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West Virginia Profile

Total Population: 1,819,777
Capital: Charleston

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 49%
Females 51%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White95%
African American3%
Native American0%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed1%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population38.9
Males37.5
Females40.2
Vs. National Median Age
    
    
    
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 2013%Under 20: 12%
20 to 4013%20 to 40: 13%
40 to 6014%40 to 60: 14%
Over 608%Over 60: 12%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearAnnual Change
20001,808,344N/A
20011,798,582-0.54%
20021,799,4110.05%
20031,802,2380.16%
20041,803,3020.06%
20051,803,9200.03%
20061,807,2370.18%
20071,811,1980.22%
20081,814,8730.20%
20091,819,7770.27%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001279
2002234
2003257
2004271
2005273
2006280
2007275
2008274
2009297
2010315
Vs. National Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 403207073,968
2002 573286573,179
2003 632967303,572
2004 683207683,768
2005 803218113,745
2006 753898533,770
2007 643698523,702
2008 603628893,657
2009 844339173,962
2010 623548284,586

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20012,280
20022,281
20032,359
20042,506
20052,625
20062,622
20072,525
20082,569
20092,527
20102,240
Vs. National Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 9,601 28,268 3,216
2002 9,677 27,524 3,898
2003 10,178 29,012 3,524
2004 10,932 30,826 3,739
2005 11,286 32,594 3,816
2006 11,531 32,220 3,921
2007 10,814 31,447 3,492
2008 11,066 32,337 3,204
2009 11,951 31,289 2,741
2010 10,756 28,383 2,361

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