Kanawha County Information
Kanawha in
West Virginia occupies
911 square miles and has a 2006 population of
192,419, a change from a 2000 population of
200,073 and
207,619 in 1990.
11.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.9% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,209 acts of violent crime reported in
Kanawha in 2004, a change from
963 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,040 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.9%.
Read more about
Kanawha, West Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Kanawha | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| Land Area | 911 sq. miles | Ranked 917 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 192,419 | Ranked 312 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 193,413 | |
| Population 2000 | 200,073 | Ranked 276 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 207,619 | Ranked 241 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.3% | |
| African American | 7.1% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,209 | 963 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 18 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 47 | |
| Robberies | 219 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 925 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 9,215 | 8,124 |
| Burglaries | 2,330 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 6,026 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 859 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 91,830 | 97,302 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,040 | 4,802 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 4.9% |
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