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West Virginia At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 24,230 square miles
- Population in 2000: 1,808,344; 46.1% urban; 53.9% rural
- Population in 1990: 1,793,477
- Population Change: Up
0.8% 1990-2000; Down
8.0% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 37th of 50; 0.6% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Charleston (51,394);
Huntington (49,533);
Parkersburg (32,100);
Wheeling (30,096);
Morgantown (27,969)
- Registered Voters:
680,464 D
(58.2%);
349,193 R
(29.9%);
139,037 unaffiliated and minor parties
(11.9%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 21 D 13 R
- State House of Delegates: 68 D 32 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
1,709,966 (94.6%) white;
56,825 (3.1%) black;
9,356 (0.5%) Asian;
3,456 (0.2%) American Indian;
335 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
14,983 (0.8%) two-plus races;
1,144 (0.1%) other;
12,279 (0.7%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
14.8% USA,
11.0% German,
8.6% Irish,
7.7% English,
3.0% Italian
- State Natives: 74.2% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 0.5% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 95.5% English;
2.0% Other Eur.;
1.8% Spanish
- Education:
75.2% high school graduates;
14.8% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
201,701 (14.3%);
WWII: (21.4%);
Korea: (14.9%);
Vietnam: (32.5%);
First Gulf War: (8.4%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
4.1% agriculture;
7.0% construction;
4.6% finance;
2.2% information;
17.9% manufacturing;
29.7% professional;
5.8% public administration;
15.9% trade;
12.9% other
- Work Force: 28.7% blue collar; 54.0% white collar; 17.3% gray collar
- Work Sector: 75.8% private; 17.9% government; 5.9% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$29,696
- 17.9% are below the poverty line
- 25.4% less than $15,000
- 32.0% $15-35,000
- 16.4% $35-50,000
- 21.2% $50-100,000
- 3.3% $100-150,000
- 1.8% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $66,000
- 35.4% less than $50,000
- 41.0% $50-100,000
- 19.0% $100-200,000
- 3.0% $200-300,000
- 1.0% $300-500,000
- 0.5% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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