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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $436 (0.6%)
Area name: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Cities in this county include: Weirton
, Chester
, Newell
, New Cumberland
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2005 air pollution in Hancock County:
Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 25 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
99 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
17.3 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
45 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.051 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Beaver County, Pennsylvania
, Brooke County
, Columbiana County, Ohio
, Jefferson County, Ohio
, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hancock County: Freemans
Landing
(A),
Arroyo
(B),
Woodview Golf Course
(C),
Mahan Light
(D)
Churches in Hancock County include: Glendale
Church
(A),
Point Pleasant Church
(B),
Pleasant Valley Church
(C),
Oakland Church
(D),
Nessly Chapel
(E),
Emmanuel Mission Church
(F)
Cemeteries: Locust
Hill Cemetery
(1),
Nessly Chapel Cemetery
(2),
Flats Cemetery
(3)
Lakes and reservoirs: Tomlinson
Run Lake
(A),
Cherry Lake
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick
Run
(A),
Middle Run
(B),
Congo Run
(C),
Mercer Run
(D),
Cunningham Run
(E),
Dry Run
(F),
Rush Run
(G),
Holbert Run
(H),
Tomlinson Run
(I)
Parks in Hancock County include: Hillcrest
Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Waterford Park
(2),
Tomlinson Run State Park
(3)
Post office: New
Manchester Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.3% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 927
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 575 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Hancock
County: |
1.8% | | Whole
state: |
1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 11
- 1990
to 1994: 30
- 1985
to 1989: 29
- 1980
to 1984: 26
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 60
- 1970
to 1974: 66
- 1965
to 1969: 338
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Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 11,115
- One,
attached: 185
- Two:
678
- 3
or 4: 607
- 5
to 9: 450
- 10
to 19: 129
- 20
or more: 106
- Mobile
homes: 1,451
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 4,305 (306 second mortgage, 463 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,505 Agriculture
in Hancock County
Average size of farms: 83 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7006
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $218.29
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7718
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25996
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.92
Corn for grain: 121 harvested acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Metal
and metal products (27%)
- Construction
(7%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Registered
nurses (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy
(41%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
- Greece
(9%)
- Japan
(6%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Poland
(3%)
- Philippines
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Hancock County:
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- Italian
(16%)
- German
(15%)
- United
States or American (12%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(9%)
- Polish
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 12,206 (86%)
- Carpooled:
1,240 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 100 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 7 (0%)
- Taxi:
32 (0%)
- Walked:
299 (2%)
- Other
means: 46 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 249 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 321
people in nursing homes
- 12
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 3
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,507.
4.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,134 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.60% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.18% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($6,682 average AGI)
3.42% relocated from other states ($23,452 average AGI)
| Hancock
County: |
3.42% | | West
Virginia average: |
3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Brooke County, WV
|
0.85% ($25,757 average AGI) |
| from
Jefferson County, OH
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0.66% ($24,048) |
| from
Columbiana County, OH
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0.53% ($22,030) |
| from
Allegheny County, PA
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0.35% ($57,841) |
| from
Washington County, PA
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0.29% ($38,595) |
| from
Beaver County, PA
|
0.18% ($35,391) |
5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,415 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.32% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.12% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($5,915 average AGI)
4.20% relocated to other states ($25,501 average AGI)
| Hancock
County: |
4.20% | | West
Virginia average: |
2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jefferson County, OH
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0.74% ($24,574 average AGI) |
| to
Columbiana County, OH
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0.72% ($26,043) |
| to
Brooke County, WV
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0.61% ($26,128) |
| to
Allegheny County, PA
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0.30% ($35,263) |
| to
Washington County, PA
|
0.21% ($28,074) |
| to
Beaver County, PA
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0.20% ($32,040) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
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0.15% ($13,842) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Births
per 1000 population in Hancock County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Hancock County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Hancock County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,558 (6,712 aged, 846 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 32,314
- In
family households: 27,674 (7,614 male householders, 1,974 female householders)
7,513
spouses, 8,769 children (7,926 natural, 226 adopted, 617 stepchildren), 537 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, 324 other relatives, 515 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,640 (1,743 male householders (1,482 living alone)), 2,359 female householders (2,161 living alone)), 538 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 353 (342 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,743 2-persons, 2,266 3-persons, 1,752 4-persons, 578 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,643 1-person, 393 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
4,550 married couples with children.
1,571 single-parent households (393 men, 1,178 women).
94.2% of residents of Hancock County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $246,079,000 ($7810 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,325,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $138,543,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,682,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,219,000
Federal grants: $31,116,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,944,000 ($194,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,575,000 ($22,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $103,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,089,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,476,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,803
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,299
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -785
| Here: |
-25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Hancock County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.21 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% 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: 137
- 1995
to 1998: 585
- 1990
to 1994: 381
- 1980
to 1989: 844
- 1970
to 1979: 2,455
- 1960
to 1969: 2,142
- 1950
to 1959: 3,259
- 1940
to 1949: 2,153
- 1939
or earlier: 2,772
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 79
- 4
rooms: 1,161
- 5
rooms: 2,930
- 6
rooms: 3,072
- 7
rooms: 1,806
- 8
rooms: 910
- 9
or more rooms: 548
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 91
- 3
rooms: 342
- 4
rooms: 1,177
- 5
rooms: 731
- 6
rooms: 405
- 7
rooms: 204
- 8
rooms: 123
- 9
or more rooms: 57
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hancock County: |
- no
bedroom: 18
- 1
bedroom: 196
- 2
bedrooms: 2,775
- 3
bedrooms: 6,078
- 4
bedrooms: 1,219
- 5
or more bedrooms: 246
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County: |
- no
bedroom: 31
- 1
bedroom: 562
- 2
bedrooms: 1,585
- 3
bedrooms: 775
- 4
bedrooms: 175
- 5
or more bedrooms: 18
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 547
- 1
vehicle: 3,509
- 2
vehicles: 4,610
- 3
vehicles: 1,450
- 4
vehicles: 296
- 5
or more vehicles: 120
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 444
- 1
vehicle: 1,623
- 2
vehicles: 903
- 3
vehicles: 114
- 4
vehicles: 19
- 5
or more vehicles: 43
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68% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in West Virginia.
| Hancock
County: |
67.9% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 15348
- Northeast:
4326
- Midwest:
10705
- South:
1179
- West:
399
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- 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): 323
| Here: |
10.6% | | West
Virginia: |
5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 171
| Here: |
10.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 100
| Here: |
13.0% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Hancock
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $649,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $2,127,000
Central Staff Services: $1,636,000
Financial Administration: $1,314,000
General Public Buildings: $1,140,000
Corrections - Other: $1,007,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $867,000
Health Services - Other: $709,000
Fire Protection: $597,000
General - Other: $546,000
Libraries: $147,000
Parks & Recreation: $74,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $137,000
Public Welfare: $60,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $5,257,000
Interest Earnings: $61,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $195,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,450,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $396,000
Health & Hospitals: $297,000
General Support: $25,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,932,000
Other Selective Sales: $516,000
NEC: $35,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,617,000
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