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Demographics & Labor Force

Tri-State Demographics
2000 Population 288,363
2010 Population 287,702
Median Age 2010 40.4
% White 94.8
% Black 2.7
% Other 2.5
Cabell County Demographics*
1990 Population 96,754
2000 Population 96,712
2010 Population 96,319
Median Age 2010 38.7
% White 91.6
% Black 5.0
% Other 3.4
Median Household Income 2009 $34,843
Per Capita Income 2009 $33,834
Wayne County Demographics*
1990 Population 41,667
2000 Population 42,901
2010 Population 42,481
Median Age 2010 41.3
% White 98.6
% Black 0.2
% Other 1.2
Median Household Income 2009 $36,080
Per Capita Income 2009 $28,070
City of Huntington Demographics*
2000 Population 51,475
2010 Population 49,138
Median Age 2010 35.4
% White 86.9
% Black 8.6
% Other 4.5

U.S. Census 2010 / Workforce WV

Tri-State Labor Force
YEAR WORK FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
2007 133,100 4.8
2008 132,413 5.0
2009 131,248 8.0
2010 129,536 8.8
2011 128,900 7.7
2012 (Dec.) 129,800 7.0
Cabell County Labor Force
YEAR WORK FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
2007 45,780 3.9
2008 45,023 3.8
2009 43,060 6.9
2010 41,890 7.9
2011 40,110 7.3 
2012 (Dec.)

41,120

 6.1
Wayne County Labor Force
YEAR WORK FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
2007 17,750 4.6
2008 17,541 4.6
2009 16,890 8.8
2010 16,370 9.9
2011 15,650 8.1
2012 (Dec.)

16,050

 7.2

Source: Work Force West Virginia and BLS

Tri-State Salaries
CLASSIFICATION ANNUAL
Management $80,630
Business/Finance $54,070
Construction/Extraction $42,780
Education $42,380
Health Care Prac./Tech. $65,120
Health Care Support $24,020
Production $34,790
Transport $29,140
Office/Admin. Support $27,990

Source: BLS May 2012 Estimates

Population by Age Group
  CABELL COUNTY WAYNE COUNTY
Under-5 5.8% 5.7%
5-19 17.4% 19.3%
20-24 8.9% 5.2%
25-34 13.6% 11.4%
35-44 12.2% 13.4%
45-54 13.3% 14.6%
55-64 13.0% 13.9%
65-74 8.4% 8.6%
75+ 7.7% 7.3%

Source: 2010 U.S. Census