West Virginia: State Summary
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
State Health Department
- West Virginia Bureau for Public Health: 350 Capitol Street Room 702, Charleston
Population:
- Total Population: 1,808,344
- Males: 879,250
- Females: 929,094
Top 3 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)
- English only (1,661,030)
- Spanish (17,635)
- French (5,660)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- United Methodist Church, The (150,985)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (108,087)
- Catholic Church (105,363)
- Southern Baptist Convention (43,606)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (28,467)
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 821,460
- Sensory: 97,362
- Physical: 227,391
- Mental: 130,085
- Self-care: 69,119
- Go outside home: 144,345
- Employment: 153,380
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 16,151
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 736,481
- Utility gas: 351,912
- Bottled or LP gas: 41,507
- Electricity: 236,818
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 49,689
- Coal or Coke: 8,312
- Wood: 43,634
- Solar Energy: 125
- Other fuel: 3,402
- No fuel used: 1,082
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 1,441,505
- No vehicle: 152,347
- 1 or more vehicle: 1,289,158
Education Attainment:
- No School: 10,947
- No High School: 112,675
- Some High School: 182,192
- High School: 486,334
- Some College: 205,025
- Associate's Degree: 53,448
- College Degree: 109,651
- Master's Degree: 49,336
- Professional Degree: 16,866
- Doctoral Degree: 7,107
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 736,481
- Owners with phone: 537,792
- Owners without phone: 15,834
- Renters with phone: 163,903
- Renters without phone: 18,952
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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