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Raleigh County, WV

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Overview for Raleigh County, WV
Part of: Beckley WV, Micropolitan Area
Part of: Beckley-Oak Hill WV, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Raleigh County Raleigh County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 606.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 130.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 13.0%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 8.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.38 persons compared to an average family size of 2.88 persons.

In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $23,790. Per capita income grew by 20.6% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 79,187 Covered Employment 32,194
   Growth (%) since 1990 3.1%    Average wage per job $35,440
Households (2000) 31,793 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 3.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 32,288    Average wage per job $42,982
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.4 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 2.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $32,740    Average wage per job $38,204
Median Household Income (2008) $34,589 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 2.0%
Poverty Rate (2008) 19.6    Average wage per job $58,710
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 72.0 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.8%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 12.7    Average wage per job $33,626

  

 
 

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