Kanawha County vs. Clay County

	Kanawha County (WV)	Clay County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	180,454	8,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.5%	-8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	193,051	9,384
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	193,063	9,386
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.7%	20.6%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	49.5%
White alone, percent	88.6%	98.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.6%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.1%	0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.7%	97.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,925	494
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	92,333	4,629
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.8%	82.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$112,400	$82,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,016	$861
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$353	$244
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$735	$475
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.8%	3.8%
Building permits, 2018	82	18
Households, 2014-2018	79,437	3,261
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	91.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	72.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	67.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.1%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.9%	9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	24.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	40.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.0%	35.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,083,332	10,613
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,186,551	45,654
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,581	$4,911
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	44.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,426	$35,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,405	$16,780
Persons in poverty, percent	17.1%	25.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,793	85
Total employment, 2017	79,121	810
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,544,168	23,832
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,165	353
All firms, 2012	13,653	437
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,362	237
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,315	151
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,739	410
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,241	387
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	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	26.3%	41.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	214.1	27.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	901.59	341.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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