Raleigh County Information
Raleigh in
West Virginia occupies
609 square miles and has a 2006 population of
79,302, a change from a 2000 population of
79,220 and
76,819 in 1990.
11.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.2% percent is 25-35, and
13.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
250 acts of violent crime reported in
Raleigh in 2004, a change from
281 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,496 people:
4.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.1%.
Read more about
Raleigh, West Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Raleigh | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| Land Area | 609 sq. miles | Ranked 1,710 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 79,302 | Ranked 679 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 79,186 | |
| Population 2000 | 79,220 | Ranked 647 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 76,819 | Ranked 587 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.9% | |
| African American | 8.2% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 250 | 281 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 19 | |
| Robberies | 28 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 201 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,321 | 2,299 |
| Burglaries | 446 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,656 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 219 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 32,937 | 32,716 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,496 | 2,005 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 6.1% |
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