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Language Spoken At Home in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,746,340 | 100% |
English only | 1,704,803 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 41,537 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,031 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 17,688 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,056 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 13,099 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,822 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,307 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,185 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 3,443 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 968 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,850,481 | 100% |
American | 238,192 | 12.9% |
Arab | 6,427 | 0.3% |
Czech | 3,533 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,525 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 41,292 | 2.2% |
English | 218,850 | 11.8% |
French (except Basque) | 31,155 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 3,160 | 0.2% |
German | 350,634 | 18.9% |
Greek | 5,278 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 9,568 | 0.5% |
Irish | 278,819 | 15.1% |
Italian | 86,603 | 4.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,757 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,069 | 0.2% |
Polish | 34,497 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 1,167 | 0.1% |
Russian | 6,887 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 39,832 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 39,299 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 4,219 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 3,803 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 7,558 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 3,833 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,794 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 14,329 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,677 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 742,674 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 484,531 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 182,772 | 24.6% |
Married-couple family | 372,028 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 125,488 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 30,981 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,684 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 81,522 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,600 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 258,143 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 221,663 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 90,145 | 12.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 208,276 | 28.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 215,799 | 29.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,801,372 | 100% |
Householder | 742,674 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 371,873 | 20.6% |
Child | 493,410 | 27.4% |
Other relatives | 104,280 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 89,135 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 39,640 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 747,993 | 100% |
Never married | 224,789 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 396,045 | 52.9% |
Separated | 11,240 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 25,253 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 90,666 | 12.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 783,276 | 100% |
Never married | 176,851 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 391,104 | 49.9% |
Separated | 14,951 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 99,313 | 12.7% |
Divorced | 101,057 | 12.9% |
Fertility in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 20,486 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 7,674 | 37.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 38,498 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 20,367 | 52.9% |
Less than 1 year | 4,262 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 4,457 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 3,627 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 8,021 | 20.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 20,367 | 100% |
Who are female | 11,789 | 57.9% |
Who are married | 15,392 | 75.6% |
School Enrollment in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 420,803 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 21,918 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 20,761 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 172,964 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 88,422 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 116,738 | 27.7% |
Educational Attainment in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,292,274 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 80,060 | 6.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 134,526 | 10.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 528,874 | 40.9% |
Some college, no degree | 238,457 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 78,939 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 142,236 | 11.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 89,182 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.9% |
Veteran Status in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,461,791 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 164,979 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,820,798 | 100% |
With a disability | 346,506 | 19.0% |
Under 18 years | 385,714 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,825 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 1,144,770 | 100% |
With a disability | 198,183 | 17.3% |
65 years and over | 290,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 128,498 | 44.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,830,819 | 100% |
Same house | 1,609,827 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 216,902 | 11.8% |
Same county | 122,450 | 6.7% |
Different county | 94,452 | 5.2% |
Same state | 45,661 | 2.5% |
Different state | 48,791 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 4,090 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,850,481 | 100% |
Native | 1,825,250 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 1,817,768 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 1,307,032 | 70.6% |
Different state | 510,736 | 27.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 7,482 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 25,231 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25,231 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,475 | 45.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,756 | 54.5% |
Year of Entry in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 32,713 | 100% |
Native | 7,482 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 194 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,288 | 97.4% |
Foreign born | 25,231 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,785 | 7.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 23,446 | 92.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25,231 | 100% |
Europe | 5,304 | 21.0% |
Asia | 11,297 | 44.8% |
Africa | 1,474 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 61 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 6,002 | 23.8% |
Northern America | 1,093 | 4.3% |