Compare Jefferson County, WV vs Washington Metro Area, DC vs West Virginia (WV) vs United States
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| Metric |
Jefferson County, WV County |
Washington Metro Area, DC Metro Area |
West Virginia (WV) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 59,260 | 6,318,377 | 1,778,373 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,108 | $2,027 | $872 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1991 | 1983 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Household income | $98,806 | $126,684 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $46,514 | $63,554 | $34,203 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 8.1% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 37.5% | 45.7% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 59,260 | 6,318,377 | 1,778,373 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 41,599 | 4,348,200 | 1,266,322 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 22,804 | 2,373,022 | 728,655 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $98,806 | $126,684 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $46,514 | $63,554 | $34,203 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 8.1% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 37.5% | 45.7% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,108 | $2,027 | $872 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1991 | 1983 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 19.7% | 36.3% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 80.3% | 63.7% | 74.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 80.7% | 43.4% | 90.3% | 61% |
| Black | 5.7% | 24.6% | 3.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 10.9% | 0.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.9% | 11.7% | 4.9% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.8% | 18% | 2.1% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.2% | 82% | 97.9% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 82.7% | 74.6% | 90.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 37.0 min | 32.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 17.3% | 25.4% | 9.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 26.6% | 21.4% | 25.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.9% | 17.2% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.6% | 7% | 11.4% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 33.9% | 54.4% | 24.1% | 35.7% |