Living in Nicholas County School District, West Virginia

Overview

A total of 10,069 households are located in Nicholas County School District area. Among them, 2,518 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.95 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,669 and 4,901 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (202) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (423) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Nicholas County School District, West Virginia
Household	10,069
Population	24,927
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,518 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,669
Total Students	4,901
Pre-Kindergarten	362
Kindergarten	199
Grade 1-8	2,405
Grade 9-12	1,093
College/Graduate School	842
Veterans	19,969
Non-citizen	202
Non-English Home Language	423
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

20,499 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,265 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,265 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,550 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Nicholas County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,420	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,054	85.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	793	8.42%
Public transportation	82	0.87%
Walked	114	1.21%
Other method	110	1.17%
Worked from home	267	2.83%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,550	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,504	26.22%
Service	2,115	22.15%
Sales and office	2,272	23.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,390	14.55%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,269	13.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,550	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	552	5.78%
Construction	931	9.75%
Manufacturing	571	5.98%
Wholesale trade	281	2.94%
Retail trade	1,167	12.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	617	6.46%
Information	195	2.04%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	220	2.30%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	588	6.16%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,173	22.75%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	923	9.66%
Other services, except public administration	542	5.68%
Public administration	790	8.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,550	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,405	77.54%
Government workers	1,721	18.02%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	392	4.10%
Unpaid family workers	32	0.34%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $53,287 for the 10,069 households in Nicholas County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $26,824. 23,483 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,069	-
Less than $10,000	802	7.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	803	7.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,668	16.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,082	10.75%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,867	18.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,642	16.31%
$75,000 - $99,999	982	9.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	723	7.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	314	3.12%
More than $200,000	186	1.85%
Median Household Income	$40,086	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$53,287	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,064	-
Less than $10,000	387	5.48%
$10,000 - $14,999	275	3.89%
$15,000 - $24,999	750	10.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	818	11.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,408	19.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,421	20.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	866	12.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	698	9.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	281	3.98%
More than $200,000	160	2.27%

Median Family Income	$48,868	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$62,666	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,824	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,943	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,943	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,938	-
With health insurance coverage	23,483	94.17%
Public coverage	13,203	52.94%
Private health insurance	15,333	61.48%
Without health insurance coverage	1,455	5.83%

Housing

There are 13,148 housing units in Nicholas County School District area, West Virginia with 10,069 units (76.58%) occupied. 7,998 houses (79.43%) are occupied by owner and 2,071 houses (20.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $95,100 and the average rental cost is $601. 68 houses (0.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,562 houses (19.49%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,148	-
Occupied	10,069	76.58%
Owner Occupied	7,998	79.43%
Renter Occupied	2,071	20.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,299	70.73%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	34	0.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	657	5.00%
Mobile Homes	3,150	23.96%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,148	-
Built 2014 or later	68	0.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	417	3.17%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,516	11.53%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,320	17.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,642	12.49%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,438	18.54%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,258	9.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	927	7.05%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,562	19.49%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,148	-
1 room	118	0.90%
2 rooms	144	1.10%
3 rooms	656	4.99%
4 rooms	2,318	17.63%
5 rooms	2,996	22.79%
6 rooms	2,635	20.04%
7 rooms	2,110	16.05%
8 rooms	1,061	8.07%
9 rooms or more	1,110	8.44%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,148	-
no bedroom	118	0.90%
1 bedroom	838	6.37%
2 bedrooms	3,602	27.40%
3 bedrooms	6,692	50.90%
4 bedrooms	1,562	11.88%
5 bedrooms or more	336	2.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,998	-
Less than $50,000	2,094	26.18%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,128	26.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,371	17.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,217	15.22%
$200,000 - $299,999	887	11.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	227	2.84%
$500,000 - $999,999	68	0.85%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.08%
Median House Value	$95,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,473	-
Less than $500	507	34.42%
$500 - $999	874	59.33%
$1,000 - $1,499	92	6.25%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$601	-

Demographic

A total of 25,078 people lives in Nicholas County School District area, West Virginia with 12,358 male and 12,720 female. The males to female ratio is 49.28 to 50.72. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,078	-
Male	12,358	49.28%
Female	12,720	50.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,078	-
Under 5 years	1,280	5.10%
5 - 9 years	1,596	6.36%
10 - 14 years	1,393	5.55%
15 - 19 years	1,254	5.00%
20 - 24 years	1,258	5.02%
25 - 34 years	2,728	10.88%
35 - 44 years	2,978	11.87%
45 - 54 years	3,314	13.21%
55 - 59 years	1,651	6.58%
60 - 64 years	2,166	8.64%
65 - 74 years	3,279	13.08%
75 - 84 years	1,576	6.28%
85 years and older	605	2.41%
Median Age	45.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,078	-
One Race	24,834	99.03%
White	24,351	97.10%
Black or African American	214	0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	92	0.37%
Asian	56	0.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	121	0.48%

Two or more races	244	0.97%
White and Black or African American	141	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	39	0.16%
White and Asian	64	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Nicholas County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic