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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $288 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Cities in this county include: Petersburg
, Bayard
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Neighboring
counties: Garrett County, Maryland
, Hampshire County
, Hardy County
, Mineral County
, Pendleton County
, Preston County
, Randolph County
, Tucker County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant County: Patomac
District Ranger Station
(A),
Spring Run Fish Hatchery
(B),
Petersburg Fish Hatchery
(C),
Camp Echo
(D),
Welton
(E),
Old Arthur
(F),
Pigeon Roost Lookout Tower
(G),
Elkhorn Lookout Tower
(H),
Big Bend Campground
(I),
Beechwood
(J),
Twin Mountain
(K)
Churches in Grant County include: Gordon
Chapel
(A),
Gospel Tabernacle
(B),
Bethel Church
(C),
Sites Chapel
(D),
Marvin Chapel
(E),
Saint Pauls Church
(F),
Boot Hill Church
(G),
Saint Matthews
(H),
Harmony Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Mount
Hebron Cemetery
(1),
Knobley Cemetery
(2),
Bayard Cemetery
(3),
South Branch Memorial Gardens
(4),
Schaeffer Cemetery
(5)
Reservoirs: Elk
Run Reservoir
(A),
Stony River Reservoir
(B),
Mount Storm Lake
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elklick
Run
(A),
Elkhorn Run
(B),
Big Run
(C),
Big Star Run
(D),
Elk Run
(E),
Bodkins Run
(F),
Middle Fork Patterson Creek
(G),
Brushy Run
(H),
Helmick Run
(I)
Post offices: Arthur
Post Office
(A),
Lahmansville Post Office
(B),
Medley Post Office
(C),
Mount Storm Post Office
(D),
Scherr Post Office
(E),
Dorcas Post Office
(F),
Cabins Post Office
(G)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.4% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 52 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Grant
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 5
- 1980
to 1984: 8
- 1975
to 1979: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 22
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 10
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Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,306
- One,
attached: 19
- Two:
58
- 3
or 4: 107
- 5
to 9: 140
- 10
to 19: 22
- 20
or more: 21
- Mobile
homes: 1,305
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 127
Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 1,263 (53 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,191 Agriculture
in Grant County
Average size of farms: 302 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109948
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.21%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70861
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40608
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.59
Corn for grain: 397 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Food
(14%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck
transportation (7%)
- Furniture
and related products (6%)
- Wood
products (6%)
- Utilities
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Food
(12%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(33%)
- United
Kingdom (31%)
- Peru
(25%)
- Canada
(10%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grant County:
|
- United
States or American (39%)
- German
(30%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(7%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,686 (75%)
- Carpooled:
908 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked:
96 (2%)
- Other
means: 32 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 166 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Grant County, West Virginia
- 118
people in nursing homes
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7
people in other group homes
- 6
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,181.
5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,202 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.96% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,140 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($16,062 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
2.30% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hardy County, WV
|
1.41% ($22,557 average AGI) |
| from
Mineral County, WV
|
0.70% ($29,633) |
| from
Pendleton County, WV
|
0.35% ($27,000) |
5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,808 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.01% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,678 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($9,131 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
1.57% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Hardy County, WV
|
1.26% ($30,519 average AGI) |
| to
Mineral County, WV
|
0.61% ($41,308) |
| to
Randolph County, WV
|
0.23% ($15,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Births
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,162 (1,750 aged, 412 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 11,153
- In
family households: 9,616 (2,838 male householders, 465 female householders)
2,819
spouses, 3,026 children (2,888 natural, 37 adopted, 101 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 77 other relatives, 176 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,537 (635 male householders (500 living alone)), 670 female householders (621 living alone)), 232 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 146 (133 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,552 2-persons, 803 3-persons, 622 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,121 1-person, 158 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 12 4-persons.
1,910 married couples with children.
468 single-parent households (132 men, 336 women).
97.8% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,699,000 ($6908 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,436,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $77,000
Federal grants: $24,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $718,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,109,000 ($1,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $74,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,247,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 693
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 601
| Here: |
51 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: +306
| Here: |
+26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Grant County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.08 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: 98
- 1995
to 1998: 517
- 1990
to 1994: 647
- 1980
to 1989: 1,354
- 1970
to 1979: 1,461
- 1960
to 1969: 575
- 1950
to 1959: 409
- 1940
to 1949: 254
- 1939
or earlier: 790
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 38
- 3
rooms: 72
- 4
rooms: 435
- 5
rooms: 955
- 6
rooms: 841
- 7
rooms: 567
- 8
rooms: 407
- 9
or more rooms: 390
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 3
- 2
rooms: 47
- 3
rooms: 90
- 4
rooms: 239
- 5
rooms: 235
- 6
rooms: 124
- 7
rooms: 75
- 8
rooms: 39
- 9
or more rooms: 28
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 72
- 2
bedrooms: 780
- 3
bedrooms: 2,092
- 4
bedrooms: 588
- 5
or more bedrooms: 173
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 3
- 1
bedroom: 162
- 2
bedrooms: 336
- 3
bedrooms: 306
- 4
bedrooms: 68
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 242
- 1
vehicle: 904
- 2
vehicles: 1,786
- 3
vehicles: 646
- 4
vehicles: 95
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 137
- 1
vehicle: 439
- 2
vehicles: 227
- 3
vehicles: 66
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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70% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in West Virginia.
| Grant
County: |
69.9% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7563
- Northeast:
346
- Midwest:
427
- South:
2799
- West:
92
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Wood
(28%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity
(26%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(50%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Wood
(10%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Utility
gas (4%)
- Coal
or coke (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): 32
| Here: |
2.9% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: |
2.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 44
| Here: |
16.0% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Grant
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $23,305,000
All Other: $598,000
Regular Highways: $32,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $1,427,000
Health - Other: $5,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $23,043,000
Central Staff Services: $792,000
Health Services - Other: $787,000
Police Protection: $665,000
General Public Buildings: $483,000
Financial Administration: $340,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $259,000
Parks & Recreation: $194,000
Air Transportation: $126,000
General - Other: $103,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Fire Protection: $28,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,489,000
Public Welfare: $202,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $7,823,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $5,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $110,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,345,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,647,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $102,314,000
Other, NEC: $4,579,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,186,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,413,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $7,756,000
General Revenue, NEC: $291,000
Rents: $19,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,204,000
Central Staff: $300,000
Health - Other: $28,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,397,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $102,314,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,144,000
All Other: $136,000
General Support: $100,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,844,000
Other Selective Sales: $144,000
NEC: $34,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $11,551,000
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