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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barbour County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.
Cities in this county include: Philippi
, Belington
, Carpendale
, Junior
, Kabletown district
.
Neighboring
counties: Harrison County
, Preston County
, Randolph County
, Taylor County
, Tucker County
, Upshur County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barbour County: Dogtown
(A),
Laurel Run Lookout Tower
(B),
Hall
(C),
Century Number 2
(D),
Camp Mahoneqan
(E),
Camp Barbour
(F)
Churches in Barbour County include: Souls
Harbor Church
(A),
Grace Chapel
(B),
Berea Methodist Church
(C),
Bethany Church
(D),
Bethel Church
(E),
Silent Grove Baptist Church
(F),
Green Hill Church
(G),
Marys Chapel
(H),
Shiloh Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pleasant
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Mount Cassell Cemetery
(2),
Taylor Drain Cemetery
(3),
Mount Olive Cemetery
(4),
Barbour Cemetery
(5),
Holbert Cemetery
(6),
Old Quaker Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: McCoy
Lake
(A),
Mill Creek Reservoir
(B),
Teter Creek Lake
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rockcamp
Run
(A),
Whitman Run
(B),
Arnold Run
(C),
Azzens Run
(D),
Back Fork
(E),
Baker Run
(F),
Bear Run
(G),
Beaver Creek
(H),
Beech Lick
(I)
Parks in Barbour County include: Pleasant
Creek Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Audra State Park
(2),
Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area
(3)
Post offices: Galloway
Post Office
(A),
Century Post Office
(B),
Kasson Post Office
(C),
Moatsville Post Office
(D),
Rangoon Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.4% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 827
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 85 (53% naturalized citizens)
| Barbour
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 10
- 1990
to 1994: 45
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 13
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Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,335
- One,
attached: 47
- Two:
86
- 3
or 4: 111
- 5
to 9: 85
- 10
to 19: 18
- 20
or more: 129
- Mobile
homes: 1,475
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 62
Housing units in Barbour County with a mortgage: 1,384 (104 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,540 Agriculture
in Barbour County
Average size of farms: 176 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8715
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $42.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9040
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27403
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.63%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.73%
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(17%)
- Wood
products (8%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (24%)
- Russia
(19%)
- Canada
(12%)
- India
(11%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Romania
(8%)
- Korea
(7%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barbour County:
|
- United
States or American (27%)
- German
(21%)
- Irish
(14%)
- English
(12%)
- Italian
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,646 (78%)
- Carpooled:
789 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
273 (5%)
- Other
means: 55 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 198 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Barbour County, West Virginia
- 298
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 112
people in nursing homes
- 12
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,707.
5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,944 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.93% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,505 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($11,439 average AGI)
| Barbour
County: |
2.12% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Randolph County, WV
|
1.30% ($19,493 average AGI) |
| from
Harrison County, WV
|
0.56% ($26,483) |
| from
Upshur County, WV
|
0.43% ($26,955) |
| from
Taylor County, WV
|
0.33% ($21,294) |
| from
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.27% ($27,000) |
5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,817 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.16% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.43% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($16,156 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($8,665 average AGI)
| Barbour
County: |
1.73% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Randolph County, WV
|
1.02% ($18,288 average AGI) |
| to
Harrison County, WV
|
0.63% ($27,313) |
| to
Upshur County, WV
|
0.35% ($34,000) |
| to
Taylor County, WV
|
0.31% ($18,563) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.24% ($25,500) |
| to
Marion County, WV
|
0.20% ($21,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2
Births
per 1000 population in Barbour County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barbour County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barbour County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,935 (2,290 aged, 645 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,125
- In
family households: 13,100 (3,596 male householders, 784 female householders)
3,544
spouses, 4,412 children (4,018 natural, 80 adopted, 314 stepchildren), 260 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 183 other relatives, 167 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,025 (761 male householders (616 living alone)), 991 female householders (904 living alone)), 273 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 432 (147 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,978 2-persons, 1,077 3-persons, 831 4-persons, 345 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,520 1-person, 212 2-persons, 20 3-persons.
2,514 married couples with children.
734 single-parent households (182 men, 552 women).
98.1% of residents of Barbour County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $115,103,000 ($7438 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,288,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,011,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,712,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,000
Federal grants: $31,961,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,920,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,473,000 ($108,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,228,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,733,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,882,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 840
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 982
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +289
| Here: |
+18 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barbour County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.22 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 114
- 1995
to 1998: 502
- 1990
to 1994: 345
- 1980
to 1989: 985
- 1970
to 1979: 1,667
- 1960
to 1969: 714
- 1950
to 1959: 630
- 1940
to 1949: 720
- 1939
or earlier: 1,671
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barbour County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 99
- 4
rooms: 497
- 5
rooms: 1,244
- 6
rooms: 1,187
- 7
rooms: 789
- 8
rooms: 533
- 9
or more rooms: 442
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barbour County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 27
- 3
rooms: 155
- 4
rooms: 359
- 5
rooms: 361
- 6
rooms: 220
- 7
rooms: 111
- 8
rooms: 37
- 9
or more rooms: 36
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barbour County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 126
- 2
bedrooms: 1,254
- 3
bedrooms: 2,531
- 4
bedrooms: 729
- 5
or more bedrooms: 168
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barbour County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 242
- 2
bedrooms: 553
- 3
bedrooms: 409
- 4
bedrooms: 80
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barbour County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 368
- 1
vehicle: 1,484
- 2
vehicles: 1,990
- 3
vehicles: 688
- 4
vehicles: 223
- 5
or more vehicles: 55
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barbour County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 273
- 1
vehicle: 516
- 2
vehicles: 433
- 3
vehicles: 85
- 4
vehicles: 8
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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67% of Barbour County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in West Virginia.
| Barbour
County: |
67.2% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12755
- Northeast:
664
- Midwest:
960
- South:
925
- West:
110
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(26%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
| Here: |
1.8% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 446
| Here: |
60.8% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
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