|
Major
Industries/Employers
|
| Cabell
County BOE |
Marshall
University |
| St.
Mary's Hospital |
Cabell
Huntington Hospital |
| Inco
Alloys International |
Lincoln
County BOE |
| Lincoln
County Opportunity Co. |
Lincoln
Continuous Care |
| WV
Department of HHR |
Lincoln
Primary Care Center |
| Shell
Chemical Company |
Pleasant
Valley Hospital |
| Mason
County BOE |
Central
Operating Company |
| American
Electric Power |
Akzo
Chemical |
| Putnam
County BOE |
MTI
Corporation |
| Rite
Aid of WV |
Wayne
County BOE |
| VA
Hospital |
Corbin,
LTD |
| The
West Camden Company |
Wayne
Co. Comm. Services, Inc. |
Recreational
Opportunities
Hunting, fishing, and boating in rivers and lakes
Major
Health Problems
Heart diseases
Cancer
Lung cancer
Cerebrovascular disease
Unintentional injuries
Significant
Population Characteristics
Twenty-eight percent of Cabell County's population has not graduated
from high school. The unemployment rate is 5.2 percent. Nineteen
percent of county residents live below the poverty level.
Fifty-one
percent of adults in Lincoln County have less than a high school
education compared to 34 percent of all West Virginians. The unemployment
rate is 10.9 percent compared to 7.2 percent for the state. Thirty-four
percent of Lincoln County residents live below the poverty level
compared to 19.7 percent statewide.
Thirty-nine
percent of Mason County's adult residents have less than a high
school education. The unemployment rate is 9.9 percent. Twenty-two
percent of the population lives below the poverty level.
Twenty-six
percent of adults in Putnam County have less than a high school
education. The unemployment rate is 7.3 percent. Twelve percent
of residents live below the poverty level.
Thirty-seven
percent of adults in Wayne County have not graduated from high
school. The unemployment rate is 7.1 percent. Those living below
poverty level constitute 21.8 percent of the population.
