FAST FACTS ABOUT PUTNAM COUNTY
Founded: 1848
Land in square miles: 350.3
Population: 55,486
Percentage minorities: 3.2%
Percentage rural: 40.5%
Median age: 40.8
Percentage 65 or older: 14.4%
Birth rate per 1,000 women: 51
Median household income: $52,618
High school graduate or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Home ownership: 85.9%
Median home value: $135,200
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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