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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $322 (0.5%)
Area name: Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Cities in this county include: Moundsville
, McMechen
, Benwood
, Cameron
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2005 air pollution in Marshall County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
16.2 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
32 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Belmont County, Ohio
, Greene County, Pennsylvania
, Ohio County
, Wetzel County
, Monroe County, Ohio
, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Marshall County: Camp
Agaming
(A),
Moundsville Golf Course
(B),
Camp Fairchance
(C),
Hubbs Landing
(D),
Welling Tunnel
(E),
Board Tree
(F),
Harshs Sugar Camp
(G),
Clarington Station
(H),
Beelers Station
(I),
Mount Hope Community Center
(J),
Mount Olivet Fire Station
(K),
Big Run Community Center
(L),
Big Wheel Creek Community Center
(M),
Adaline Community Center
(N),
Saint Joseph Community Center
(O),
Pleasant Valley Community Center
(P),
Fork Ridge Community Building
(Q)
Churches in Marshall County include: Glen
Easton United Methodist Church
(A),
McCabe Church
(B),
Beelers Station Christian Church
(C),
Grace Chapel
(D),
Shepherd Church
(E),
Big Run Christian Church
(F),
Blairs Ridge Church
(G),
Sand Hill Church
(H),
Salem Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Fork
Ridge Cemetery
(1),
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2),
Doty Cemetery
(3),
Harris Cemetery
(4),
McMechen Cemetery
(5),
Fredonia Cemetery
(6),
Mount Hobart Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Browns
Run Impoundment
(A),
Meadow Hills Lake
(B),
Moose Lake
(C),
Green Valley Lakes
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitney
Run
(A),
Baker Run
(B),
Bark Camp Run
(C),
Bartletts Run
(D),
Bee Tree Run
(E),
Ben Run
(F),
Williams Run
(G),
Big Tribble Creek
(H),
Blacksmith Run
(I)
Parks in Marshall County include: Burches
Run Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Hilltop Park
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.7% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 1,228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 245 (76% naturalized citizens)
| Marshall
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 18
- 1990
to 1994: 4
- 1985
to 1989: 19
- 1980
to 1984: 32
- 1975
to 1979: 10
- 1970
to 1974: 55
- 1970
to 1974: 14
- 1965
to 1969: 93
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Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,176
- One,
attached: 261
- Two:
610
- 3
or 4: 589
- 5
to 9: 276
- 10
to 19: 76
- 20
or more: 189
- Mobile
homes: 1,553
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 84
Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 4,288 (311 second mortgage, 421 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,124 Agriculture
in Marshall County
Average size of farms: 128 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4171
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $44.84
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6414
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $17881
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.41
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.88%
Corn for grain: 137 harvested acres
Vegetables: 31 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 66 acresMarshall
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 2.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Metal
and metal products (8%)
- Mining
(8%)
- Chemicals
(7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Utilities
(5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (25%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Extraction
workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Registered
nurses (7%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany
(22%)
- Italy
(16%)
- Poland
(10%)
- Canada
(8%)
- India
(8%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Marshall County:
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- United
States or American (21%)
- German
(20%)
- Irish
(14%)
- English
(10%)
- Polish
(7%)
- Italian
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 11,537 (82%)
- Carpooled:
1,542 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
9 (0%)
- Walked:
459 (3%)
- Other
means: 75 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 346 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Marshall County, West Virginia
- 355
people in state prisons
- 214
people in nursing homes
- 192
people in religious group quarters
- 45
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 30
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,305.
4.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,328 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.02% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.15% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($13,290 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($12,037 average AGI)
| Marshall
County: |
1.88% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ohio County, WV
|
1.41% ($21,556 average AGI) |
| from
Belmont County, OH
|
0.49% ($24,763) |
| from
Wetzel County, WV
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0.21% ($33,240) |
| from
Washington County, PA
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0.09% ($29,000) |
| from
Tyler County, WV
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0.09% ($18,273) |
| from
Franklin County, OH
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0.08% ($40,400) |
| from
Allegheny County, PA
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0.08% ($26,700) |
4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,758 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.93% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.16% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($12,891 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($16,867 average AGI)
| Marshall
County: |
2.77% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ohio County, WV
|
1.56% ($28,466 average AGI) |
| to
Belmont County, OH
|
0.66% ($32,688) |
| to
Wetzel County, WV
|
0.17% ($39,286) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
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0.14% ($24,647) |
| to
Jefferson County, OH
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0.11% ($24,308) |
| to
Washington County, PA
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0.08% ($35,400) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Marshall County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Marshall County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Marshall County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,966 (5,092 aged, 874 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 34,659
- In
family households: 30,065 (8,027 male householders, 2,087 female householders)
8,047
spouses, 10,177 children (9,042 natural, 236 adopted, 899 stepchildren), 507 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 230 parents, 319 other relatives, 539 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,594 (1,656 male householders (1,387 living alone)), 2,438 female householders (2,246 living alone)), 500 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 860 (584 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,660 2-persons, 2,522 3-persons, 1,885 4-persons, 717 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,633 1-person, 405 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
5,562 married couples with children.
1,804 single-parent households (408 men, 1,396 women).
97.6% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $182,408,000 ($5253 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,086,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,131,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,017,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $545,000
Federal grants: $35,540,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,157,000 ($60,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,018,000 ($3,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $435,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,077,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,637,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,803
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,061
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -879
| Here: |
-26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Marshall County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.22 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% 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: 118
- 1995
to 1998: 599
- 1990
to 1994: 622
- 1980
to 1989: 1,288
- 1970
to 1979: 2,895
- 1960
to 1969: 1,758
- 1950
to 1959: 2,109
- 1940
to 1949: 1,441
- 1939
or earlier: 4,984
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Marshall County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 232
- 4
rooms: 1,208
- 5
rooms: 3,044
- 6
rooms: 2,981
- 7
rooms: 1,715
- 8
rooms: 1,025
- 9
or more rooms: 761
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 106
- 2
rooms: 113
- 3
rooms: 481
- 4
rooms: 960
- 5
rooms: 765
- 6
rooms: 454
- 7
rooms: 172
- 8
rooms: 88
- 9
or more rooms: 60
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marshall County: |
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 343
- 2
bedrooms: 3,101
- 3
bedrooms: 6,062
- 4
bedrooms: 1,255
- 5
or more bedrooms: 240
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County: |
- no
bedroom: 116
- 1
bedroom: 717
- 2
bedrooms: 1,444
- 3
bedrooms: 740
- 4
bedrooms: 140
- 5
or more bedrooms: 42
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Marshall County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 605
- 1
vehicle: 3,101
- 2
vehicles: 4,991
- 3
vehicles: 1,841
- 4
vehicles: 353
- 5
or more vehicles: 117
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Marshall County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 765
- 1
vehicle: 1,622
- 2
vehicles: 663
- 3
vehicles: 107
- 4
vehicles: 28
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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69% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
| Marshall
County: |
69.5% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 29376
- Northeast:
1873
- Midwest:
2169
- South:
1433
- West:
311
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (56%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- 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): 249
| Here: |
6.2% | | West
Virginia: |
5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
| Here: |
5.8% | | West
Virginia: |
4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 153
| Here: |
14.5% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Marshall
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
- Charges
- All Other: $567,000
- Construction
- General: $55,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $1,862,000
Central Staff Services: $1,720,000
Financial Administration: $1,418,000
Corrections - Other: $681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $621,000
Parks & Recreation: $483,000
Air Transportation: $397,000
General Public Buildings: $360,000
Health Services - Other: $269,000
Fire Protection: $187,000
General - Other: $107,000
Welfare - Other: $102,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $16,627,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $237,533,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $225,835,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,698,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $16,642,000
General Revenue, NEC: $368,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,250,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $225,835,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $935,000
General Support: $930,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,500,000
NEC: $177,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,008,000
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