Fayette County, WV Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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Fayette County, West Virginia

People QuickFactsFayette CountyWest Virginia
Population, 2005 estimate 46,8231,816,856
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -1.6%0.5%
Population, 2000 47,5791,808,344
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.0%5.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 20.7%21.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 16.1%15.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.3%51.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)93.4%95.2%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)5.0%3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.4%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.9%0.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.7%0.9%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 92.8%94.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 63.7%63.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 0.8%1.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 2.0%2.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 68.6%75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 10.7%14.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 12,445410,781
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.026.2
Housing units, 2005 22,204872,203
Homeownership rate, 2000 77.2%75.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.5%12.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $50,800$72,800
Households, 2000 18,945736,481
Persons per household, 2000 2.412.40
Median household income, 2003 $26,311$32,967
Per capita money income, 1999 $13,809$16,477
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 20.2%16.3%
Business QuickFactsFayette CountyWest Virginia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 92040,8371
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 8,822568,6191
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -10.4%1.9%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,84087,825
Total number of firms, 2002 2,545113,087
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.0%27.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 207,73518,911,332
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D10,924,279
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 352,54016,747,900
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,477$9,277
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 32,2421,974,851
Building permits, 2005 1196,140
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 370,96815,183,4961
Geography QuickFactsFayette CountyWest Virginia
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 66324,077
Persons per square mile, 2000 71.775.1
FIPS Code 01954
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Oak Hill, WV Micro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


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

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
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
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:52 EST
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