Upshur County vs. Harrison County

Upshur County (WV)Harrison County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)24,41567,554
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.7%-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)24,25469,108
Population, Census, April 1, 201024,25469,099
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.3%19.5%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.9%
White alone, percent97.0%95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.4%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.8%94.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,7145,225
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.6%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)11,42831,769
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.2%73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$112,600$113,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$954$987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$280$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$663$741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.4%11.6%
Building permits, 201844151
Households, 2014-20189,37827,436
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.5%1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201879.8%83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.1%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.6%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.8%22.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.0%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.3%58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.7%52.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)29,968155,321
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)100,498666,514
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)171,564381,815
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)264,1821,314,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,793$19,015
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.422.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,401$50,433
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,701$27,869
Persons in poverty, percent19.0%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20175301,834
Total employment, 20175,93528,679
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)221,4321,250,545
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,2583,763
All firms, 20121,5505,633
Men-owned firms, 20128623,051
Women-owned firms, 20125241,702
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,4665,080
Veteran-owned firms, 2012262602
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,1954,602
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201068.4166.1
Land area in square miles, 2010354.64416.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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