Population 14,502
State West Virginia
Current Time
Area 510.81 mi²
Per capita income $18,373

Cities in Braxton County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 98.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$219,637
Total number of firms, 2007 862
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 14,502
Households, 2008-2012 6,009
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 592
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,373
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 0.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 2,943
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 32.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 510.81 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 14,519
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $79,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 265
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $31,623
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$16,765
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,419
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.31
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 19.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.3 %
Population, 2010 14,523
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 28.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 97.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 75.3 %
Housing units, 2013 7,344
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,088
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$57,417
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %