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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $308 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bluefield
, Princeton
, Athens
, Montcalm
, Bramwell
, Matoaka
, Oakvale
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Neighboring
counties: Bland County, Virginia
, McDowell County
, Giles County, Virginia
, Raleigh County
, Summers County
, Wyoming County
, Tazewell County, Virginia
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mercer County: Barn
(A),
Sand Gap
(B),
Mercer Healing Springs
(C),
Mercer County Health Center
(D),
Camp Creek
(E),
Mountaineer Speedway
(F),
Flat Top Yards
(G),
Mercer County Health Center
(H)
Shopping Centers: Blue
Prince Shopping Center
(1),
Mercer Mall Shopping Center
(2),
Airport Square Shopping Center
(3)
Churches in Mercer County include: Spanishburg
Church
(A),
Golden Gate Church
(B),
Beeson Chapel
(C),
Good Hope Church
(D),
Goodwyn Chapel
(E),
Grace Church
(F),
Bethel Church
(G),
Smith Chapel
(H),
Green Springs Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Dunns
Cemetery
(1),
Perdue Cemetery
(2),
Hypes Cemetery
(3),
Monte Vista Park
(4),
Morgan Cemetery
(5),
Lincoln Park Cemetery
(6),
McQuire Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Simon
Fish Pond
(A),
Shawnee, Lake
(B),
Bramwell Lake
(C),
Bluewell Dam Number One
(D),
Bluewell Dam Number Two
(E),
Tolliver Branch Lake
(F),
Christian Fork Lake
(G),
Horton Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Widemouth
Creek
(A),
Little Island Creek
(B),
Barn Branch
(C),
Bear Creek
(D),
Wiley Branch
(E),
Beaver Branch
(F),
Bee Branch
(G),
Belcher Branch
(H),
Marsh Fork
(I)
Parks in Mercer County include: Pinnacle
Rock State Park
(1),
Camp Creek State Park
(2),
Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area
(3)
Post offices: Camp
Creek Post Office
(A),
Hiawatha Post Office
(B),
Kellysville Post Office
(C),
Lashmeet Post Office
(D),
Lerona Post Office
(E),
Coaldale Post Office
(F),
McComas Post Office
(G),
Beeson Post Office
(H),
Nemours Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 506 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Mercer
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 89
- 1990
to 1994: 23
- 1985
to 1989: 36
- 1980
to 1984: 57
- 1975
to 1979: 25
- 1970
to 1974: 42
- 1970
to 1974: 71
- 1965
to 1969: 163
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Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 19,442
- One,
attached: 426
- Two:
659
- 3
or 4: 864
- 5
to 9: 679
- 10
to 19: 627
- 20
or more: 550
- Mobile
homes: 6,832
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 64
Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 6,237 (548 second mortgage, 390 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,538 Agriculture
in Mercer County
Average size of farms: 142 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7022
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $83.06
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 75.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6662
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22921
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07%
Corn for grain: 47 harvested acres
Vegetables: 36 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 61 acresMercer
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 3.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Mining
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (25%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(28%)
- Germany
(11%)
- United
Kingdom (10%)
- India
(9%)
- Italy
(7%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Mexico
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Mercer County:
|
- United
States or American (36%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(10%)
- Italian
(4%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 19,173 (84%)
- Carpooled:
2,684 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 87 (0%)
- Railroad:
5 (0%)
- Taxi:
11 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
367 (2%)
- Other
means: 154 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 412 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Mercer County, West Virginia
- 654
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 449
people in nursing homes
- 47
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 35
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 17
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13
people in other group homes
- 5
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2
people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,121.
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.12% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
| Mercer
County: |
0.07% | | West
Virginia average: |
0.06% |
1.89% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,670 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($17,690 average AGI)
| Mercer
County: |
3.15% | | West
Virginia average: |
3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
McDowell County, WV
|
0.63% ($24,922 average AGI) |
| from
Tazewell County, VA
|
0.54% ($27,945) |
| from
Raleigh County, WV
|
0.22% ($34,067) |
| from
Wyoming County, WV
|
0.19% ($28,256) |
| from
Summers County, WV
|
0.14% ($24,714) |
| from
Monroe County, WV
|
0.13% ($21,692) |
| from
Bland County, VA
|
0.10% ($24,667) |
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.12% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.30% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($7,975 average AGI)
3.82% relocated to other states ($32,850 average AGI)
| Mercer
County: |
3.82% | | West
Virginia average: |
2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Tazewell County, VA
|
0.70% ($44,762 average AGI) |
| to
McDowell County, WV
|
0.23% ($16,213) |
| to
Raleigh County, WV
|
0.22% ($38,044) |
| to
Summers County, WV
|
0.11% ($26,043) |
| to
Monroe County, WV
|
0.10% ($29,714) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.10% ($38,050) |
| to
Wyoming County, WV
|
0.09% ($36,474) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Births
per 1000 population in Mercer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Mercer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Mercer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,269 (10,655 aged, 3,614 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 61,709
- In
family households: 52,012 (14,103 male householders, 3,927 female householders)
14,120
spouses, 16,505 children (15,125 natural, 424 adopted, 956 stepchildren), 1,116 grandchildren, 439 brothers or sisters, 350 parents, 571 other relatives, 881 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 9,697 (3,317 male householders (2,715 living alone)), 5,208 female householders (4,889 living alone)), 1,172 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,271 (501 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,719 2-persons, 4,595 3-persons, 3,208 4-persons, 1,080 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,604 1-person, 791 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
8,702 married couples with children.
3,059 single-parent households (627 men, 2,432 women).
97.8% of residents of Mercer County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $485,006,000 ($7814 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,908,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,602,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,094,000
Federal grants: $99,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,847,000 ($304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,429,000 ($7,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,975,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,455,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,855,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,868
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,382
| Here: |
71 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +71
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -888
| Here: |
-14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Mercer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.70 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: 423
- 1995
to 1998: 2,240
- 1990
to 1994: 1,809
- 1980
to 1989: 4,130
- 1970
to 1979: 5,812
- 1960
to 1969: 3,097
- 1950
to 1959: 3,773
- 1940
to 1949: 3,271
- 1939
or earlier: 5,588
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Mercer County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 24
- 2
rooms: 42
- 3
rooms: 314
- 4
rooms: 2,880
- 5
rooms: 5,048
- 6
rooms: 4,797
- 7
rooms: 3,583
- 8
rooms: 2,137
- 9
or more rooms: 1,548
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 87
- 2
rooms: 303
- 3
rooms: 761
- 4
rooms: 1,841
- 5
rooms: 1,521
- 6
rooms: 822
- 7
rooms: 443
- 8
rooms: 193
- 9
or more rooms: 165
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mercer County: |
- no
bedroom: 29
- 1
bedroom: 455
- 2
bedrooms: 5,638
- 3
bedrooms: 10,760
- 4
bedrooms: 2,926
- 5
or more bedrooms: 565
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Mercer County: |
- no
bedroom: 87
- 1
bedroom: 1,101
- 2
bedrooms: 2,877
- 3
bedrooms: 1,691
- 4
bedrooms: 309
- 5
or more bedrooms: 71
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Mercer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,586
- 1
vehicle: 6,959
- 2
vehicles: 8,308
- 3
vehicles: 2,800
- 4
vehicles: 553
- 5
or more vehicles: 167
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Mercer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,423
- 1
vehicle: 3,010
- 2
vehicles: 1,454
- 3
vehicles: 181
- 4
vehicles: 48
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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64% of Mercer 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, 40% lived in West Virginia.
| Mercer
County: |
63.7% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 48527
- Northeast:
1368
- Midwest:
2420
- South:
9405
- West:
599
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(50%)
- Utility
gas (27%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(54%)
- Utility
gas (30%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 180
| Here: |
3.1% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 87
| Here: |
2.7% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 295
| Here: |
10.3% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Mercer
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $178,000
- Charges
- All Other: $661,000
- Construction
- Health - Other: $16,000
- Current
Operations - Health Services - Other: $2,614,000
Police Protection: $1,945,000
Financial Administration: $1,346,000
Central Staff Services: $1,169,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,021,000
Regular Highways: $900,000
Corrections - Other: $767,000
General Public Buildings: $595,000
Air Transportation: $365,000
Parks & Recreation: $271,000
Natural Resources - Other: $98,000
Fire Protection: $86,000
Welfare - Other: $57,000
Libraries: $45,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $316,000
General Support: $54,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,948,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $968,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $26,756,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $25,686,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,070,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,948,000
General Revenue, NEC: $297,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $69,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,163,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,686,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,434,000
General Support: $790,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,792,000
NEC: $64,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,183,000
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