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Overview for West Virginia  
Map of West Virginia West Virginia is one of 50 states in the United States (ranks include the District of Columbia).It has 24,077.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 75.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 3.7%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 3.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this state is 0.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.40 persons compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $36,419. Per capita income grew by 17.0% 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) 1,819,777 Covered Employment 709,657
   Growth (%) since 1990 1.5%    Average wage per job $35,987
Households (2000) 736,481 Manufacturing - % all jobs in State 8.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 797,943    Average wage per job $47,558
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in State 3.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $31,634    Average wage per job $42,207
Median Household Income (2008) $37,528 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in State 17.1%
Poverty Rate (2008) 17.4    Average wage per job $36,419
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 75.2 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in State 3.0%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 14.8    Average wage per job $40,333

  

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