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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $210 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Braxton 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: Sutton
, Gassaway
, Burnsville
, Flatwoods
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Neighboring
counties: Calhoun County
, Clay County
, Gilmer County
, Lewis County
, Nicholas County
, Webster County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Braxton County: Bee
Run Picnic Area
(A),
Bee Run Campsite
(B),
Bakers Run Camping Area
(C),
Ramp Run
(D),
Saltlick Bridge
(E),
Exchange
(F),
Kanawha Run Camping Area
(G),
Berry Siding
(H),
Camp Run
(I),
Riffle
(J),
Brock Run Camping Area
(K)
Churches in Braxton County include: Spruce
Grove Church
(A),
Spruce Fork Church
(B),
Bender Run Church
(C),
Berry Chapel
(D),
Granny Creek Church
(E),
Simpson Church
(F),
Green Hill Church
(G),
Little Otter Church
(H),
Saint Michaels Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ratcliff
Cemetery
(1),
Canfield Cemetery
(2),
Frame Cemetery
(3),
Kraft Cemetery
(4),
Carr Cemetery
(5),
Kniceley Cemetery
(6),
Knawl Creek Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Burnsville
Lake
(A),
Sutton Lake
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rockcamp
Run
(A),
Anthony Fork
(B),
Elliott Run
(C),
Bakers Run
(D),
Barbecue Run
(E),
Barn Run
(F),
Wildcat Run
(G),
Beech Fork
(H),
Hemp Patch Run
(I)
Parks in Braxton County include: Elk
River Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Riffle Run Recreation Area
(3),
Bee Run Recreation Area
(4)
Post offices: Heaters
Post Office
(A),
Centralia Post Office
(B),
Little Birch Post Office
(C),
Copen Post Office
(D),
Riffle Post Office
(E),
Strange Creek Post Office
(F),
Wilsie Post Office
(G),
Frametown Post Office
(H)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.4% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 320
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 24 (83% naturalized citizens)
| Braxton
County: |
0.2% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 20
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Mean travel time to work: 36.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,740
- One,
attached: 82
- Two:
88
- 3
or 4: 94
- 5
to 9: 75
- 10
to 19: 51
- 20
or more: 36
- Mobile
homes: 1,958
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 250
Housing units in Braxton County with a mortgage: 812 (33 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,259 Agriculture
in Braxton County
Average size of farms: 212 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5417
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5034
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.85%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20914
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.22%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.34%
Land in orchards: 5 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(20%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Wood
products (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction
laborers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (13%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Hungary
(38%)
- Germany
(33%)
- Philippines
(13%)
- France
(8%)
- Japan
(8%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Braxton County:
|
- United
States or American (43%)
- German
(16%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(10%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,873 (76%)
- Carpooled:
853 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
117 (2%)
- Other
means: 17 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 192 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 468
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 57
people in nursing homes
- 6
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,180.
5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,814 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.14% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($20,362 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($9,452 average AGI)
| Braxton
County: |
1.91% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Gilmer County, WV
|
0.49% ($22,250 average AGI) |
| from
Lewis County, WV
|
0.44% ($24,944) |
| from
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.34% ($62,786) |
| from
Clay County, WV
|
0.29% ($30,250) |
| from
Nicholas County, WV
|
0.29% ($24,917) |
| from
Webster County, WV
|
0.27% ($21,636) |
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,223 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.79% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($17,559 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($9,660 average AGI)
| Braxton
County: |
2.02% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Gilmer County, WV
|
0.61% ($25,920 average AGI) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.46% ($24,474) |
| to
Nicholas County, WV
|
0.36% ($31,867) |
| to
Lewis County, WV
|
0.32% ($18,385) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.24% ($30,400) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Births
per 1000 population in Braxton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Braxton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Braxton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,678 (2,079 aged, 599 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 14,172
- In
family households: 12,244 (3,382 male householders, 754 female householders)
3,327
spouses, 3,961 children (3,554 natural, 94 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 218 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 179 other relatives, 257 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,928 (705 male householders (568 living alone)), 951 female householders (891 living alone)), 272 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 530 (524 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,896 2-persons, 1,059 3-persons, 770 4-persons, 285 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,459 1-person, 155 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
2,328 married couples with children.
697 single-parent households (206 men, 491 women).
98.6% of residents of Braxton County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,238,000 ($6638 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,684,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,493,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $150,000
Federal grants: $34,160,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,185,000 ($638,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,862,000 ($2,090,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $201,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $488,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,989,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 787
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 963
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +343
| Here: |
+23 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Braxton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all 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: 231
- 1995
to 1998: 655
- 1990
to 1994: 621
- 1980
to 1989: 1,332
- 1970
to 1979: 1,439
- 1960
to 1969: 748
- 1950
to 1959: 581
- 1940
to 1949: 514
- 1939
or earlier: 1,253
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Braxton County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 18
- 2
rooms: 42
- 3
rooms: 104
- 4
rooms: 582
- 5
rooms: 1,348
- 6
rooms: 1,116
- 7
rooms: 532
- 8
rooms: 384
- 9
or more rooms: 384
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 29
- 3
rooms: 153
- 4
rooms: 403
- 5
rooms: 267
- 6
rooms: 181
- 7
rooms: 83
- 8
rooms: 75
- 9
or more rooms: 63
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Braxton County: |
- no
bedroom: 26
- 1
bedroom: 125
- 2
bedrooms: 1,118
- 3
bedrooms: 2,468
- 4
bedrooms: 599
- 5
or more bedrooms: 174
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County: |
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 215
- 2
bedrooms: 520
- 3
bedrooms: 359
- 4
bedrooms: 122
- 5
or more bedrooms: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Braxton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 443
- 1
vehicle: 1,400
- 2
vehicles: 1,857
- 3
vehicles: 636
- 4
vehicles: 114
- 5
or more vehicles: 60
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Braxton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 277
- 1
vehicle: 565
- 2
vehicles: 310
- 3
vehicles: 75
- 4
vehicles: 30
- 5
or more vehicles: 4
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67% of Braxton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in West Virginia.
| Braxton
County: |
66.6% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12265
- Northeast:
545
- Midwest:
882
- South:
785
- West:
181
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (42%)
- Wood
(23%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Wood
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- 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): 32
| Here: |
2.0% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: |
2.5% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 40
| Here: |
13.9% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Braxton
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $266,000
- Construction
- General: $160,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $586,000
Central Staff Services: $440,000
Financial Administration: $420,000
Police Protection: $417,000
General Public Buildings: $332,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $331,000
Air Transportation: $167,000
Welfare - Other: $162,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Health Services - Other: $66,000
Parks & Recreation: $53,000
General - Other: $20,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,687,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $81,238,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $79,322,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,916,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $5,691,000
General Revenue, NEC: $647,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $23,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $947,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $79,322,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $161,000
General Support: $114,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,682,000
Other Selective Sales: $196,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,470,000
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