Doddridge County, West Virginia

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Doddridge County, West Virginia is a county located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 7403 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 7201 in July 2008, It is West Virginia's fifth least populous county. The county encompasses an area of 320.48 miē (830.04 kmē ), of which, 320.43 square miles (829.91 kmē) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 14th smallest by total area in West Virginia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7403 residents, 2845 households, and 2102 families in the county. The population density was 23.1 people per square mile (8.92/kmē), it is the eighth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. There were 3661 housing units at an average density of 11.4 per square mile (4.4/kmē). The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 7201, The racial makeup of the county was 7077 White, 25 Black or African American, 22 American Indian, 11 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 66 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26744, it is the 37th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $30502, making its West Virginia's 15th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13507, making it the 12th lowest county by per capita income in West Virginia.

In 2000, 1737 pupils and students, of which 51.35% are male and 48.65% are female, 23.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.89% nursery or pri school, 4.38% kindergarten, 50.89% elementary school, 30.92% high school and 8.92% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	West Union Town	Doddridge County	0.37	0.37	0	806	2197.3	10539	18300

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7403
April 2000 Estimate	7403
July 2000 Estimate	7408
July 2001 Estimate	7498
July 2002 Estimate	7433
July 2003 Estimate	7438
July 2004 Estimate	7265
July 2005 Estimate	7297
July 2006 Estimate	7218
July 2007 Estimate	7244
July 2008 Estimate	7201

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	36	49	85
Kindergarten	33	43	76
Elementary school	476	408	884
High school	302	235	537
College or graduate school	45	110	155

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Doddridge County, West Virginia	$26744	$30502	$13507
West Virginia, United States	$29696	$36484	$16477
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587