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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $361 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $582 a month.
Cities in this county include: Point Pleasant
, New Haven
, Mason
, Hartford City
, Henderson
, Womelsdorf (Coalton)
, Leon
.
Neighboring
counties: Cabell County
, Jackson County
, Gallia County, Ohio
, Putnam County
, Meigs County, Ohio
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mason County: Deerlick
(A),
Clements State Tree Nursery
(B),
Nat
(C),
Graham Station
(D),
Chief Cornstalk Headquarters
(E),
Hidden Valley Country Club
(F),
Ben Lomond
(G),
Maupin Landing
(H)
Churches in Mason County include: Staten
Chapel
(A),
Spilman Church
(B),
Gospel Tabernacle
(C),
Graham Church
(D),
Smith Church
(E),
Bethel Church
(F),
Siloam Church
(G),
Shiloh Church
(H),
Guiding Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Tucker
Cemetery
(1),
Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2),
Morgan Cemetery
(3),
Arbuckle Cemetery
(4),
Lundsford Cemetery
(5),
Mount Carmel Cemetery
(6),
Hoffman Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Blue
Goose Pond
(A),
Pond Number Nine
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mile
Creek
(A),
Bailey Branch
(B),
Baker Branch
(C),
Barnett Fork
(D),
Rockcastle Creek
(E),
Bear Hollow Creek
(F),
Bee Run
(G),
Beech Fork
(H),
Bill King Branch
(I)
Parks in Mason County include: Chief
Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area
(1),
McClintic Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Clifton F McClintic State Wildlife Station
(3)
Post offices: Gallipolis
Ferry Post Office
(A),
Grimms Landing Post Office
(B),
Apple Grove Post Office
(C),
Arbuckle Post Office
(D),
Ashton Post Office
(E),
West Columbia Post Office
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.6% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 126 (39% naturalized citizens)
| Mason
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 64
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 21
- 1975
to 1979: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 23
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Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,078
- One,
attached: 72
- Two:
117
- 3
or 4: 174
- 5
to 9: 186
- 10
to 19: 39
- 20
or more: 237
- Mobile
homes: 3,114
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 39
Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 2,805 (190 second mortgage, 349 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,419 Agriculture
in Mason County
Average size of farms: 151 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17972
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $330.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17287
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25120
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.99%
Corn for grain: 3693 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 581 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4901 harvested acres
Vegetables: 96 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acresMason
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 6.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $70,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Metal
and metal products (9%)
- Utilities
(8%)
- Chemicals
(6%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (26%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Pakistan
(44%)
- Germany
(19%)
- Korea
(13%)
- India
(10%)
- Colombia
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (3%)
- Turkey
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Mason County:
|
- United
States or American (43%)
- German
(14%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,711 (84%)
- Carpooled:
951 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
12 (0%)
- Walked:
274 (3%)
- Other
means: 61 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 219 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Mason County, West Virginia
- 252
people in nursing homes
- 18
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5
people in other group homes
- 5
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,707.
4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,716 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.31% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.85% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,303 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($13,413 average AGI)
| Mason
County: |
2.46% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cabell County, WV
|
0.52% ($36,841 average AGI) |
| from
Gallia County, OH
|
0.48% ($22,561) |
| from
Putnam County, WV
|
0.45% ($30,868) |
| from
Meigs County, OH
|
0.40% ($17,735) |
| from
Jackson County, WV
|
0.24% ($25,800) |
| from
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.21% ($29,944) |
| from
Franklin County, OH
|
0.16% ($22,214) |
4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.46% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.72% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($10,142 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($20,595 average AGI)
| Mason
County: |
2.75% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Gallia County, OH
|
0.80% ($34,000 average AGI) |
| to
Cabell County, WV
|
0.41% ($24,429) |
| to
Putnam County, WV
|
0.38% ($29,250) |
| to
Meigs County, OH
|
0.34% ($26,276) |
| to
Jackson County, WV
|
0.28% ($29,292) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.19% ($27,188) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Mason County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Mason County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Mason County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,015 (3,963 aged, 1,052 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 25,664
- In
family households: 22,461 (6,359 male householders, 1,339 female householders)
6,345
spouses, 7,337 children (6,692 natural, 100 adopted, 545 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 223 other relatives, 313 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,203 (1,291 male householders (1,147 living alone)), 1,631 female householders (1,564 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 293 (282 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,546 2-persons, 2,019 3-persons, 1,458 4-persons, 492 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,711 1-person, 175 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
4,149 married couples with children.
1,266 single-parent households (326 men, 940 women).
98.3% of residents of Mason County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $167,714,000 ($6465 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,210,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,840,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,481,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,061,000
Federal grants: $35,006,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,562,000 ($6,508,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,764,000 ($7,758,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,896,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,553,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,548
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,605
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -105
| Here: |
-4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Mason County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 217
- 1995
to 1998: 944
- 1990
to 1994: 817
- 1980
to 1989: 2,037
- 1970
to 1979: 2,217
- 1960
to 1969: 1,552
- 1950
to 1959: 1,483
- 1940
to 1949: 1,155
- 1939
or earlier: 1,634
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 12
- 3
rooms: 174
- 4
rooms: 1,183
- 5
rooms: 2,435
- 6
rooms: 2,297
- 7
rooms: 1,291
- 8
rooms: 673
- 9
or more rooms: 491
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 42
- 2
rooms: 61
- 3
rooms: 285
- 4
rooms: 560
- 5
rooms: 678
- 6
rooms: 195
- 7
rooms: 125
- 8
rooms: 37
- 9
or more rooms: 37
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mason County: |
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 229
- 2
bedrooms: 2,519
- 3
bedrooms: 4,614
- 4
bedrooms: 1,002
- 5
or more bedrooms: 192
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County: |
- no
bedroom: 42
- 1
bedroom: 393
- 2
bedrooms: 864
- 3
bedrooms: 610
- 4
bedrooms: 61
- 5
or more bedrooms: 50
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 562
- 1
vehicle: 2,509
- 2
vehicles: 3,767
- 3
vehicles: 1,298
- 4
vehicles: 321
- 5
or more vehicles: 110
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 510
- 1
vehicle: 1,008
- 2
vehicles: 415
- 3
vehicles: 73
- 4
vehicles: 4
- 5
or more vehicles: 10
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67% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in West Virginia.
| Mason
County: |
66.7% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 17959
- Northeast:
465
- Midwest:
6179
- South:
989
- West:
160
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(50%)
- Utility
gas (21%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(44%)
- Utility
gas (29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(7%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
| Here: |
1.6% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
| Here: |
1.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 92
| Here: |
14.6% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Mason
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,111,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $1,450,000
Central Staff Services: $932,000
Corrections - Other: $760,000
Financial Administration: $740,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $653,000
Police Protection: $606,000
General Public Buildings: $592,000
Parks & Recreation: $129,000
Health Services - Other: $120,000
Sewerage: $31,000
Welfare - Other: $20,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $197,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $3,677,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $131,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $52,526,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,762,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,764,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $3,683,000
General Revenue, NEC: $816,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $509,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $49,762,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $265,000
General Support: $37,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,577,000
Other Selective Sales: $106,000
NEC: $15,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,297,000
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