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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $311 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardy 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: Moorefield
, Bath (Berkeley Springs)
, Wardensville
.
Neighboring
counties: Grant County
, Hampshire County
, Mineral County
, Frederick County, Virginia
, Pendleton County
, Rockingham County, Virginia
, Shenandoah County, Virginia
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hardy County: Sycamore
(A),
Trout Pond Campground
(B),
Camp Pinnacle
(C),
Mill Mountain Forest Service Repeater Site
(D),
Camp Hemlock
(E),
Cranny Crow Overlook
(F),
Holly Hill Church
(G),
Lost River
(H),
Capon Furnace
(I),
Flats
(J)
Churches in Hardy County include: Sperry
Run Church
(A),
Bethel Church
(B),
Marvin Chapel
(C),
Salem Church
(D),
Saint Marys Church
(E),
Harpers Chapel
(F),
Heishman Church
(G),
Buckhorn Church
(H),
Cave Valley Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Alum-Bank
Cemetery
(1),
Baldwin Cemetery
(2),
Bethel Cemetery
(3),
Green Hill Cemetery
(4),
Greenwood Cemetery
(5),
New Dale Cemetery
(6),
Clagett Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Trout
Pond
(A),
Rockcliff Lake
(B),
Warden Lake
(C),
Moores Run Lake Number One
(D),
Thorn Bottom Pond
(E)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams
Run
(A),
Anderson Run
(B),
Baker Run
(C),
Bears Hell Run
(D),
Brake Run
(E),
Cabin Run
(F),
Pot Lick Run
(G),
Cullers Run
(H),
Deep Gutter Run
(I)
Parks in Hardy County include: Wolf
Gap Recreation Area
(1),
South Branch Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Trout Pond Recreation Area
(3),
Lost River State Park
(4),
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area
(6)
Post offices: Baker
Post Office
(A),
Lost City Post Office
(B),
Lost River Post Office
(C),
Mathias Post Office
(D),
Milam Post Office
(E),
Old Fields Post Office
(F),
Rig Post Office
(G),
Fisher Post Office
(H)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 345
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 58 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Hardy
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 9
- 1990
to 1994: 12
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 23
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Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,159
- One,
attached: 99
- Two:
42
- 3
or 4: 86
- 5
to 9: 65
- 10
to 19: 47
- 20
or more: 8
- Mobile
homes: 1,537
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 72
Housing units in Hardy County with a mortgage: 1,406 (105 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 974 Agriculture
in Hardy County
Average size of farms: 274 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $264161
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $46.35
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.07%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $178287
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55217
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.77
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.99%
Corn for grain: 3254 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 568 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 38 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Food
(18%)
- Construction
(14%)
- Furniture
and related products (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Food
(15%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(34%)
- Germany
(26%)
- France
(14%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (14%)
- Pakistan
(12%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Hardy County:
|
- German
(33%)
- United
States or American (32%)
- English
(7%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,421 (74%)
- Carpooled:
1,040 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
6 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
200 (3%)
- Other
means: 64 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 268 (4%)
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59
people in nursing homes
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,404.
6.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,969 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.33% | | 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 ($14,188 average AGI)
3.25% relocated from other states ($20,781 average AGI)
| Hardy
County: |
3.25% | | West
Virginia average: |
3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Grant County, WV
|
1.07% ($30,519 average AGI) |
| from
Hampshire County, WV
|
0.71% ($34,167) |
| from
Mineral County, WV
|
0.36% ($15,778) |
| from
Frederick County, VA
|
0.26% ($29,615) |
| from
Rockingham County, VA
|
0.24% ($19,417) |
5.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,789 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.77% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.05% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($12,280 average AGI)
2.72% relocated to other states ($13,509 average AGI)
| Hardy
County: |
2.72% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Grant County, WV
|
1.22% ($22,557 average AGI) |
| to
Hampshire County, WV
|
0.46% ($27,217) |
| to
Berkeley County, WV
|
0.32% ($24,500) |
| to
Frederick County, VA
|
0.22% ($28,000) |
| to
Rockingham County, VA
|
0.20% ($29,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2
Births
per 1000 population in Hardy County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Hardy County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Hardy County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,234 (1,871 aged, 363 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 12,593
- In
family households: 10,659 (2,963 male householders, 603 female householders)
2,932
spouses, 3,403 children (3,093 natural, 60 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 158 other relatives, 271 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,934 (802 male householders (650 living alone)), 840 female householders (761 living alone)), 292 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 76 (54 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,613 2-persons, 880 3-persons, 721 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,411 1-person, 189 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
2,106 married couples with children.
580 single-parent households (157 men, 423 women).
98.4% of residents of Hardy County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,145,000 ($9020 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,666,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,366,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,228,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $466,000
Federal grants: $55,880,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,116,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,088,000 ($55,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,051,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,452,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,668,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 748
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 762
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +9
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +646
| Here: |
+49 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Hardy County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.01 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 192
- 1995
to 1998: 711
- 1990
to 1994: 883
- 1980
to 1989: 1,719
- 1970
to 1979: 1,180
- 1960
to 1969: 482
- 1950
to 1959: 467
- 1940
to 1949: 260
- 1939
or earlier: 1,221
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Hardy County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 67
- 3
rooms: 140
- 4
rooms: 437
- 5
rooms: 1,016
- 6
rooms: 1,111
- 7
rooms: 580
- 8
rooms: 342
- 9
or more rooms: 494
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hardy County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 29
- 3
rooms: 143
- 4
rooms: 298
- 5
rooms: 268
- 6
rooms: 134
- 7
rooms: 55
- 8
rooms: 54
- 9
or more rooms: 36
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hardy County:
|
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 220
- 2
bedrooms: 789
- 3
bedrooms: 2,355
- 4
bedrooms: 641
- 5
or more bedrooms: 182
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Hardy County:
|
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 195
- 2
bedrooms: 376
- 3
bedrooms: 329
- 4
bedrooms: 67
- 5
or more bedrooms: 46
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hardy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 278
- 1
vehicle: 1,101
- 2
vehicles: 1,525
- 3
vehicles: 994
- 4
vehicles: 232
- 5
or more vehicles: 57
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Hardy County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 252
- 1
vehicle: 397
- 2
vehicles: 264
- 3
vehicles: 83
- 4
vehicles: 21
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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65% of Hardy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in West Virginia.
| Hardy
County: |
64.7% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6374
- Northeast:
395
- Midwest:
375
- South:
5218
- West:
204
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Wood
(28%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(39%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Wood
(13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Utility
gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
| Here: |
2.4% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: |
2.1% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 27
| Here: |
9.3% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Hardy
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $70,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $591,000
Police Protection: $422,000
Central Staff Services: $371,000
Health Services - Other: $344,000
Corrections - Other: $303,000
Financial Administration: $257,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $75,000
Libraries: $47,000
Fire Protection: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $25,000
General Public Buildings: $14,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $108,000
All Other: $44,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $5,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $39,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $770,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $195,000
Health & Hospitals: $172,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,628,000
NEC: $75,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,332,000
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