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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $242 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Grantsville
.
Neighboring
counties: Braxton County
, Clay County
, Gilmer County
, Ritchie County
, Roane County
, Wirt County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Calhoun County: Apple
Farm
(A),
Industry
(B)
Churches in Calhoun County include: Beech
Grove Church
(A),
Snyder Chapel
(B),
Bethel Church
(C),
Bethlehem Church
(D),
Saint Pauls Church
(E),
Hardman Chapel
(F),
Brooksville Church
(G),
Broomstick Church
(H),
Rush Run Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Minnora
Cemetery
(1),
Coon Cemetery
(2),
Mollohan Cemetery
(3),
Mace Cemetery
(4),
Morris Cemetery
(5),
Moss Cemetery
(6),
Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(7)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Annamoriah
Run
(A),
Anthony Run
(B),
Back Fork
(C),
Lemuels Run
(D),
Rockcamp Run
(E),
Mikes Run
(F),
Wildcat Run
(G),
Bear Run
(H),
Bee Creek
(I)
Park in Calhoun County: Coopers
Park
(1).
Post offices: Annamoriah
Post Office
(A),
Chloe Post Office
(B),
Millstone Post Office
(C),
Minnora Post Office
(D),
Mount Zion Post Office
(E),
Nicut Post Office
(F),
Nobe Post Office
(G),
Big Springs Post Office
(H),
Bigbend Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.0% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 204
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 47 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Calhoun
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 14
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 29
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Mean travel time to work: 38.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,770
- One,
attached: 36
- Two:
39
- 3
or 4: 22
- 5
to 9: 54
- 10
to 19: 5
- Mobile
homes: 893
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Calhoun County with a mortgage: 472 (18 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 464 Agriculture
in Calhoun County
Average size of farms: 206 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4989
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $22.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6058
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18327
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.27%
Land in orchards: 20 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Utilities
(6%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Apparel
(5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Construction
laborers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(30%)
- Philippines
(23%)
- Korea
(17%)
- United
Kingdom (13%)
- Cuba
(13%)
- Thailand
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Calhoun County:
|
- United
States or American (49%)
- German
(12%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,659 (67%)
- Carpooled:
579 (23%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
32 (1%)
- Other
means: 39 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 157 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 24
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 24
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,994.
5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,982 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.02% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.08% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,386 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($12,596 average AGI)
| Calhoun
County: |
1.94% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Wood County, WV
|
0.53% ($23,667 average AGI) |
| from
Gilmer County, WV
|
0.48% ($24,455) |
| from
Roane County, WV
|
0.44% ($18,200) |
5.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,950 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.23% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.60% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($15,252 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($7,706 average AGI)
| Calhoun
County: |
1.63% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Roane County, WV
|
0.57% ($30,308 average AGI) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.48% ($23,000) |
| to
Gilmer County, WV
|
0.44% ($18,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Births
per 1000 population in Calhoun County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Calhoun County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Calhoun County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,570 (1,169 aged, 401 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,552
- In
family households: 6,632 (1,829 male householders, 414 female householders)
1,809
spouses, 2,112 children (1,861 natural, 90 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 79 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 920 (390 male householders (344 living alone)), 451 female householders (419 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 30 (23 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,051 2-persons, 527 3-persons, 430 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 763 1-person, 69 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 6-persons.
1,226 married couples with children.
307 single-parent households (80 men, 227 women).
98.2% of residents of Calhoun County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,928,000 ($8082 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $766,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,484,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,342,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $284,000
Federal grants: $22,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $337,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,409,000 ($130,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $124,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $106,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,289,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 389
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 485
| Here: |
66 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: -87
| Here: |
-12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Calhoun County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 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:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 70
- 1995
to 1998: 264
- 1990
to 1994: 274
- 1980
to 1989: 644
- 1970
to 1979: 709
- 1960
to 1969: 355
- 1950
to 1959: 339
- 1940
to 1949: 315
- 1939
or earlier: 878
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Calhoun County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 13
- 3
rooms: 40
- 4
rooms: 295
- 5
rooms: 691
- 6
rooms: 563
- 7
rooms: 363
- 8
rooms: 268
- 9
or more rooms: 185
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 25
- 3
rooms: 43
- 4
rooms: 146
- 5
rooms: 223
- 6
rooms: 87
- 7
rooms: 57
- 8
rooms: 48
- 9
or more rooms: 17
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calhoun County: |
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 68
- 2
bedrooms: 559
- 3
bedrooms: 1,246
- 4
bedrooms: 466
- 5
or more bedrooms: 79
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 79
- 2
bedrooms: 286
- 3
bedrooms: 225
- 4
bedrooms: 42
- 5
or more bedrooms: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 271
- 1
vehicle: 715
- 2
vehicles: 944
- 3
vehicles: 389
- 4
vehicles: 60
- 5
or more vehicles: 46
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 146
- 1
vehicle: 316
- 2
vehicles: 163
- 3
vehicles: 17
- 4
vehicles: 4
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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70% of Calhoun County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in West Virginia.
| Calhoun
County: |
70.1% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5986
- Northeast:
352
- Midwest:
783
- South:
341
- West:
59
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (79%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Electricity
(5%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (80%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
| Here: |
5.0% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: |
5.3% | | West
Virginia: |
4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 47
| Here: |
26.1% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
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