,288,635 140,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,010,396 254,945
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $20,552 $6,121
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.6 26.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $46,165 $36,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,467 $21,240
Persons in poverty, percent 18.3% 20.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,242 493
Total employment, 2017 22,027 7,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 969,063 292,115
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.8% 6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,435 1,586
All firms, 2012 3,284 1,938
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,876 1,206
Women-owned firms, 2012 916 560
Minority-owned firms, 2012 84 38
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,973 1,809
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 298 379
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,731 1,433
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 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 19.8% 29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 309.9 84.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 159.86 505.98
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Boyd county (KY) and Wayne county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.