Pleasants County, WV Demographic Data
Pleasants County, WV Summary
Pleasants County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 7,630
- Area: 134.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 130.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.44 sq. miles
- Population Density: 56.70 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,083.99 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pleasants County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,599
47%
50.8
Male
4,013
53%
49.2
Total Population
7,612
323,128,000
Pleasants County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
320
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
380
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
445
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
420
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
519
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
817
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,036
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,183
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
552
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
529
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
847
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
406
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
158
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,143
80.7%
77.2
Female
2,884
46.9%
51.3
Male
3,259
53.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,946
78.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,733
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,411
18.5%
15.2
Female
755
53.5%
55.8
Male
656
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Pleasants County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,438
97.7%
96.8
White
7,428
97.6%
72.6
Black or African American
10
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
174
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
132
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
77
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
55
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,480
98.3%
82.2
Pleasants County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
227
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
460
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,743
49.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,036
18.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
318
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
429
7.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
315
5.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
687
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,841
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
744
13.5%
31.2
Pleasants County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,456
22.5%
33.7%
Now Married
3,597
55.6%
47.5
Divorced
863
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
112
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
439
6.8
5.8%
Pleasants County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,217
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
75
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
69
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Pleasants County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
198
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
152
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
328
11.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
389
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
478
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
503
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
301
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
317
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
145
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
52
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
45,191
57,617
Per capita income
23,580
31,128
Pleasants County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
140
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
192
6.5%
9.8
Construction
193
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
872
29.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
99
3.4%
6.6
Information
31
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
439
15.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
124
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
193
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
193
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
209
7.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
207
7.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
42
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
450
15.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
843
28.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
520
17.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
493
16.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
628
21.4%
18.1%
Pleasants County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,923
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,586
88.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
186
6.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.2%
5.1
Walked
49
1.7%
2.7
Other means
14
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
81
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.0
26.6
Pleasants County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
127
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
884
30.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,159
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
693
24.2%
21.0
Pleasants County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,863
84.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,387
83.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
476
16.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
512
15.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Pleasants County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,375
1 room
22
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
52
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
138
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
392
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
766
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
717
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
572
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
338
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
378
11.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pleasants County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,375
1-unit, detached
2,422
71.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
0.3%
5.9
2-units
26
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
61
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
64
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
38
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
22
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
721
21.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.3%
0.1
Pleasants County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
490
14.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
167
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
487
14.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
321
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
591
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
482
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
468
13.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
314
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
55
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pleasants County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,007
70.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
91
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
512
17.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
173
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
60
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.1%
1.1
Pleasants County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,121
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
1.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
102
9.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
131
11.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
365
32.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
473
42.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
698
62.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
8.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
172
15.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Pleasants County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
403
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
1.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
132
32.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
267
66.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
73
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
628
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
39
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
151
38.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
5.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
98
24.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
82
0.0%
0.0%
Pleasants County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,387
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
502
21.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
637
26.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
495
20.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
394
16.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
173
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
165
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,300
205,000
