New River Community and Technical's Living Circumstances

Raleigh County School District Overview

New River Community and Technical College located in Raleigh County School District area. A total of 31,203 households are located in Raleigh County School District area. Among them, 9,869 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.78 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 18,266 and 15,156 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.80% (581) of residents are non-citizens and 3.41% (2,462) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Raleigh County School District, West Virginia
Household	31,203
Population	72,258
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,869 (31.63%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,266
Total Students	15,156
Pre-Kindergarten	923
Kindergarten	897
Grade 1-8	7,212
Grade 9-12	2,968
College/Graduate School	3,156
Veterans	59,531
Non-citizen	581
Non-English Home Language	2,462
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

61,345 residents are over the age of 16 and 31,116 people are in labor force. Among them, 31,073 people are in civilian labor force and 43 are in armed labor force. 28,557 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,879	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,647	81.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,950	10.58%
Public transportation	59	0.21%
Walked	598	2.14%
Other method	337	1.21%
Worked from home	1,288	4.62%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,557	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,112	31.91%
Service	6,272	21.96%
Sales and office	7,321	25.64%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,196	11.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,656	9.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,557	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,914	6.70%
Construction	1,401	4.91%
Manufacturing	951	3.33%
Wholesale trade	631	2.21%
Retail trade	3,897	13.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,635	5.73%
Information	359	1.26%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	835	2.92%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,181	7.64%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,957	27.86%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,499	12.25%
Other services, except public administration	1,448	5.07%
Public administration	1,849	6.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,557	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,029	77.14%
Government workers	5,558	19.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	970	3.40%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,110 for the 31,203 households in Raleigh County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $27,585. 67,998 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.18%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,203	-
Less than $10,000	2,567	8.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,177	6.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,636	14.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,556	11.40%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,202	13.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,117	16.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,762	12.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,616	11.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	975	3.12%
More than $200,000	595	1.91%
Median Household Income	$43,748	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,110	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	21,135	-
Less than $10,000	1,198	5.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	746	3.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,374	11.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,304	10.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,901	13.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,850	18.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,187	15.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,219	15.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	872	4.13%
More than $200,000	484	2.29%

Median Family Income	$55,787	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,850	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,585	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,065	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,065	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	72,971	-
With health insurance coverage	67,998	93.18%
Public coverage	38,885	53.29%
Private health insurance	42,037	57.61%
Without health insurance coverage	4,973	6.82%

Housing

There are 36,177 housing units in Raleigh County School District area, West Virginia with 31,203 units (86.25%) occupied. 22,893 houses (73.37%) are occupied by owner and 8,310 houses (26.63%) are rented. The average housing value is $108,700 and the average rental cost is $693. 326 houses (0.90%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,077 houses (22.33%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,177	-
Occupied	31,203	86.25%
Owner Occupied	22,893	73.37%
Renter Occupied	8,310	26.63%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	26,612	73.56%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	706	1.95%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,370	9.32%
Mobile Homes	5,463	15.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	26	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,177	-
Built 2014 or later	326	0.90%
Built 2010 - 2013	778	2.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,311	9.15%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,052	13.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,276	11.82%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,589	20.98%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,818	7.79%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,950	10.92%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,077	22.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,177	-
1 room	404	1.12%
2 rooms	242	0.67%
3 rooms	1,314	3.63%
4 rooms	5,845	16.16%
5 rooms	8,627	23.85%
6 rooms	8,208	22.69%
7 rooms	5,110	14.12%
8 rooms	2,994	8.28%
9 rooms or more	3,433	9.49%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,177	-
no bedroom	407	1.13%
1 bedroom	1,754	4.85%
2 bedrooms	10,303	28.48%
3 bedrooms	17,657	48.81%
4 bedrooms	5,201	14.38%
5 bedrooms or more	855	2.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	22,893	-
Less than $50,000	4,011	17.52%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,452	28.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,497	19.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,039	17.64%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,276	9.94%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,133	4.95%
$500,000 - $999,999	389	1.70%
$1,000,000 or more	96	0.42%
Median House Value	$108,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,592	-
Less than $500	1,876	28.46%
$500 - $999	3,302	50.09%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,316	19.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	78	1.18%
$2,000 - $2,499	6	0.09%
$2,500 - $2,999	14	0.21%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$693	-

Demographic

A total of 75,252 people lives in Raleigh County School District area, West Virginia with 37,679 male and 37,573 female. The males to female ratio is 50.07 to 49.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	75,252	-
Male	37,679	50.07%
Female	37,573	49.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	75,252	-
Under 5 years	4,009	5.33%
5 - 9 years	4,400	5.85%
10 - 14 years	4,716	6.27%
15 - 19 years	3,962	5.26%
20 - 24 years	4,279	5.69%
25 - 34 years	8,991	11.95%
35 - 44 years	9,933	13.20%
45 - 54 years	9,252	12.29%
55 - 59 years	4,735	6.29%
60 - 64 years	5,898	7.84%
65 - 74 years	9,072	12.06%
75 - 84 years	4,209	5.59%
85 years and older	1,796	2.39%
Median Age	42.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	75,252	-
One Race	73,720	97.96%
White	66,312	88.12%
Black or African American	5,816	7.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native	220	0.29%
Asian	731	0.97%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.01%
Other	631	0.84%

Two or more races	1,532	2.04%
White and Black or African American	903	1.20%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	356	0.47%
White and Asian	174	0.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.01%