Jefferson County vs. Ohio County

	Jefferson County (OH)	Ohio County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,767	41,755
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.7%	-6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	69,711	44,448
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	69,709	44,443
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.2%	19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	21.8%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.7%
White alone, percent	91.6%	93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.4%	3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.4%	92.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,170	3,000
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	32,468	20,912
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.1%	69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,000	$119,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$966	$1,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$410	$355
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$659
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.4%	23.1%
Building permits, 2018	6	1
Households, 2014-2018	27,363	17,351
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.2%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.7%	68.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	30.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.2%	54.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	76,209	226,722
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	723,222	896,046
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,575	$20,330
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.3	19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,819	$48,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,658	$30,258
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,252	1,384
Total employment, 2017	18,189	26,585
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	686,226	1,124,855
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.5%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,087	2,464
All firms, 2012	4,075	3,278
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,148	1,875
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,292	968
Minority-owned firms, 2012	324	159
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,550	2,860
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	448	408
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,336	2,545
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	1.5%	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	28.1%	23.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	170.7	420.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	408.33	105.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

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