The county is bounded in the northeast by Mason County, West Virginia, in the east by Putnam County, West Virginia, in the southeast by Lincoln County, West Virginia, in the southwest by Wayne County, West Virginia, in the west by Lawrence County, Ohio and in the north by Gallia County, Ohio.
There are 41,180 households out of which 25.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.10% are married couples living together, 11.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.10% are non-families. 31.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.85.
In the county, the population is spread out with 20.00% under the age of 18, 13.50% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $28,479, and the median income for a family is $37,691. Males have a median income of $31,780 versus $22,243 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,638. 19.20% of the population and 13.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.60% are under the age of 18 and 10.80% are 65 or older.
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