West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport's Living Circumstances

Harrison County School District Overview

West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport located in Harrison County School District area. A total of 27,098 households are located in Harrison County School District area. Among them, 7,952 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.03 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,439 and 13,805 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.36% (244) of residents are non-citizens and 1.40% (933) 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 Harrison County School District, West Virginia
Household	27,098
Population	66,879
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,952 (29.35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,439
Total Students	13,805
Pre-Kindergarten	694
Kindergarten	698
Grade 1-8	6,898
Grade 9-12	3,071
College/Graduate School	2,444
Veterans	53,342
Non-citizen	244
Non-English Home Language	933
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

54,960 residents are over the age of 16 and 32,274 people are in labor force. Among them, 32,254 people are in civilian labor force and 20 are in armed labor force. 30,358 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,808	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	25,179	84.47%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,403	8.06%
Public transportation	205	0.69%
Walked	682	2.29%
Other method	283	0.95%
Worked from home	1,056	3.54%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,358	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,800	35.58%
Service	5,769	19.00%
Sales and office	6,723	22.15%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,186	10.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,880	12.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,358	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,334	4.39%
Construction	1,915	6.31%
Manufacturing	1,348	4.44%
Wholesale trade	944	3.11%
Retail trade	4,066	13.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,051	6.76%
Information	372	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,100	3.62%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,194	7.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,265	27.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,728	8.99%
Other services, except public administration	1,373	4.52%
Public administration	2,668	8.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,358	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,522	74.19%
Government workers	6,446	21.23%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,353	4.46%
Unpaid family workers	37	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,609 for the 27,098 households in Harrison County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $33,784. 63,370 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.24%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,098	-
Less than $10,000	1,875	6.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,367	5.04%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,262	12.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,530	9.34%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,865	14.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,359	16.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,439	12.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,113	15.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,360	5.02%
More than $200,000	928	3.42%
Median Household Income	$53,022	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,609	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,751	-
Less than $10,000	652	3.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	368	2.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,410	7.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,463	8.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,351	13.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,129	17.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,783	15.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,535	19.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,262	7.11%
More than $200,000	798	4.50%

Median Family Income	$69,920	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,377	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,784	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,240	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,240	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,242	-
With health insurance coverage	63,370	94.24%
Public coverage	30,213	44.93%
Private health insurance	43,476	64.66%
Without health insurance coverage	3,872	5.76%

Housing

There are 31,707 housing units in Harrison County School District area, West Virginia with 27,098 units (85.46%) occupied. 20,035 houses (73.94%) are occupied by owner and 7,063 houses (26.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $117,900 and the average rental cost is $767. 216 houses (0.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,870 houses (34.28%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,707	-
Occupied	27,098	85.46%
Owner Occupied	20,035	73.94%
Renter Occupied	7,063	26.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,377	76.88%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	529	1.67%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,944	12.44%
Mobile Homes	2,853	9.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	4	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,707	-
Built 2014 or later	216	0.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	536	1.69%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,382	7.51%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,255	10.27%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,234	10.20%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,093	12.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,253	10.26%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,868	12.20%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,870	34.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,707	-
1 room	1,190	3.75%
2 rooms	449	1.42%
3 rooms	1,439	4.54%
4 rooms	3,560	11.23%
5 rooms	6,817	21.50%
6 rooms	7,224	22.78%
7 rooms	4,485	14.15%
8 rooms	3,057	9.64%
9 rooms or more	3,486	10.99%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,707	-
no bedroom	1,228	3.87%
1 bedroom	2,152	6.79%
2 bedrooms	8,989	28.35%
3 bedrooms	13,782	43.47%
4 bedrooms	4,406	13.90%
5 bedrooms or more	1,150	3.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	20,035	-
Less than $50,000	3,308	16.51%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,171	25.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,535	17.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,138	15.66%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,760	13.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,682	8.40%
$500,000 - $999,999	381	1.90%
$1,000,000 or more	60	0.30%
Median House Value	$117,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,166	-
Less than $500	1,147	18.60%
$500 - $999	3,606	58.48%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,194	19.36%
$1,500 - $1,999	181	2.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	19	0.31%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	19	0.31%
Median Rental Costs	$767	-

Demographic

A total of 67,908 people lives in Harrison County School District area, West Virginia with 33,109 male and 34,799 female. The males to female ratio is 48.76 to 51.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	67,908	-
Male	33,109	48.76%
Female	34,799	51.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,908	-
Under 5 years	3,887	5.72%
5 - 9 years	3,800	5.60%
10 - 14 years	4,369	6.43%
15 - 19 years	3,901	5.74%
20 - 24 years	3,677	5.41%
25 - 34 years	8,080	11.90%
35 - 44 years	8,405	12.38%
45 - 54 years	9,078	13.37%
55 - 59 years	4,721	6.95%
60 - 64 years	5,115	7.53%
65 - 74 years	7,319	10.78%
75 - 84 years	3,861	5.69%
85 years and older	1,695	2.50%
Median Age	42.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,908	-
One Race	66,414	97.80%
White	64,720	95.31%
Black or African American	1,069	1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	396	0.58%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.03%
Other	207	0.30%

Two or more races	1,494	2.20%
White and Black or African American	620	0.91%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	525	0.77%
White and Asian	127	0.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.01%