Preston County vs. Fayette County

	Preston County (WV)	Fayette County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	33,839	130,441
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,520	136,595
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,520	136,606
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.1%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.5%
White alone, percent	97.3%	92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.7%	91.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,295	9,801
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,175	63,962
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.2%	73.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$106,800	$97,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$961	$1,048
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$329	$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$657
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.9%	12.8%
Building permits, 2018	7	163
Households, 2014-2018	12,383	54,511
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.2%	2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	72.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.4%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	14.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.6%	49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,604	211,832
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	68,315	619,786
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	147,079	1,324,169
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,310	496,635
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	234,527	1,638,849
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,932	$12,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.5	26.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,317	$44,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,337	$25,876
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	14.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	542	2,574
Total employment, 2017	5,617	33,100
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	196,414	1,188,093
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	-8.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,646	6,310
All firms, 2012	1,876	8,105
Men-owned firms, 2012	981	4,709
Women-owned firms, 2012	629	2,343
Minority-owned firms, 2012	40	369
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,750	7,430
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	153	856
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,531	6,734
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	0.0%	23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	51.7	172.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	648.81	790.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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