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State of West Virginia - County of Kanawha

Kanawha County Demography

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  • Table 1. Kanawha County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Kanawha County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Kanawha County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Kanawha County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Kanawha County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Kanawha County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Kanawha County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Kanawha County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 903
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 197,338
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 287
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 200,073
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 276
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 221.60
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 207,619
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 241
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 231,414
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -2735
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 -7546
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 -23795
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 -1.4%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 -3.6%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 -10.3%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 1,172
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 0.60%


    TABLE 2. Kanawha County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 200,073
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 11,437
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 31,201
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 15.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 16,841
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 8.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 56,241
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 28.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 51,317
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 25.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 17,328
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 8.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 11,859
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 3,849
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 40.20
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 95,178
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 104,895
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 90.70
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 180,989
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 90.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 13,955
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 7.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 420
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 1,697
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 42
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 425
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 2,545
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.30%


    TABLE 3. Kanawha County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 3,159
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,553
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 86,226
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 84,713
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 1.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 196,914
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.28
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 26,523
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 30.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 25,246
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 29.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 24,103
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 28.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 55,922
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 22,879
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 40.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 42,256
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 15,745
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 37.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 10,569
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 5,646
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 53.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 30,304
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 25,756
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 17.70%


    TABLE 4. Kanawha County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 203,192
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,497
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 2,454
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 12.10
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 12
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 4.80
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 44
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 1,599
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 39,720
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 33,326


    TABLE 5. Kanawha County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 31,095
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 33,409
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 34,057
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 141,944
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 102,828
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 72.40%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 24,950
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 17.60%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 32,546
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 23,999
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 35.60%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 29,057
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -2366
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 9,786
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 14.30%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 22.80%


    TABLE 6. Kanawha County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 10,324
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 1,155
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 9,169
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 9,314
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 201,617
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,121
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 207,619
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,486
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 93,788
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 1.10%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 86,226
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 60,618
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 70.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 96
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 85
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 88.50%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 6
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 6.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 15,008


    TABLE 7. Kanawha County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 5,323,308
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 3,874,109
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 37.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 201,477
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 26,421
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 97.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 1,051,852
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 4,184,551
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 875,870
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 20.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 508,946
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 12.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 3,308,768
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 79.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 355,710
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 294,839
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 7.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 1,278,052
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 30.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 748,294
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 17.90%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 508,946
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 496,285
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 502,593




     









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