West Virginia Profile and Statistics

West Virginia Cities Households By Type

In 2007, West Virginia had 738943 total households with the average home having 2.39 residents and the average family coming in at 2.9.

Of those homes reported, 27.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.2% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 14741 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 43706 where the female was the sole head of household.

In West Virginia, 206648 people live alone, and of that, 84452 are 65 and over.

There were 223650 (30.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 200260 (27.1%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in West Virginia

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1763242, 41.9 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.8 are spouses. There are 474530 children, and 84413 comprise “other relatives.” 80712 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 36963 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

West Virginia Census Marital Status data

In West Virginia, there are 721786 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 200854 have never married; 405549 are currently still married, but have separated. 10468 are legally separated, 79885 are divorced and 25030 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (769080), 21.7% never married, 51.9% are married but separated while 1.7% are legally still separated. 12.1% are divorced and 12.6% are widowed.

West Virginia Fertility Rates and WV Statistics

Let’s talk babies in West Virginia (WV): In the 2007 report, 18830 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in West Virginia (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 6021 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 29 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 43 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 29 babies, while there were 84 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 14.

West Virginia Grandparents Statistics

There are 32299 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 18660 (57.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 57.5% are the grandmothers and 77.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 4099 have done it for less than a year; 4025 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 2944 handling things 3 or 4 years and 7592 doing the job 5 or more years.

West Virginia School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (WV)

In West Virginia, 409933 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 22109 (5.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 19867 (4.8%) are in kindergarten, while 170493 (41.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 91282 (22.3%) are slogging through High School, while 106182 (25.9%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 41.9% (526472); 10.2% (128628) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1257231), 90315 (7.2%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 148410 (11.8%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 526472 (41.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 208006 (16.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 72063 (5.7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 128628 (10.2%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 83337 (6.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in West Virginia is 1418900. Of that, 174174 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1677660 (100%) – of that, 394151 (23.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (236846), 19768 (8.3%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1173415), 243910 (20.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (267399), 130473 (48.8%) have a disability.

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