Ritchie County

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Ritchie County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 10,343
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 108 / 109 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,174.591 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.174 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 81,000.000 acres (327.726 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 363
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 16.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $3,105,000
Physicians (2004): 3
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,063
Federal Spending (2004): $68,443

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,212	5.75%
Rural, Non-farm	19,878	94.25%

Ritchie County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Ritchie County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,428	3,792	636	14.36%	144
1991	4,436	3,805	630	14.21%	142
1992	4,451	3,803	647	14.55%	146
1993	4,410	3,719	691	15.67%	157
1994	4,424	3,763	661	14.94%	149
1995	4,297	3,722	575	13.37%	134
1996	4,339	3,754	585	13.48%	135
1997	4,249	3,778	471	11.09%	111
1998	4,177	3,721	456	10.93%	109
1999	4,349	3,945	404	9.30%	93
2000	4,610	4,322	288	6.25%	63
2001	4,542	4,233	310	6.82%	68
2002	4,526	4,204	323	7.12%	71
2003	4,480	4,133	348	7.76%	78
2004	4,462	4,169	293	6.56%	66
2005	4,607	4,345	262	5.68%	57
2006	4,741	4,514	227	4.79%	48
2007	4,642	4,406	236	5.07%	51
2008	4,582	4,288	294	6.42%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,445	3,545	900	20.25%	202
Feb 1990	4,421	3,641	780	17.64%	176
Mar 1990	4,266	3,701	565	13.24%	132
Apr 1990	4,557	3,912	645	14.15%	142
May 1990	4,596	4,091	505	10.99%	110
Jun 1990	4,814	4,116	698	14.50%	145
Jul 1990	4,401	3,853	548	12.45%	125
Aug 1990	4,498	3,783	715	15.90%	159
Sep 1990	4,369	3,791	578	13.23%	132
Oct 1990	4,173	3,676	497	11.91%	119
Nov 1990	4,260	3,661	599	14.06%	141
Dec 1990	4,333	3,731	602	13.89%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,377	3,587	790	18.05%	180
Feb 1991	4,308	3,518	790	18.34%	183
Mar 1991	4,312	3,577	735	17.05%	170
Apr 1991	4,522	3,780	742	16.41%	164
May 1991	4,514	3,909	605	13.40%	134
Jun 1991	4,631	4,032	599	12.93%	129
Jul 1991	4,627	4,089	538	11.63%	116
Aug 1991	4,492	3,992	500	11.13%	111
Sep 1991	4,391	3,902	489	11.14%	111
Oct 1991	4,237	3,794	443	10.46%	105
Nov 1991	4,353	3,768	585	13.44%	134
Dec 1991	4,462	3,716	746	16.72%	167

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,385	3,635	750	17.10%	171
Feb 1992	4,343	3,600	743	17.11%	171
Mar 1992	4,238	3,590	648	15.29%	153
Apr 1992	4,374	3,795	579	13.24%	132
May 1992	4,593	3,915	678	14.76%	148
Jun 1992	4,595	3,947	648	14.10%	141
Jul 1992	4,606	4,070	536	11.64%	116
Aug 1992	4,610	3,965	645	13.99%	140
Sep 1992	4,373	3,913	460	10.52%	105
Oct 1992	4,363	3,807	556	12.74%	127
Nov 1992	4,497	3,783	714	15.88%	159
Dec 1992	4,433	3,621	812	18.32%	183

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,431	3,564	867	19.57%	196
Feb 1993	4,426	3,597	829	18.73%	187
Mar 1993	4,357	3,504	853	19.58%	196
Apr 1993	4,294	3,669	625	14.56%	146
May 1993	4,413	3,779	634	14.37%	144
Jun 1993	4,482	3,882	600	13.39%	134
Jul 1993	4,647	3,995	652	14.03%	140
Aug 1993	4,408	3,871	537	12.18%	122
Sep 1993	4,437	3,884	553	12.46%	125
Oct 1993	4,323	3,790	533	12.33%	123
Nov 1993	4,405	3,557	848	19.25%	193
Dec 1993	4,300	3,539	761	17.70%	177

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,630	3,440	1,190	25.70%	257
Feb 1994	4,447	3,389	1,058	23.79%	238
Mar 1994	4,391	3,461	930	21.18%	212
Apr 1994	4,297	3,590	707	16.45%	165
May 1994	4,413	3,794	619	14.03%	140
Jun 1994	4,411	3,836	575	13.04%	130
Jul 1994	4,517	4,023	494	10.94%	109
Aug 1994	4,379	3,890	489	11.17%	112
Sep 1994	4,371	3,921	450	10.30%	103
Oct 1994	4,485	4,038	447	9.97%	100
Nov 1994	4,456	4,014	442	9.92%	99
Dec 1994	4,296	3,764	532	12.38%	124

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,249	3,552	697	16.40%	164
Feb 1995	4,289	3,595	694	16.18%	162
Mar 1995	4,276	3,564	712	16.65%	167
Apr 1995	4,359	3,741	618	14.18%	142
May 1995	4,368	3,731	637	14.58%	146
Jun 1995	4,520	3,865	655	14.49%	145
Jul 1995	4,501	3,970	531	11.80%	118
Aug 1995	4,244	3,784	460	10.84%	108
Sep 1995	4,275	3,844	431	10.08%	101
Oct 1995	4,144	3,711	433	10.45%	104
Nov 1995	4,228	3,702	526	12.44%	124
Dec 1995	4,111	3,609	502	12.21%	122

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	4,204	3,492	712	16.94%	169
Feb 1996	4,215	3,534	681	16.16%	162
Mar 1996	4,175	3,514	661	15.83%	158
Apr 1996	4,299	3,700	599	13.93%	139
May 1996	4,596	3,922	674	14.66%	147
Jun 1996	4,522	3,899	623	13.78%	138
Jul 1996	4,655	3,914	741	15.92%	159
Aug 1996	4,351	3,858	493	11.33%	113
Sep 1996	4,341	3,880	461	10.62%	106
Oct 1996	4,282	3,823	459	10.72%	107
Nov 1996	4,283	3,841	442	10.32%	103
Dec 1996	4,147	3,675	472	11.38%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,220	3,567	653	15.47%	155
Feb 1997	4,259	3,542	717	16.83%	168
Mar 1997	4,248	3,649	599	14.10%	141
Apr 1997	4,296	3,844	452	10.52%	105
May 1997	4,352	3,981	371	8.52%	85
Jun 1997	4,447	4,001	446	10.03%	100
Jul 1997	4,628	4,138	490	10.59%	106
Aug 1997	4,208	3,860	348	8.27%	83
Sep 1997	4,034	3,697	337	8.35%	84
Oct 1997	4,092	3,732	360	8.80%	88
Nov 1997	4,107	3,697	410	9.98%	100
Dec 1997	4,095	3,626	469	11.45%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,044	3,504	540	13.35%	134
Feb 1998	4,232	3,534	698	16.49%	165
Mar 1998	4,224	3,590	634	15.01%	150
Apr 1998	4,138	3,608	530	12.81%	128
May 1998	4,308	3,844	464	10.77%	108
Jun 1998	4,372	3,875	497	11.37%	114
Jul 1998	4,272	3,821	451	10.56%	106
Aug 1998	4,064	3,687	377	9.28%	93
Sep 1998	4,099	3,739	360	8.78%	88
Oct 1998	4,136	3,821	315	7.62%	76
Nov 1998	4,131	3,833	298	7.21%	72
Dec 1998	4,106	3,793	313	7.62%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,121	3,581	540	13.10%	131
Feb 1999	4,126	3,598	528	12.80%	128
Mar 1999	4,134	3,707	427	10.33%	103
Apr 1999	4,220	3,877	343	8.13%	81
May 1999	4,303	3,993	310	7.20%	72
Jun 1999	4,513	4,090	423	9.37%	94
Jul 1999	4,616	4,181	435	9.42%	94
Aug 1999	4,571	4,126	445	9.74%	97
Sep 1999	4,589	4,209	380	8.28%	83
Oct 1999	4,399	4,046	353	8.02%	80
Nov 1999	4,340	3,999	341	7.86%	79
Dec 1999	4,257	3,930	327	7.68%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,417	4,053	364	8.24%	82
Feb 2000	4,488	4,062	426	9.49%	95
Mar 2000	4,406	4,077	329	7.47%	75
Apr 2000	4,489	4,209	280	6.24%	62
May 2000	4,682	4,363	319	6.81%	68
Jun 2000	4,742	4,456	286	6.03%	60
Jul 2000	4,782	4,506	276	5.77%	58
Aug 2000	4,690	4,432	258	5.50%	55
Sep 2000	4,685	4,450	235	5.02%	50
Oct 2000	4,679	4,465	214	4.57%	46
Nov 2000	4,661	4,432	229	4.91%	49
Dec 2000	4,600	4,360	240	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,496	4,103	393	8.74%	87
Feb 2001	4,496	4,128	368	8.19%	82
Mar 2001	4,471	4,141	330	7.38%	74
Apr 2001	4,527	4,224	303	6.69%	67
May 2001	4,601	4,326	275	5.98%	60
Jun 2001	4,696	4,385	311	6.62%	66
Jul 2001	4,691	4,390	301	6.42%	64
Aug 2001	4,621	4,324	297	6.43%	64
Sep 2001	4,522	4,215	307	6.79%	68
Oct 2001	4,489	4,209	280	6.24%	62
Nov 2001	4,450	4,169	281	6.31%	63
Dec 2001	4,446	4,176	270	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,439	4,021	418	9.42%	94
Feb 2002	4,492	4,082	410	9.13%	91
Mar 2002	4,466	4,120	346	7.75%	77
Apr 2002	4,515	4,202	313	6.93%	69
May 2002	4,544	4,257	287	6.32%	63
Jun 2002	4,572	4,263	309	6.76%	68
Jul 2002	4,566	4,271	295	6.46%	65
Aug 2002	4,592	4,304	288	6.27%	63
Sep 2002	4,537	4,279	258	5.69%	57
Oct 2002	4,585	4,313	272	5.93%	59
Nov 2002	4,533	4,212	321	7.08%	71
Dec 2002	4,475	4,122	353	7.89%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,366	3,938	428	9.80%	98
Feb 2003	4,401	3,934	467	10.61%	106
Mar 2003	4,377	3,962	415	9.48%	95
Apr 2003	4,449	4,089	360	8.09%	81
May 2003	4,542	4,177	365	8.04%	80
Jun 2003	4,582	4,204	378	8.25%	82
Jul 2003	4,557	4,197	360	7.90%	79
Aug 2003	4,573	4,244	329	7.19%	72
Sep 2003	4,529	4,269	260	5.74%	57
Oct 2003	4,488	4,222	266	5.93%	59
Nov 2003	4,480	4,201	279	6.23%	62
Dec 2003	4,418	4,153	265	6.00%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,372	4,038	334	7.64%	76
Feb 2004	4,394	3,997	397	9.04%	90
Mar 2004	4,369	3,994	375	8.58%	86
Apr 2004	4,500	4,191	309	6.87%	69
May 2004	4,450	4,146	304	6.83%	68
Jun 2004	4,625	4,289	336	7.26%	73
Jul 2004	4,538	4,247	291	6.41%	64
Aug 2004	4,487	4,220	267	5.95%	60
Sep 2004	4,425	4,222	203	4.59%	46
Oct 2004	4,450	4,217	233	5.24%	52
Nov 2004	4,473	4,254	219	4.90%	49
Dec 2004	4,463	4,218	245	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,449	4,111	338	7.60%	76
Feb 2005	4,464	4,109	355	7.95%	80
Mar 2005	4,451	4,107	344	7.73%	77
Apr 2005	4,499	4,231	268	5.96%	60
May 2005	4,521	4,286	235	5.20%	52
Jun 2005	4,655	4,393	262	5.63%	56
Jul 2005	4,724	4,473	251	5.31%	53
Aug 2005	4,723	4,484	239	5.06%	51
Sep 2005	4,662	4,452	210	4.50%	45
Oct 2005	4,756	4,548	208	4.37%	44
Nov 2005	4,735	4,506	229	4.84%	48
Dec 2005	4,646	4,445	201	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,594	4,334	260	5.66%	57
Feb 2006	4,607	4,316	291	6.32%	63
Mar 2006	4,599	4,364	235	5.11%	51
Apr 2006	4,672	4,458	214	4.58%	46
May 2006	4,698	4,491	207	4.41%	44
Jun 2006	4,843	4,602	241	4.98%	50
Jul 2006	4,925	4,684	241	4.89%	49
Aug 2006	4,865	4,628	237	4.87%	49
Sep 2006	4,860	4,661	199	4.09%	41
Oct 2006	4,812	4,617	195	4.05%	41
Nov 2006	4,731	4,547	184	3.89%	39
Dec 2006	4,686	4,465	221	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,576	4,254	322	7.04%	70
Feb 2007	4,520	4,176	344	7.61%	76
Mar 2007	4,583	4,290	293	6.39%	64
Apr 2007	4,575	4,339	236	5.16%	52
May 2007	4,620	4,416	204	4.42%	44
Jun 2007	4,716	4,495	221	4.69%	47
Jul 2007	4,744	4,524	220	4.64%	46
Aug 2007	4,655	4,433	222	4.77%	48
Sep 2007	4,664	4,485	179	3.84%	38
Oct 2007	4,676	4,496	180	3.85%	38
Nov 2007	4,704	4,519	185	3.93%	39
Dec 2007	4,668	4,448	220	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,536	4,197	339	7.47%	75
Feb 2008	4,604	4,205	399	8.67%	87
Mar 2008	4,581	4,217	364	7.95%	79
Apr 2008	4,643	4,302	341	7.34%	73
May 2008	4,602	4,313	289	6.28%	63
Jun 2008	4,688	4,381	307	6.55%	65
Jul 2008	4,601	4,382	219	4.76%	48
Aug 2008	4,513	4,314	199	4.41%	44
Sep 2008	4,474	4,284	190	4.25%	42
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Ritchie County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Manufactuing	592	12.81%
2.	Construction	536	11.60%
3.	Chemical Manufacturing	282	6.10%
4.	Truck Transportation	250	5.41%
5.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	238	5.15%
6.	Educational Services	220	4.76%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	216	4.68%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	190	4.11%
9.	Mining	174	3.77%
10.	Wood Manufacturing	164	3.55%
11.	Public Administration	162	3.51%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	152	3.29%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	144	3.12%
14.	Utilities	120	2.60%
15.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	110	2.38%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	86	1.86%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	82	1.77%
18.	Accommodation and Food Services	74	1.60%
19.	Repair and Maintenance	74	1.60%
20.	Finance and Insurance	68	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	446	13.13%
2.	Educational Services	382	11.24%
3.	Public Administration	264	7.77%
4.	Finance and Insurance	232	6.83%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	206	6.06%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	204	6.00%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	144	4.24%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	140	4.12%
9.	Apparel Manufacturing	130	3.83%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	96	2.83%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	90	2.65%
12.	Social Assistance	76	2.24%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	70	2.06%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	64	1.88%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	60	1.77%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	56	1.65%
17.	Gasoline Stations	52	1.53%
18.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	50	1.47%
19.	Private Household Services	44	1.29%
20.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	42	1.24%

Ritchie County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	468	10.13%
2.	Other Production Occupations	430	9.31%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	356	7.71%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	290	6.28%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	256	5.54%
6.	Other Material Moving Workers	168	3.64%
7.	Other Construction Trades	164	3.55%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	152	3.29%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	150	3.25%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	146	3.16%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	146	3.16%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	128	2.77%
13.	Carpenters	110	2.38%
14.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	84	1.82%
15.	Woodworkers	84	1.82%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	78	1.69%
17.	Extraction Workers	76	1.65%
18.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	70	1.52%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	66	1.43%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	64	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	264	7.77%
2.	Cashiers	194	5.71%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	154	4.53%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	152	4.47%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	148	4.36%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	146	4.30%
7.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	144	4.24%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	140	4.12%
9.	Other Office and Admin Support	122	3.59%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	114	3.35%
11.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	114	3.35%
12.	Other Production Occupations	100	2.94%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	90	2.65%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	88	2.59%
15.	Registered Nurses	86	2.53%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	82	2.41%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	78	2.30%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	76	2.24%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	68	2.00%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	64	1.88%

Ritchie County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	7,957	46.79%
15-35 hours	1,486	8.74%
1-14 hours	385	2.26%
No regular hours	7,176	42.20%

Ritchie County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	466	5.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM	451	5.76%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	659	8.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM	804	10.27%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,017	12.99%
7 AM-7:29 AM	984	12.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,260	16.09%
8 AM-8:29 AM	724	9.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	232	2.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	198	2.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	108	1.38%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	34	0.43%
Noon-3:59 PM	428	5.46%
4 PM-11:59 PM	467	5.96%

Ritchie County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	429	5.48%
5-9	1,012	12.92%
10-14	647	8.26%
15-19	896	11.44%
20-24	796	10.16%
25-29	286	3.65%
30-34	767	9.79%
35-39	254	3.24%
40-44	383	4.89%
45-59	1,193	15.23%
60-89	748	9.55%
At least 90	421	5.38%

Ritchie County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	4,066	51.92%
30-44	8	0.10%	1,396	17.82%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,193	15.23%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,169	14.93%

Ritchie County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,149	14.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	6,481	80.10%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	74	0.91%
Public transportation	8	0.10%
Walked	120	1.48%
Worked at home	259	3.20%

Ritchie County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Family Information Back to top
: 8,362 (20,534 people)
: 5,976 (17,508 people)
: 1,930
: 13,813
Ritchie County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,549	18.19%
$10,000-$14,999	745	8.75%
$15,000-$19,999	843	9.90%
$20,000-$24,999	641	7.53%
$25,000-$29,999	685	8.04%
$30,000-$34,999	652	7.65%
$35,000-$39,999	547	6.42%
$40,000-$44,999	573	6.73%
$45,000-$49,999	363	4.26%
$50,000-$59,999	577	6.77%
$60,000-$74,999	671	7.88%
$75,000-$99,999	438	5.14%
$100,000-$124,999	95	1.12%
$125,000-$149,999	44	0.52%
$150,000-$199,999	34	0.40%
$200,000 or more	61	0.72%

Ritchie County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,044	24.95%
Family, 2 people	1,371	32.77%
Nonfamily, 2 people	121	2.89%
Family, 3 people	764	18.26%
Nonfamily, 3 people	9	0.22%
Family, 4 people	565	13.50%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.17%
Family, 5 people	215	5.14%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.05%
Family, 6 people	59	1.41%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	27	0.65%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Ritchie County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,057	26.88%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,555	11.34%
Public Assistance	239	1.06%
Retirement	1,801	7.99%
Self Employment	893	3.96%
Social Security	3,092	13.72%
Supplemental Security	544	2.41%
Wage / Salary	5,809	25.78%
Other	1,545	6.86%

Ritchie County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,109	61.33%
With children under 18	1,960	38.67%

Ritchie County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	772	9.20%
Married	5,346	63.69%
Never Married	1,825	21.74%
Widowed	451	5.37%

Ritchie County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	825	9.33%
Married	5,364	60.68%
Never Married	1,355	15.33%
Widowed	1,296	14.66%

Ritchie County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Education Information Back to top
Ritchie County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,603	9.83%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,784	17.07%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,094	43.51%
Some college, no degree	2,902	17.80%
Associate degree	807	4.95%
Bachelors degree	757	4.64%
Graduate or professional degree	358	2.20%

Ritchie County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	180	1.74%	68	0.66%	248	2.40%
Kindergarten	300	2.90%	6	0.06%	306	2.96%
Grades 1-4	1,086	10.50%	48	0.46%	1,134	10.96%
Grades 5-8	1,133	10.95%	4	0.04%	1,137	10.99%
Grades 9-12	1,031	9.97%	40	0.39%	1,071	10.35%
Undergrad college	480	4.64%	12	0.12%	492	4.76%
Graduate or professional school	94	0.91%	22	0.21%	116	1.12%
Total	4,304	41.61%	200	1.93%	4,504	43.55%

Ritchie County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Business Information Back to top
: $39,704,000
: $2,247,000
: $214,456
: 1,435
Ritchie County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	5	4	9	1	8
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	3	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	6	2	2
1999 - Information	0	0	1	0	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	0	7	10	3
1999 - Mining	0	1	2	8	3
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	4	4	10
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	6	2	1
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	2
1999 - Retail Trade	3	10	9	12	15
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	5	1	7	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	4
1999 - Utilities	1	0	2	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	1	2	3
1999 - Total	21	27	55	53	63
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	1	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	0	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	4	5	4	9	5
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	4	4
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	4	3	4
2000 - Information	1	0	0	1	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	3	10	7	2
2000 - Mining	0	2	2	3	6
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	1	5	13
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	2	6	2
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	2
2000 - Retail Trade	2	6	7	6	20
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	3	0	5
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	3	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	4	1	2
2000 - Total	17	25	45	47	75
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	3	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	2	2	7	4	7
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	1	7
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	2	4	3
2001 - Information	0	1	0	1	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	2	4	8	5
2001 - Mining	1	0	5	2	4
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	4	2	12
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	4	3	4
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Retail Trade	1	2	9	7	17
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	2	2	5
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	4
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	3	4
2001 - Total	12	15	44	42	80
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	0	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	2	2	3	6	9
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	2	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	2	3	2
2002 - Information	1	2	0	1	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	1	6	9	2
2002 - Mining	1	0	7	0	8
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	3	2	15
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	5	3	2
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	1	1
2002 - Retail Trade	5	7	6	8	13
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	3	3	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	2	2	4
2002 - Total	24	22	42	41	74
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	1	1	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	4	2	6	6	6
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	3	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	6	1	4
2003 - Information	0	0	0	1	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	5	9	2
2003 - Mining	3	1	3	5	8
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	1	1	17
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	4	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	3
2003 - Retail Trade	2	2	10	10	11
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	2	2
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	3	3
2003 - Total	14	12	43	46	80
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	1	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	5	4	3	4	12
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	1	1	10
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	3	5	5
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	4	9	5	1
2004 - Mining	2	1	4	3	10
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	3	1	13
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	5	2	5
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	3
2004 - Retail Trade	4	0	14	10	7
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	2	2
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	3	1	1
2004 - Total	20	16	54	39	75
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	3	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	3	2	10	7	5
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	2	1	9
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	5	4	6
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	8	6	1
2005 - Mining	3	4	6	3	6
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	4	3	13
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	4	3	4
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	3
2005 - Retail Trade	1	3	12	11	8
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	3	2	2
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	3	1
2005 - Total	15	15	58	48	67

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ritchie County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	16,940	81.17%
Below Poverty Level	3,930	18.83%

Ritchie County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$155	$5	$25	$0	$0	$46	$226	$120	$0	$32
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$222	$7	$160	$0	$0	$58	$440	$159	$0	$321
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$341	$22	$276	$0	$0	$114	$731	$296	$0	$952
1982	$372	$13	$190	$0	$0	$188	$750	$348	$0	$546
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$512	$11	$314	$0	$0	$328	$1,154	$471	$2,600	$256
1986	$643	$10	$372	$0	$0	$299	$1,314	$715	$2,600	$174
1987	$694	$12	$276	$0	$0	$550	$1,520	$664	$2,496	$172
1988	$695	$12	$135	$0	$0	$458	$1,288	$758	$2,096	$2,303
1989	$653	$11	$129	$0	$0	$458	$1,240	$761	$1,572	$1,752
1990	$655	$20	$732	$0	$0	$272	$1,659	$461	$1,048	$1,221
1991	$677	$20	$29	$0	$0	$399	$1,105	$460	$524	$795
1992	$673	$18	$40	$0	$0	$398	$1,111	$479	$262	$468
1993	$819	$20	$14	$0	$0	$232	$1,065	$553	$0	$122
1994	$879	$23	$17	$0	$0	$192	$1,088	$569	$9	$99
1995	$952	$28	$21	$0	$0	$211	$1,184	$570	$6	$238
1996	$944	$27	$18	$0	$0	$306	$1,268	$589	$0	$220
1997	$980	$28	$36	$0	$0	$373	$1,389	$704	$0	$209
1998	$1,062	$15	$147	$0	$0	$356	$1,565	$695	$0	$215
1999	$1,126	$8	$168	$0	$0	$295	$1,589	$697	$0	$353

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$89	$11	$23	$0	$0	$239
1972	$17	$13	$0	$0	$0	$86	$239
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$108	$52	$30	$0	$10	$461
1977	$29	$0	$0	$0	$0	$232	$461
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$274	$34	$55	$0	$22	$719
1981	$50	$5	$0	$0	$0	$279	$719
1982	$0	$342	$40	$76	$0	$0	$1,170
1982	$59	$11	$0	$0	$0	$642	$1,170
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$0	$555	$68	$244	$0	$0	$1,498
1985	$95	$0	$169	$0	$0	$367	$1,498
1986	$0	$648	$53	$278	$0	$0	$1,587
1986	$92	$0	$202	$0	$0	$314	$1,587
1987	$0	$599	$48	$225	$0	$0	$1,512
1987	$91	$0	$215	$0	$0	$334	$1,512
1988	$0	$571	$28	$232	$0	$0	$1,347
1988	$57	$0	$212	$0	$0	$247	$1,347
1989	$0	$591	$30	$235	$0	$0	$1,396
1989	$72	$0	$178	$0	$0	$290	$1,396
1990	$0	$592	$31	$8	$0	$0	$1,731
1990	$87	$0	$115	$0	$0	$898	$1,731
1991	$0	$622	$32	$9	$0	$0	$1,083
1991	$115	$0	$77	$0	$0	$228	$1,083
1992	$0	$661	$36	$10	$0	$0	$1,223
1992	$101	$0	$50	$0	$0	$365	$1,223
1993	$0	$714	$37	$14	$0	$0	$1,139
1993	$103	$0	$23	$0	$0	$248	$1,139
1994	$0	$671	$40	$9	$0	$0	$1,058
1994	$89	$0	$0	$0	$0	$249	$1,058
1995	$0	$677	$41	$4	$0	$0	$1,080
1995	$87	$0	$0	$0	$0	$271	$1,080
1996	$0	$790	$36	$7	$0	$0	$1,260
1996	$113	$0	$0	$0	$0	$314	$1,260
1997	$0	$946	$43	$8	$0	$0	$1,505
1997	$136	$0	$0	$0	$0	$372	$1,505
1998	$0	$918	$0	$3	$0	$103	$1,582
1998	$171	$15	$0	$0	$0	$372	$1,582
1999	$0	$892	$105	$7	$0	$16	$1,595
1999	$185	$0	$0	$0	$0	$390	$1,595

Ritchie County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Criminal Information Back to top
: 22

Ritchie County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Ritchie County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,227	11.86%
10-19 Years	1,407	13.60%
20-29 Years	1,126	10.89%
30-39 Years	1,425	13.78%
40-49 Years	1,631	15.77%
50-59 Years	1,379	13.33%
60-69 Years	1,000	9.67%
70-79 Years	713	6.89%
80-89 Years	364	3.52%
90+ Years	71	0.69%

Ritchie County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,070	49.02%
Female	5,273	50.98%

Ritchie County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	10,168	98.31%
Multiracial	70	0.68%
Hispanic/Latino	49	0.47%
Amerindian	28	0.27%
African-American	14	0.14%
Asian	13	0.13%
Other Race	1	0.01%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Ritchie County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	4,893	36.48%
2.	German	2,391	17.83%
3.	Irish	2,294	17.10%
4.	English	1,829	13.64%
5.	Dutch	486	3.62%
6.	Scotch Irish	396	2.95%
7.	Scottish	212	1.58%
8.	Italian	182	1.36%
9.	French Non-Basque	150	1.12%
10.	Polish	142	1.06%

Ritchie County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,731	98.92%
2.	German	70	0.35%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	42	0.21%
4.	Korean	40	0.20%
5.	Other Indo European	20	0.10%
6.	Hebrew	14	0.07%
7.	French	12	0.06%
8.	Italian	12	0.06%
9.	Tagalog	4	0.02%
10.	Other Native North American	2	0.01%

Ritchie County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	21,013	99.63%
Naturalized immigrant	59	0.28%
Not a citizen	18	0.09%

Ritchie County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Ritchie County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Auburn	Grant	Petroleum
Berea	Harrisville	Pullman
Cairo	Macfarlan	Smithville
Clay	Murphy	Union
Ellenboro	Pennsboro

Ritchie County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

26148	26327	26415
26161	26337	26421
26178	26346
26325	26362

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.