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Harrison County, WV

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Overview for Harrison County, WV
Part of: Clarksburg WV, Micropolitan Area
Part of: Fairmont-Clarksburg WV, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Harrison County Harrison County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 416.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 165.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 6.0%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 1.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.42 persons compared to an average family size of 2.94 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $37,856. Per capita income grew by 18.1% 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) 68,911 Covered Employment 33,491
   Growth (%) since 1990 -0.7%    Average wage per job $37,361
Households (2000) 27,867 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 6.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 30,933    Average wage per job $48,643
Unemployment Rate (2009) 6.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 5.3%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $35,140    Average wage per job $56,437
Median Household Income (2008) $38,152 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 16.7%
Poverty Rate (2008) 17.9    Average wage per job $37,856
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 78.4 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.9%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 16.3    Average wage per job $43,048

  

 
 

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