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Demographics and Labor Force

Tri-State Demographics

1990 Population 288,169
2000 Population 288,363
2008 Population Estimate 284,234
Median Age 2000 38.1
% White 96.2
% Black 2.2
% Other 1.6
Median Household Income 2000 $28,117
Per Capita Income 2007 $28,397

Cabell County Demographics*

1990 Population 96,754
2000 Population 96,710
2008 Population Estimate 94,631
Median Age 2000 37.5
% White 93.3
% Black 4.4
% Other 2.3
Median Household Income 2004 $31,535
Per Capita Income 2006 $29,580

Wayne County Demographics*

1990 Population 41,667
2000 Population 42,901
2008 Population Estimate 41,082
Median Age 2000 38.4
% White 98.6
% Black 0.2
% Other 1.2
Median Household Income 2004 $31,012
Per Capita Income 2006 $23,412

City of Huntington Demographics*

2000 Population 51,475
2007 Population Estimate 48,982
Median Age 2000 38.0
% White 89.6
% Black 7.5
% Other 2.9
Median Household Income 2000 $23,234
Per Capita Income 2000 $16,717

*Source: www.bea.gov/U.S. Census 2000

Tri-State Labor Force

Year Work Force Unemp. Rate
2005 130,500 5.4
2006 131,800 5.1
2007 133,100 4.8
2008 132,413 5.0
2009 131,248 8.0

Cabell County Labor Force

Year Work Force Unemp. Rate
2005 44,214 4.4
2006 44,579 4.4
2007 45,780 3.9
2008 45,023 3.8
2009 43,060 6.9

Wayne County Labor Force

Year Work Force Unemp. Rate
2005 17,643 5.1
2006 17,646 5.2
2007 17,795 4.4
2008 17,541 4.6
2009 16,890 8.8

*Source: West Virginia Labor Force

Wage Rates

Classification Starting Salary
Customer Service Rep. $7.75
Shipping/Stocking $7.54
Maint Worker/Machinery $9.84
Production Worker $7.37
Assembler/Fabricator $8.68
Labor Shop $7.35
Machinist $12.44

*Source: Workforce West Virginia LMI 6/08

Population by Age Group

  Cabell County Wayne County
Under-5 5.4% 5.8%
5-19 18.5% 20.4%
20-24 9.6% 6.0%
25-34 13.1% 13.2%
35-44 13.6% 14.5%
45-54 13.8% 14.4%
55-64 9.8% 10.9%
65-74 8.4% 8.6%
75+ 7.6% 6.3%

*Source: 2000 U.S. Census/2003 Estimates



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