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Doddridge County, West Virginia Statistics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Population: 7458 (WV population: 1,818,470)
(2006 estimate)
Land Area: 320.43 square miles (2000)
County Seat: West Union
Minority Population: Doddridge 2.0%, WV 5.9% (2006)
Doddridge County Age Distribution: (2006)
Persons Under 5: 5.1%
Persons
Under 18: 22.1%
Persons 19-64: 63.6%
Persons 65+: 14.3%
Labor Force Statistics (2000)
Civilian Labor Force: 2859
Total Employment: 2605
Total Unemployment: 254
Unemployment Rate: 8.9%
Armed Forces: 6 (0.1%)
Income Statistics (1999)
Per capita income: $13,507
Other forms of income in the County (1999):
Social Security Recipients: 1083
Supplemental Security Income
Recipients: 227
19.8% of the population live below the poverty level including 20.6% of children
County Household Statistics (2000)
Occupied housing units: 3661
Persons per household: 2.56 Homes built prior to 1939: 1086
Homes built prior to 1980: 2528
West Virginia vs. National (2000)
Median income of families with children: WV $31,900 National $43,400
Percent of children in extreme poverty (income below 50% of poverty level): WV 34% National 9%
Children living with parents who do not have full time, year round employment: WV 38% (50th in US) National 27%
Juvenile violent crime and arrest rate (per 100,000 youth 10-17): WV 86 National 412 (1997)
Percent of low-income children without health insurance: WV 13% National 25%
Percent of HS dropouts: 20.5% (highest in the state)
Percent of students going to college:32%
West Virginia is ranked 50th in the Nation in crime per capita
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