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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $233 (0.4%)
Area name: Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $432 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.
Cities in this county include: Clay
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Neighboring
counties: Braxton County
, Calhoun County
, Kanawha County
, Nicholas County
, Roane County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay County: Standingrock
(A),
Pond Ridge Lookout Tower
(B),
Birch Run
(C),
Big Sycamore
(D),
Big Otter Mountain
(E),
Big Otter
(F),
Mountain Home
(G)
Churches in Clay County include: Maysel
Missionary Baptist Church
(A),
Bethel Church
(B),
Bethel Community Church
(C),
Bickmore Church
(D),
Big Union Baptist Church
(E),
Groves Creek Church
(F),
Blessed Hope Church
(G),
Blue Knob Church
(H),
Hallsburg Baptist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Turner
Cemetery
(1),
Triplett Cemetery
(2),
Dulls Creek Cemetery
(3),
Duffield Cemetery
(4),
Hively Cemetery
(5),
Ramsey Cemetery
(6),
Cherrytree Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Henderson
Lake
(A),
Orchard Lake
(B),
Deerpond
(C),
Taylor Fork Refuse Disposal Lake
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adkins
Branch
(A),
Adonijah Fork
(B),
Barrenshe Branch
(C),
Beech Fork
(D),
Beechy Creek
(E),
Big Branch
(F),
Horse Run
(G),
Big Otter Creek
(H),
Birch Run
(I)
Post offices: Glen
Post Office
(A),
Harrison Post Office
(B),
Indore Post Office
(C),
Lizemores Post Office
(D),
Maysel Post Office
(E),
Bentree Post Office
(F),
Nebo Post Office
(G),
Bickmore Post Office
(H),
Ovapa Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.5% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 258
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
0.1% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 7
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Mean travel time to work: 45.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,236
- One,
attached: 13
- Two:
30
- 3
or 4: 25
- 5
to 9: 26
- 10
to 19: 17
- 20
or more: 33
- Mobile
homes: 1,410
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 46
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 631 (17 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 819 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 160 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $3094
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.80
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6573
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $17886
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 99.15%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.74
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.63%
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(21%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (7%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Wood
products (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Social
assistance (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
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- United
States or American (49%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(9%)
- German
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Dutch
(3%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,414 (77%)
- Carpooled:
608 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked:
37 (1%)
- Other
means: 14 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 48 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Clay County, West Virginia
- 50
people in nursing homes
- 15
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 5
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,481.
4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,373 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.96% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.32% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($18,162 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($11,211 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
1.64% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Kanawha County, WV
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1.26% ($34,028 average AGI) |
| from
Nicholas County, WV
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0.49% ($27,643) |
5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,419 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.95% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,558 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($4,860 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
1.45% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kanawha County, WV
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1.83% ($23,679 average AGI) |
| to
Nicholas County, WV
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0.52% ($21,933) |
| to
Braxton County, WV
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0.41% ($30,250) |
| to
Fayette County, WV
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0.38% ($38,182) |
| to
Roane County, WV
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0.35% ($8,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,993 (1,413 aged, 580 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,258
- In
family households: 9,167 (2,411 male householders, 604 female householders)
2,406
spouses, 3,195 children (2,971 natural, 86 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 129 other relatives, 151 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,091 (494 male householders (471 living alone)), 539 female householders (511 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 72 (68 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,279 2-persons, 764 3-persons, 603 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 982 1-person, 51 2-persons.
1,837 married couples with children.
597 single-parent households (170 men, 427 women).
97.8% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 46% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,971,000 ($7000 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $548,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,829,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,752,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $40,000
Federal grants: $25,311,000
Federal procurement contracts: $406,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,633,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $357,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,210,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 729
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 601
| Here: |
58 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: -86
| Here: |
-8 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 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: 160
- 1995
to 1998: 442
- 1990
to 1994: 419
- 1980
to 1989: 895
- 1970
to 1979: 975
- 1960
to 1969: 537
- 1950
to 1959: 545
- 1940
to 1949: 338
- 1939
or earlier: 525
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 54
- 4
rooms: 536
- 5
rooms: 1,043
- 6
rooms: 735
- 7
rooms: 471
- 8
rooms: 140
- 9
or more rooms: 176
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 22
- 2
rooms: 6
- 3
rooms: 115
- 4
rooms: 249
- 5
rooms: 192
- 6
rooms: 148
- 7
rooms: 51
- 8
rooms: 33
- 9
or more rooms: 25
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 115
- 2
bedrooms: 975
- 3
bedrooms: 1,553
- 4
bedrooms: 445
- 5
or more bedrooms: 76
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 115
- 2
bedrooms: 399
- 3
bedrooms: 229
- 4
bedrooms: 65
- 5
or more bedrooms: 11
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 286
- 1
vehicle: 916
- 2
vehicles: 1,418
- 3
vehicles: 449
- 4
vehicles: 88
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 209
- 1
vehicle: 407
- 2
vehicles: 180
- 3
vehicles: 38
- 4
vehicles: 7
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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66% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in West Virginia.
| Clay
County: |
66.1% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 8918
- Northeast:
153
- Midwest:
615
- South:
545
- West:
82
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (47%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (46%)
- Electricity
(23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- 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: |
2.5% | | 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: 31
| Here: |
14.7% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Clay
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $83,000
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $520,000
Financial Administration: $463,000
Police Protection: $437,000
Health Services - Other: $393,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $261,000
General - Other: $186,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $847,000
Interest Earnings: $19,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $927,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $169,000
General Support: $151,000
- Tax
- NEC: $2,448,000
Property: $1,010,000
Other Selective Sales: $64,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,107,000
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