Wood County Information
Wood in
West Virginia occupies
377 square miles and has a 2006 population of
86,597, a change from a 2000 population of
87,986 and
86,915 in 1990.
11.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.9% percent is 25-35, and
14.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
308 acts of violent crime reported in
Wood in 2004, a change from
262 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,040 people:
4.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.5%.
Read more about
Wood, West Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Wood | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| Land Area | 377 sq. miles | Ranked 2,665 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 86,597 | Ranked 632 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 86,881 | |
| Population 2000 | 87,986 | Ranked 592 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 86,915 | Ranked 526 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.4% | |
| African American | 1.1% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 308 | 262 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 28 | |
| Robberies | 30 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 250 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,333 | 2,205 |
| Burglaries | 578 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,618 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 137 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 41,329 | 42,178 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,040 | 1,918 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 4.5% |
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