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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $290 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gilmer 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: Glenville
, Sand Fork
.
Neighboring
counties: Braxton County
, Calhoun County
, Doddridge County
, Lewis County
, Ritchie County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Gilmer County: Letter
Gap
(A),
Index
(B)
Churches in Gilmer County include: Steer
Run Church
(A),
Shiloh Church
(B),
Roseville Church
(C),
Rosedale Church
(D),
Romeich Church
(E),
Rocky Fork Church
(F),
Rhodes Chapel
(G),
Hiney Church
(H),
Horn Creek Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Turner
Cemetery
(1),
Tumbling Cemetery
(2),
Mollahan Cemetery
(3),
Canfield Cemetery
(4),
Brannon Cemetery
(5),
Moss Cemetery
(6),
Mount Earnest Cemetery
(7)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lems
Run
(A),
Barbecue Run
(B),
Barnett Run
(C),
Bear Fork
(D),
Bear Run
(E),
Bearpen Run
(F),
Bee Run
(G),
Middle Run
(H),
Brierylick Run
(I)
Parks in Gilmer County include: Cedar
Creek State Park
(1),
Hersmans Recreation Area
(2)
Post offices: Gilmer
Post Office
(A),
Cedarville Post Office
(B),
Letter Gap Post Office
(C),
Linn Post Office
(D),
Lockney Post Office
(E),
Newberne Post Office
(F),
Normantown Post Office
(G),
Coxs Mills Post Office
(H),
Perkins Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.3% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 953
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 71 (39% naturalized citizens)
| Gilmer
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 33
- 1990
to 1994: 2
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 6
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 9
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Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,479
- One,
attached: 24
- Two:
84
- 3
or 4: 56
- 5
to 9: 42
- 10
to 19: 23
- Mobile
homes: 854
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 59
Housing units in Gilmer County with a mortgage: 385 (16 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 435 Agriculture
in Gilmer County
Average size of farms: 265 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10237
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $17.57
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 94.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11834
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24795
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.26
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.99%
Corn for grain: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 17 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Mining
(11%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Utilities
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (32%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (13%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Extraction
workers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Japan
(31%)
- Canada
(13%)
- Thailand
(11%)
- Ethiopia
(10%)
- Other
Northern Europe (8%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Korea
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Gilmer County:
|
- United
States or American (39%)
- German
(17%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Polish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,749 (73%)
- Carpooled:
356 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
146 (6%)
- Other
means: 47 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 92 (4%)
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371
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
64 people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,999.
7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,210 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.21% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.24% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($16,755 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($13,455 average AGI)
| Gilmer
County: |
2.98% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Braxton County, WV
|
1.26% ($25,920 average AGI) |
| from
Calhoun County, WV
|
0.50% ($18,900) |
| from
Lewis County, WV
|
0.50% ($31,400) |
8.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,423 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.14% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,221 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($8,202 average AGI)
| Gilmer
County: |
2.40% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Braxton County, WV
|
1.00% ($22,250 average AGI) |
| to
Lewis County, WV
|
0.90% ($27,222) |
| to
Calhoun County, WV
|
0.55% ($24,455) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9
Births
per 1000 population in Gilmer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Gilmer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Gilmer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,367 (1,063 aged, 304 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,704
- In
family households: 5,542 (1,541 male householders, 342 female householders)
1,498
spouses, 1,715 children (1,547 natural, 39 adopted, 129 stepchildren), 157 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 82 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,162 (436 male householders (296 living alone)), 461 female householders (404 living alone)), 265 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 456 (63 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 838 2-persons, 502 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 700 1-person, 160 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
1,018 married couples with children.
304 single-parent households (92 men, 212 women).
98.1% of residents of Gilmer County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,322,000 ($9929 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $724,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,638,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,603,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $637,000
Federal grants: $16,238,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,216,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,990,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,948,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $284,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,042,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 286
| Here: |
41 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 419
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +27
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -94
| Here: |
-14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Gilmer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.28 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: 44
- 1995
to 1998: 224
- 1990
to 1994: 165
- 1980
to 1989: 605
- 1970
to 1979: 709
- 1960
to 1969: 433
- 1950
to 1959: 339
- 1940
to 1949: 270
- 1939
or earlier: 832
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Gilmer County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 29
- 3
rooms: 52
- 4
rooms: 263
- 5
rooms: 451
- 6
rooms: 550
- 7
rooms: 281
- 8
rooms: 186
- 9
or more rooms: 189
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Gilmer County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 47
- 3
rooms: 91
- 4
rooms: 191
- 5
rooms: 201
- 6
rooms: 108
- 7
rooms: 62
- 8
rooms: 31
- 9
or more rooms: 25
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gilmer County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 83
- 2
bedrooms: 443
- 3
bedrooms: 1,005
- 4
bedrooms: 383
- 5
or more bedrooms: 87
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Gilmer County: |
- no
bedroom: 31
- 1
bedroom: 136
- 2
bedrooms: 298
- 3
bedrooms: 248
- 4
bedrooms: 41
- 5
or more bedrooms: 13
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Gilmer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 175
- 1
vehicle: 585
- 2
vehicles: 847
- 3
vehicles: 270
- 4
vehicles: 111
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Gilmer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 81
- 1
vehicle: 415
- 2
vehicles: 232
- 3
vehicles: 33
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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57% of Gilmer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in West Virginia.
| Gilmer
County: |
57.4% | | State
average: | 63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5638
- Northeast:
360
- Midwest:
654
- South:
357
- West:
64
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (76%)
- Electricity
(10%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (81%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: |
1.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 18
| Here: |
2.0% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Gilmer
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $122,000
- Construction
- Parks & Recreation: $26,000
- Current
Operations - Financial Administration: $683,000
Central Staff Services: $421,000
Police Protection: $349,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $203,000
Fire Protection: $121,000
General Public Buildings: $118,000
Health Services - Other: $13,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $34,000
General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $69,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $498,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
Housing & Community Development: $34,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,510,000
NEC: $4,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,029,000
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