Lewis County, WV Demographic Data
Lewis County, WV Summary
Lewis County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 16,389
- Area: 389.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 384.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.75 sq. miles
- Population Density: 42.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,353.02 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lewis County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,193
50%
50.8
Male
8,229
50%
49.2
Total Population
16,422
323,128,000
Lewis County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
998
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
936
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
904
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
838
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
913
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,869
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,021
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,368
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,187
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,185
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,899
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
910
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
394
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,037
79.4%
77.2
Female
6,583
50.5%
51.3
Male
6,454
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,559
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,910
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,203
19.5%
15.2
Female
1,724
53.8%
55.8
Male
1,479
46.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lewis County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,201
98.7%
96.8
White
16,007
97.5%
72.6
Black or African American
52
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.2%
0.8
Asian
101
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
69
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
221
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
132
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
70
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
46
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,290
99.2%
82.2
Lewis County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
488
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,021
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,951
50.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,983
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
730
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,027
8.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
633
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,509
12.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,324
87.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,660
14.0%
31.2
Lewis County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,155
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,206
53.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,847
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
256
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,120
8.2
5.8%
Lewis County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,138
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
286
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
94
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
143
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
49
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lewis County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
736
11.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
300
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
856
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,081
16.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,064
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,126
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
633
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
576
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
89
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
80
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
37,827
57,617
Per capita income
20,954
31,128
Lewis County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
537
8.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
497
8.1%
9.8
Construction
502
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,496
24.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
225
3.7%
6.6
Information
80
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
386
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
214
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
398
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
321
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
940
15.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
476
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
70
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,021
16.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,485
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
872
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,550
25.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,214
19.8%
18.1%
Lewis County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,027
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,132
85.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
568
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
104
1.7%
2.7
Other means
98
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
125
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.5
26.6
Lewis County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
488
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,301
35.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,662
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,090
16.7%
21.0
Lewis County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,541
82.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,647
71.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,894
29.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,382
17.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Lewis County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,923
1 room
176
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
75
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
381
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,353
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,682
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,693
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,045
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
776
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
742
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lewis County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,923
1-unit, detached
5,643
71.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
0.4%
5.9
2-units
84
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
175
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
233
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
108
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
274
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,362
17.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
12
0.2%
0.1
Lewis County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,673
21.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
528
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
702
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
547
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,287
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,135
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
778
9.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,090
13.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
150
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.4%
1.4%
Lewis County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,320
66.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
265
4.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,503
23.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
38
0.6%
0.1
Wood
393
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.1%
1.1
Lewis County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,111
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
1.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
33
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
150
7.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
185
8.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
488
23.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,212
57.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,092
51.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
307
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
186
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
364
17.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lewis County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,485
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
162
10.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
607
40.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
704
47.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
409
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
549
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
343
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
255
17.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
118
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
6.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
575
39.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
443
0.0%
0.0%
Lewis County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,647
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,119
24.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,419
30.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
737
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
554
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
564
12.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
140
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
96
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
18
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,100
205,000