FAST FACTS ABOUT NICHOLAS COUNTY
Founded: 1818
Land in square miles: 654.1
Population: 26,233
Percentage minorities: 1.6%
Percentage rural: 77.9%
Median age: 43.3
Percentage 65 or older: 17.1%
Birth rate per 1,000 women: 44
Median household income: $38,457
High school graduate or higher: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13%
Home ownership: 82%
Median home value: $73,400
Source: This information is from the 2010 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2010, West Virginia as a whole had 6.1 percent minorities, a median age of 41.1, median household income of $38,380, and a 74.6 percent homeownership rate.
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