Marion County vs. Wetzel County

	Marion County (WV)	Wetzel County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	56,097	15,270
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.6%	-7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	56,418	16,565
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	56,418	16,583
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.1%	19.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.5%	23.1%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	94.1%	97.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.3%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.3%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.0%	97.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,287	1,009
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,437	8,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.9%	79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$112,800	$101,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$973	$861
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$300
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$737	$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.1%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	21	50
Households, 2014-2018	22,942	5,891
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.0%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.2%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.0%	68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.4%	12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	46.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	40.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	93,690	28,220
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	259,864	52,674
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	743,189	208,708
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,112	$12,709
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	28.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,605	$42,125
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,909	$22,789
Persons in poverty, percent	16.6%	18.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,174	332
Total employment, 2017	14,791	4,130
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	589,820	171,412
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.9%	-4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,581	539
All firms, 2012	3,564	958
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,885	512
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,153	249
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,151	836
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	203	73
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,970	777
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	1.0%	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	29.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	182.7	46.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	308.74	358.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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