Ohio County, WV

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US Senator

N/AShelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$165,300

8.04% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18,574

1.34% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Ohio County, WV had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Ohio County, WV N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Ohio County, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Ohio County, WV are West Liberty University (544 degrees awarded in 2023), West Virginia Northern Community College (293 degrees), and Wheeling University (136 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Ohio County, WV was $165,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.4%.

Ohio County, WV borders Belmont County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Washington County, PA, Brooke County, WV, and Marshall County, WV.

United States West Virginia Wheeling, WV-OH

Economy

The economy of Ohio County, WV employs 18.6k people. The largest industries in Ohio County, WV are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), Retail Trade (2,274 people), and Educational Services (2,090 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

18.6k

2023 Value

± 900

−1.34%

1 Year decline

± 7.04%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ohio County, WV declined at a rate of −1.34%, from 18.8k employees to 18.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ohio County, WV, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ohio County, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.6k

2023 Value

± 900

−1.34%

1 Year decline

± 7.04%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ohio County, WV declined at a rate of −1.34%, from 18.8k employees to 18.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ohio County, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), Retail Trade (2,274 people), and Educational Services (2,090 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ohio County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Ohio County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,144), Wholesale Trade ($73,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,125), Wholesale Trade ($56,938), and Manufacturing ($53,833).

Employment by Industry Sector

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0.583%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in West Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

102
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Health Care and Social Assistance
71
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$332k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$110k
Retail Trade
$108k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Ohio County, WV awarded 973 degrees. The student population of Ohio County, WV in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ohio County, WV are White (750 and 78.5%), followed by Unknown (104 and 10.9%), Black or African American (45 and 4.71%), and Two or More Races (32 and 3.35%).

The largest universities in Ohio County, WV by number of degrees awarded are West Liberty University (544 and 55.9%), West Virginia Northern Community College (293 and 30.1%), and Wheeling University (136 and 14%).

The most popular majors in Ohio County, WV are General Business Administration & Management (161 and 16.5%), General Studies (88 and 9.04%), and Registered Nursing (75 and 7.71%).

The median tuition costs in Ohio County, WV are $29,090 for private four year colleges, and $8,716 and $17,100 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Ohio County, WV, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 4,359 (41.5% men and 58.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 4,359 students enrolled in Ohio County, WV, 41.5% men and 58.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,176 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
46 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
43 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
94 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Ohio County, WV was General Biological Sciences with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Ohio County, WV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

West Liberty University
544 degrees awarded
West Virginia Northern Community College
293 degrees awarded
Wheeling University
136 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was West Liberty University with 544 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 328 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ohio County, WV, which is 0.509 times less than the 645 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 750 degrees mean that there were 7.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 104 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,090) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($824) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,645) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ohio County, WV was $165,300 in 2023, which is 0.545 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $153,000 to $165,300, a 8.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Ohio County, WV is 67.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

In 2023, 9.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ohio County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2%.

Housing

Property

$165,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,003

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ohio County, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ohio County, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Ohio County, WV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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18.1k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Ohio County, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ohio County, WV is from Ohio County, WV.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio County, WV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Ohio County, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ohio County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.9% of the children was living in poverty in Ohio County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Ohio County, WV has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ohio County, WV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.