Overview for Preston County, WV
Part of: Morgantown WV, Metropolitan Area |
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Preston County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 648.3 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 46.7 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its
population grew by 15.2%. On the 2000 census
form, 99.5% of the population reported only one
race, with 0.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 0.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.50 persons compared to an
average family size of 2.94 persons.
In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$18,968. Per capita income grew by 29.6% between
1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2009) |
30,247 |
Covered Employment |
7,299 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
4.2% |
Average wage per job |
$32,321 |
| Households (2000) |
11,544 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
10.7% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2009) |
15,237 |
Average wage per job |
$31,781 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2009) |
7.2 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
3.4% |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2008) |
$28,154 |
Average wage per job |
$37,679 |
| Median Household
Income (2008) |
$40,257 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
9.3% |
| Poverty Rate (2008) |
16.6 |
Average wage per job |
$23,800 |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
74.0 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.4% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
10.8 |
Average wage per job |
$30,985 |
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