Jefferson County vs. Brooke County

Jefferson County (OH)Brooke County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,76722,203
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.7%-7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,71124,067
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,70924,069
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.2%17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.6%23.8%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.9%
White alone, percent91.6%96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.4%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.5%0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.4%95.7%
Veterans, 2014-20185,1701,844
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.3%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)32,46810,798
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$90,000$92,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$966$942
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$650$599
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.4%11.5%
Building permits, 201865
Households, 2014-201827,3639,957
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.2%1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.6%83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.7%70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.3%19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.6%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.4%54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.2%49.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)438,135171,257
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)723,222236,826
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,575$9,929
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.325.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,819$49,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,658$25,537
Persons in poverty, percent19.0%13.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,252374
Total employment, 201718,1897,262
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)686,226278,790
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.5%4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,087972
All firms, 20124,0751,099
Men-owned firms, 20122,148552
Women-owned firms, 20121,292446
Minority-owned firms, 201232431
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,5501,013
Veteran-owned firms, 2012448116
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,336901
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010170.7269.8
Land area in square miles, 2010408.3389.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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