Living in Wood County School District, West Virginia

Overview

A total of 35,488 households are located in Wood County School District area. Among them, 9,819 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.94 people. The total number of children in the region is 22,172 and 17,394 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (339) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (1,432) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wood County School District, West Virginia
Household	35,488
Population	83,944
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,819 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	22,172
Total Students	17,394
Pre-Kindergarten	1,259
Kindergarten	841
Grade 1-8	7,762
Grade 9-12	4,239
College/Graduate School	3,293
Veterans	66,930
Non-citizen	339
Non-English Home Language	1,432
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

69,158 residents are over the age of 16 and 37,619 people are in labor force. Among them, 37,529 people are in civilian labor force and 90 are in armed labor force. 35,794 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,132	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	28,974	82.47%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,492	9.94%
Public transportation	365	1.04%
Walked	791	2.25%
Other method	367	1.04%
Worked from home	1,143	3.25%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,794	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,514	34.96%
Service	6,734	18.81%
Sales and office	8,497	23.74%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,425	9.57%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,624	12.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,794	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	592	1.65%
Construction	2,118	5.92%
Manufacturing	3,413	9.54%
Wholesale trade	531	1.48%
Retail trade	5,668	15.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,448	4.05%
Information	457	1.28%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,663	4.65%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,441	6.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,960	27.83%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,581	10.00%
Other services, except public administration	1,555	4.34%
Public administration	2,367	6.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	35,794	-
Private wage and salary workers	28,316	79.11%
Government workers	5,764	16.10%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,668	4.66%
Unpaid family workers	46	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,002 for the 35,488 households in Wood County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $30,006. 79,740 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.50%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,488	-
Less than $10,000	3,065	8.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,187	6.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,239	11.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,079	11.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,994	14.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,247	17.60%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,210	11.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,962	11.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,370	3.86%
More than $200,000	1,135	3.20%
Median Household Income	$47,321	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,002	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,613	-
Less than $10,000	1,093	4.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	839	3.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,071	9.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,129	9.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,336	14.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,361	19.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,174	14.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,471	15.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,151	5.09%
More than $200,000	988	4.37%

Median Family Income	$60,396	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$78,324	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,006	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,918	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,918	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	84,384	-
With health insurance coverage	79,740	94.50%
Public coverage	41,341	48.99%
Private health insurance	53,215	63.06%
Without health insurance coverage	4,644	5.50%

Housing

There are 40,269 housing units in Wood County School District area, West Virginia with 35,488 units (88.13%) occupied. 25,366 houses (71.48%) are occupied by owner and 10,122 houses (28.52%) are rented. The average housing value is $124,200 and the average rental cost is $713. 418 houses (1.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,885 houses (22.06%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,269	-
Occupied	35,488	88.13%
Owner Occupied	25,366	71.48%
Renter Occupied	10,122	28.52%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,304	75.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	556	1.38%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,239	15.49%
Mobile Homes	3,170	7.87%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,269	-
Built 2014 or later	418	1.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	601	1.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,805	9.45%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,595	11.41%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,309	10.70%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,315	15.68%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,361	13.31%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,980	14.85%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,885	22.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,269	-
1 room	504	1.25%
2 rooms	736	1.83%
3 rooms	2,526	6.27%
4 rooms	5,976	14.84%
5 rooms	7,201	17.88%
6 rooms	7,891	19.60%
7 rooms	5,782	14.36%
8 rooms	4,146	10.30%
9 rooms or more	5,507	13.68%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,269	-
no bedroom	514	1.28%
1 bedroom	3,346	8.31%
2 bedrooms	10,941	27.17%
3 bedrooms	18,180	45.15%
4 bedrooms	5,662	14.06%
5 bedrooms or more	1,626	4.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,366	-
Less than $50,000	2,964	11.68%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,765	26.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,583	22.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,453	17.55%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,708	14.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,398	5.51%
$500,000 - $999,999	423	1.67%
$1,000,000 or more	72	0.28%
Median House Value	$124,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,905	-
Less than $500	1,736	19.49%
$500 - $999	5,930	66.59%
$1,000 - $1,499	973	10.93%
$1,500 - $1,999	213	2.39%
$2,000 - $2,499	53	0.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$713	-

Demographic

A total of 84,960 people lives in Wood County School District area, West Virginia with 41,052 male and 43,908 female. The males to female ratio is 48.32 to 51.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	84,960	-
Male	41,052	48.32%
Female	43,908	51.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	84,960	-
Under 5 years	4,835	5.69%
5 - 9 years	4,422	5.20%
10 - 14 years	5,559	6.54%
15 - 19 years	4,919	5.79%
20 - 24 years	4,653	5.48%
25 - 34 years	9,527	11.21%
35 - 44 years	10,165	11.96%
45 - 54 years	11,550	13.59%
55 - 59 years	6,211	7.31%
60 - 64 years	6,175	7.27%
65 - 74 years	9,746	11.47%
75 - 84 years	5,171	6.09%
85 years and older	2,027	2.39%
Median Age	43.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	84,960	-
One Race	83,897	98.75%
White	81,720	96.19%
Black or African American	1,208	1.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native	378	0.44%
Asian	445	0.52%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.06%
Other	95	0.11%

Two or more races	1,063	1.25%
White and Black or African American	457	0.54%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	179	0.21%
White and Asian	53	0.06%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	58	0.07%

Living in Wood County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic