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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $385 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fairmont
, Pleasant Valley
, Mount Gay-Shamrock
, Mannington
, Barrackville
, Monongah
, Rivesville
, Grant Town
, Whitehall
, Fairview
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2005 air pollution in Marion County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
15.9 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
34 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Harrison County
, Monongalia County
, Taylor County
, Wetzel County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Marion County: Mission
Farm
(A),
Fairmont Field Club
(B),
Fairmont Filtration Plant
(C),
Site of Fort Prickett
(D),
Middletown
(E),
Glover Gap
(F)
Churches in Marion County include: Glover
Gap Church
(A),
Beegum Union Church
(B),
Bethel Church
(C),
Mason Chapel
(D),
Shiloh Baptist Church
(E),
Marvin Chapel
(F),
Bingamon Church
(G),
Bingamon United Methodist Church
(H),
Sarietta Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ministers
Cemetery
(1),
Ice Cemetery
(2),
Ammons Cemetery
(3),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(4),
Hood Cemetery
(5),
Mount Carmel Cemetery
(6),
Hoodsville Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Loveridge
Mine Impoundment Number Five
(A),
Loveridge Freshwater Dam Number One
(B),
Arwright Mine and Pond
(C),
Mod Run Slurry Pond
(D),
Williams Mine A M D Pond
(E),
Rock Lake
(F),
Eastern Gas and Fuel Lake
(G),
Frog Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arnett
Run
(A),
Bartholomew Fork
(B),
Beechlick Run
(C),
Bethel Run
(D),
Big Run
(E),
Booths Creek
(F),
Burnt Cabin Run
(G),
Campbell Run
(H),
Carberry Run
(I)
Parks in Marion County include: Morris
Park
(1),
Mary Lou Retton Park
(2),
Pricketts Fort State Park
(3),
Captain James Booth Memorial
(4),
Valley Falls State Park
(5)
Post offices: Carolina
Post Office
(A),
Idamay Post Office
(B),
Metz Post Office
(C),
Colfax Post Office
(D),
Montana Mines Post Office
(E),
Rachel Post Office
(F),
Four States Post Office
(G)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.8% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,891
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 544 (62% naturalized citizens)
| Marion
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 123
- 1990
to 1994: 28
- 1985
to 1989: 42
- 1980
to 1984: 56
- 1975
to 1979: 54
- 1970
to 1974: 29
- 1970
to 1974: 36
- 1965
to 1969: 176
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Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 19,685
- One,
attached: 285
- Two:
1,115
- 3
or 4: 1,033
- 5
to 9: 713
- 10
to 19: 263
- 20
or more: 522
- Mobile
homes: 3,032
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 6,472 (493 second mortgage, 725 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,326 Agriculture
in Marion County
Average size of farms: 108 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $3633
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $74.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $4797
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $17741
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26%
Corn for grain: 9 harvested acres
Vegetables: 28 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acresMarion
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Utilities
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(17%)
- Italy
(11%)
- Mexico
(9%)
- India
(7%)
- Jamaica
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Japan
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Marion County:
|
- German
(18%)
- United
States or American (18%)
- Irish
(12%)
- Italian
(12%)
- English
(10%)
- Polish
(4%)
- Dutch
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 19,367 (83%)
- Carpooled:
2,272 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 82 (0%)
- Railroad:
8 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
6 (0%)
- Taxi:
18 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
16 (0%)
- Walked:
811 (3%)
- Other
means: 242 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 524 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Marion County, West Virginia
- 504
people in nursing homes
- 392
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 155
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 112
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 26
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 20
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 20
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 20
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,364.
4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,509 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.98% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($19,389 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($12,120 average AGI)
| Marion
County: |
1.92% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.91% ($33,142 average AGI) |
| from
Harrison County, WV
|
0.79% ($28,500) |
| from
Taylor County, WV
|
0.18% ($29,722) |
| from
Preston County, WV
|
0.15% ($28,032) |
| from
Wetzel County, WV
|
0.09% ($28,778) |
| from
Lewis County, WV
|
0.08% ($30,000) |
| from
Upshur County, WV
|
0.08% ($28,938) |
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.12% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.91% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,609 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($15,927 average AGI)
| Marion
County: |
2.20% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.96% ($33,856 average AGI) |
| to
Harrison County, WV
|
0.77% ($36,032) |
| to
Taylor County, WV
|
0.24% ($44,438) |
| to
Allegheny County, PA
|
0.10% ($38,700) |
| to
Preston County, WV
|
0.08% ($25,471) |
| to
Wetzel County, WV
|
0.07% ($30,429) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.06% ($52,077) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Births
per 1000 population in Marion County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Marion County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,837 (9,850 aged, 1,987 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 55,348
- In
family households: 45,752 (12,162 male householders, 3,440 female householders)
12,507
spouses, 15,035 children (13,580 natural, 458 adopted, 997 stepchildren), 723 grandchildren, 365 brothers or sisters, 291 parents, 512 other relatives, 717 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 9,596 (3,094 male householders (2,400 living alone)), 4,953 female householders (4,432 living alone)), 1,549 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,250 (676 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 7,312 2-persons, 3,939 3-persons, 2,894 4-persons, 1,053 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,832 1-person, 1,014 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
8,012 married couples with children.
2,606 single-parent households (586 men, 2,020 women).
97.3% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $595,885,000 ($10555 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,506,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,701,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,731,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $941,000
Federal grants: $98,138,000
Federal procurement contracts: $165,876,000 ($33,005,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $48,498,000 ($4,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,005,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,694,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,907,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,239
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,112
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +89
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +763
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Marion County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.22 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% 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: 286
- 1995
to 1998: 1,347
- 1990
to 1994: 1,245
- 1980
to 1989: 2,284
- 1970
to 1979: 3,971
- 1960
to 1969: 2,805
- 1950
to 1959: 3,376
- 1940
to 1949: 3,026
- 1939
or earlier: 8,320
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 57
- 3
rooms: 212
- 4
rooms: 2,200
- 5
rooms: 4,622
- 6
rooms: 4,407
- 7
rooms: 2,838
- 8
rooms: 1,946
- 9
or more rooms: 1,370
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 44
- 2
rooms: 216
- 3
rooms: 1,017
- 4
rooms: 1,819
- 5
rooms: 1,413
- 6
rooms: 810
- 7
rooms: 361
- 8
rooms: 189
- 9
or more rooms: 116
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion County: |
- no
bedroom: 20
- 1
bedroom: 516
- 2
bedrooms: 5,005
- 3
bedrooms: 9,241
- 4
bedrooms: 2,427
- 5
or more bedrooms: 458
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County: |
- no
bedroom: 61
- 1
bedroom: 1,381
- 2
bedrooms: 2,693
- 3
bedrooms: 1,477
- 4
bedrooms: 298
- 5
or more bedrooms: 75
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Marion County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,361
- 1
vehicle: 5,665
- 2
vehicles: 7,313
- 3
vehicles: 2,575
- 4
vehicles: 530
- 5
or more vehicles: 223
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Marion County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,089
- 1
vehicle: 3,045
- 2
vehicles: 1,516
- 3
vehicles: 284
- 4
vehicles: 39
- 5
or more vehicles: 12
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66% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.
| Marion
County: |
65.7% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 46417
- Northeast:
3141
- Midwest:
2585
- South:
2987
- West:
737
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (80%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (73%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (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): 279
| Here: |
5.1% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: |
2.1% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 254
| Here: |
7.4% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Marion
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $654,000
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,216,000
Police Protection: $2,006,000
General - Other: $2,000,000
Health Services - Other: $1,270,000
Financial Administration: $912,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $757,000
General Public Buildings: $20,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $182,000
General Support: $154,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $23,197,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - General: $168,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $6,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $331,389,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $307,377,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $24,012,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $23,197,000
General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $23,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,014,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $307,377,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $962,000
Health & Hospitals: $533,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,957,000
Public Utilities: $656,000
NEC: $250,000
Other Selective Sales: $42,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,846,000
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