Marion County, West Virginia QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Marion County West Virginia
?  Population, 2000 56,5981,808,344
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -1.1%0.8%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.1%5.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.6%22.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.8%15.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.1%95.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.2%3.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.9%0.9%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.5%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.7%0.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 94.5%94.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 27,219773,239
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,768144,518
?  Housing units, 2000 26,660844,623
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 74.8%75.2%
?  Households, 2000 23,652736,481
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.342.40
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 28.6%31.8%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $27,987$27,432
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 15.7%16.8%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 23.5%24.7%

Business QuickFacts Marion County West Virginia
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,30541,703
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 15,176547,234
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 4.1%13.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 2,65579,608
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 347,03618,293,309
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 421,46614,057,933
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,409$7,743
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA2,070
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 96230,644
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 204,233
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 345,16111,028,115
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,70259,926

Geography QuickFacts Marion County West Virginia
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 31024,078
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 182.675.1
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown