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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $430 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ravenswood
, Ripley
.
Neighboring
counties: Kanawha County
, Mason County
, Putnam County
, Roane County
, Meigs County, Ohio
, Wirt County
, Wood County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jackson County: Frozencamp
(A),
Rock Castle
(B),
Crow Summit
(C),
Portland Station
(D),
Green Hills Country Club
(E),
Low Gap
(F),
Ravenswood Works
(G)
Churches in Jackson County include: Beechgrove
Church
(A),
Grasslick Church
(B),
Sinaiville Church
(C),
Simpson Church
(D),
Shepherd Chapel
(E),
Guiding Light Church
(F),
Martin Chapel
(G),
Salt Hill Church
(H),
Briscoe Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Duncan
Cemetery
(1),
Anderson Cemetery
(2),
Duff Cemetery
(3),
Ankrum Cemetery
(4),
Rardon Cemetery
(5),
Rankin Cemetery
(6),
Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Big
Horse Lake
(A),
Little Horse Lake
(B),
Rollins Lake
(C),
Hutchison Lake
(D),
Kera Lakes
(E),
Turkey Run Lake
(F),
Turkey Foot Lake
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Almon
Run
(A),
Alumrock Run
(B),
Barnes Run
(C),
Bear Branch
(D),
Wildcat Run
(E),
Bear Run
(F),
Beatty Run
(G),
Beech Fork
(H),
Bennett Run
(I)
Parks in Jackson County include: Woodrum
Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Rollins Lake Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Cedar Lakes State Recreation Center
(3),
Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Keraland Recreation Area
(5),
Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area
(6)
Post offices: Gay
Post Office
(A),
Advent Post Office
(B),
Kenna Post Office
(C),
Kentuck Post Office
(D),
LeRoy Post Office
(E),
Mount Alto Post Office
(F),
Ravenswood Post Office
(G),
Romance Post Office
(H),
Sherman Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 128 (71% naturalized citizens)
| Jackson
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 25
- 1990
to 1994: 27
- 1985
to 1989: 11
- 1980
to 1984: 14
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 43
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Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,332
- One,
attached: 27
- Two:
189
- 3
or 4: 285
- 5
to 9: 295
- 10
to 19: 88
- 20
or more: 79
- Mobile
homes: 2,905
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 45
Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 2,675 (210 second mortgage, 399 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,456 Agriculture
in Jackson County
Average size of farms: 153 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5576
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $50.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.81%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7109
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24087
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.21
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.96%
Corn for grain: 144 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 61 harvested acres
Vegetables: 55 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acresJackson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 7.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Metal
and metal products (14%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(23%)
- Malaysia
(16%)
- Spain
(9%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Germany
(7%)
- Canada
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Jackson County:
|
- United
States or American (36%)
- German
(14%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
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|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 9,000 (81%)
- Carpooled:
1,430 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
- Bicycle:
15 (0%)
- Walked:
260 (2%)
- Other
means: 110 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 331 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Jackson County, West Virginia
- 274
people in nursing homes
- 46
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,746.
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,826 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.50% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($24,448 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($14,379 average AGI)
| Jackson
County: |
2.06% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Kanawha County, WV
|
1.23% ($47,840 average AGI) |
| from
Wood County, WV
|
0.47% ($33,217) |
| from
Roane County, WV
|
0.41% ($30,400) |
| from
Mason County, WV
|
0.25% ($29,292) |
| from
Putnam County, WV
|
0.15% ($41,600) |
| from
Meigs County, OH
|
0.10% ($26,700) |
| from
Boone County, WV
|
0.10% ($65,500) |
4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,962 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.96% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.01% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($16,805 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($23,157 average AGI)
| Jackson
County: |
1.95% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
1.13% ($27,450 average AGI) |
| to
Wood County, WV
|
0.49% ($32,404) |
| to
Roane County, WV
|
0.23% ($27,864) |
| to
Mason County, WV
|
0.21% ($25,800) |
| to
Putnam County, WV
|
0.17% ($22,563) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.12% ($17,250) |
| to
Cabell County, WV
|
0.10% ($38,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Births
per 1000 population in Jackson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Jackson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Jackson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,550 (4,531 aged, 1,019 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 27,674
- In
family households: 24,524 (6,843 male householders, 1,379 female householders)
6,826
spouses, 8,158 children (7,426 natural, 203 adopted, 529 stepchildren), 450 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 235 other relatives, 363 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,150 (1,118 male householders (948 living alone)), 1,688 female householders (1,562 living alone)), 344 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 326 (282 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,831 2-persons, 1,983 3-persons, 1,558 4-persons, 629 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,510 1-person, 265 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 13 4-persons.
4,980 married couples with children.
1,273 single-parent households (261 men, 1,012 women).
98.3% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 77% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $162,060,000 ($5691 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,640,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,770,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,844,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $714,000
Federal grants: $34,790,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,853,000 ($47,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,089,000 ($1,231,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $454,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,952,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,944,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,666
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,599
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +24
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +345
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Jackson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 256
- 1995
to 1998: 1,073
- 1990
to 1994: 1,134
- 1980
to 1989: 2,161
- 1970
to 1979: 2,853
- 1960
to 1969: 1,768
- 1950
to 1959: 1,137
- 1940
to 1949: 403
- 1939
or earlier: 1,460
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Jackson County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 26
- 3
rooms: 121
- 4
rooms: 921
- 5
rooms: 2,204
- 6
rooms: 2,114
- 7
rooms: 1,639
- 8
rooms: 893
- 9
or more rooms: 875
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 39
- 2
rooms: 51
- 3
rooms: 269
- 4
rooms: 623
- 5
rooms: 633
- 6
rooms: 381
- 7
rooms: 158
- 8
rooms: 47
- 9
or more rooms: 61
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jackson County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 136
- 2
bedrooms: 1,762
- 3
bedrooms: 5,221
- 4
bedrooms: 1,359
- 5
or more bedrooms: 315
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson County: |
- no
bedroom: 39
- 1
bedroom: 306
- 2
bedrooms: 888
- 3
bedrooms: 898
- 4
bedrooms: 124
- 5
or more bedrooms: 7
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Jackson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 485
- 1
vehicle: 2,469
- 2
vehicles: 3,870
- 3
vehicles: 1,470
- 4
vehicles: 412
- 5
or more vehicles: 93
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Jackson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 440
- 1
vehicle: 1,066
- 2
vehicles: 660
- 3
vehicles: 75
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 15
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63% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in West Virginia.
| Jackson
County: |
63.2% | | State
average: | 63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 23158
- Northeast:
632
- Midwest:
2110
- South:
1476
- West:
416
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(49%)
- Utility
gas (40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106
| Here: |
3.3% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
| Here: |
2.2% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 75
| Here: |
10.0% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Jackson
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,798,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $2,133,000
Police Protection: $1,578,000
Health Services - Other: $1,518,000
Corrections - Other: $1,291,000
Financial Administration: $1,177,000
Central Staff Services: $807,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $706,000
General Public Buildings: $672,000
Parks & Recreation: $154,000
Welfare - Other: $23,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,924,000
Public Welfare: $82,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,163,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $16,617,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,355,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,262,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,197,000
General Revenue, NEC: $534,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $675,000
General - Other: $257,000
Health - Other: $26,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,950,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,355,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $249,000
All Other: $247,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,095,000
Other Selective Sales: $196,000
NEC: $61,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,999,000
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