|
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $293 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nicholas County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Cities in this county include: Summersville
, Richwood
, Craigsville
.
Neighboring
counties: Braxton County
, Clay County
, Fayette County
, Greenbrier County
, Kanawha County
, Webster County
.
|
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Nicholas County: Bays
(A),
Sugar Grove Lookout Tower
(B),
Gauley Ranger Station
(C),
Coal Siding
(D),
Harris Siding
(E),
Old Carnifex Ferry Site
(F),
Big Rock Campground
(G),
Cottle Knob Lookout Tower
(H),
Lowland
(I),
Woodbine Picnic Area
(J),
Camp Splinter
(K)
Churches in Nicholas County include: Beckley
Chapel
(A),
Spruce Grove Church
(B),
Bennett Memorial Chapel
(C),
Snow Hill Church
(D),
Bethel Church
(E),
Beulah Church
(F),
Bible Baptist Church
(G),
Sims Memorial United Methodist Church
(H),
Birch River Baptist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Duling
Cemetery
(1),
Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(2),
Lambert Cemetery
(3),
Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(4),
Mount Gilead Cemetery
(5),
Dotson-Simpson Cemetery
(6),
Mount Lookout Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Water
Supply Reservoir
(A),
Summersville Lake
(B),
Gauley Eagle Number Four Impoundment
(C),
Gauley Eagle Slurry Impoundment
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adkins
Lick Creek
(A),
Rockcamp Fork
(B),
Whitewater Branch
(C),
Anglins Creek
(D),
Anthony Creek
(E),
Ash Fork
(F),
Back Fork
(G),
Backus Branch
(H),
Rockcamp Run
(I)
Parks in Nicholas County include: Carnifex
Ferry Battlefield State Park
(1),
Young Monument
(2),
Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park
(3),
Gauley River National Recreation Area
(4),
Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area
(5),
Summersville Lake Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Summersville Lake State Wildlife Area
(7)
Post offices: Gilboa
Post Office
(A),
Canvas Post Office
(B),
Keslers Cross Lanes Post Office
(C),
Mount Lookout Post Office
(D),
Mount Nebo Post Office
(E),
Nettie Post Office
(F),
Poe Post Office
(G),
Birch River Post Office
(H),
Runa Post Office
(I)
|
Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.2% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 797
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 149 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Nicholas
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 16
- 1990
to 1994: 14
- 1985
to 1989: 30
- 1980
to 1984: 19
- 1975
to 1979: 17
- 1970
to 1974: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 36
|
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,135
- One,
attached: 46
- Two:
132
- 3
or 4: 104
- 5
to 9: 96
- 10
to 19: 66
- 20
or more: 210
- Mobile
homes: 3,584
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 33
Housing units in Nicholas County with a mortgage: 2,417 (183 second mortgage, 119 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,761 Agriculture
in Nicholas County
Average size of farms: 132 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7480
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $30.71
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8413
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24258
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.12
Corn for grain: 34 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acresNicholas
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 5.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1967, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Mining
(14%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Truck
transportation (7%)
- Wood
products (7%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Extraction
workers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- India
(22%)
- Germany
(21%)
- Mexico
(12%)
- Korea
(10%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Other
South Eastern Asia (6%)
- Japan
(5%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Nicholas County:
|
- United
States or American (43%)
- Irish
(12%)
- German
(11%)
- English
(11%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,688 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,484 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
- Walked:
122 (1%)
- Other
means: 112 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 250 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- 176
people in nursing homes
- 8
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,254.
4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,902 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.71% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.65% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,640 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($13,265 average AGI)
| Nicholas
County: |
2.05% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Fayette County, WV
|
0.53% ($27,022 average AGI) |
| from
Webster County, WV
|
0.40% ($26,057) |
| from
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.25% ($30,091) |
| from
Raleigh County, WV
|
0.23% ($34,650) |
| from
Braxton County, WV
|
0.17% ($31,867) |
| from
Clay County, WV
|
0.17% ($21,933) |
4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,354 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.57% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.77% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($17,562 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($10,792 average AGI)
| Nicholas
County: |
1.79% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Fayette County, WV
|
0.54% ($27,723 average AGI) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.39% ($36,147) |
| to
Webster County, WV
|
0.30% ($29,269) |
| to
Raleigh County, WV
|
0.27% ($36,130) |
| to
Clay County, WV
|
0.16% ($27,643) |
| to
Braxton County, WV
|
0.14% ($24,917) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.13% ($22,727) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Births
per 1000 population in Nicholas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Nicholas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Nicholas County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,486 (3,965 aged, 1,521 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 26,371
- In
family households: 23,146 (6,434 male householders, 1,347 female householders)
6,401
spouses, 7,708 children (6,962 natural, 162 adopted, 584 stepchildren), 435 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 131 other relatives, 393 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,225 (1,110 male householders (999 living alone)), 1,826 female householders (1,674 living alone)), 289 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 191 (179 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,589 2-persons, 1,980 3-persons, 1,492 4-persons, 510 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,673 1-person, 233 2-persons, 30 3-persons.
4,465 married couples with children.
1,229 single-parent households (300 men, 929 women).
97.8% of residents of Nicholas County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $190,442,000 ($7248 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,111,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,931,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,508,000
Federal grants: $41,569,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,815,000 ($9,585,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,500,000 ($2,063,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $892,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,741,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,039,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,473
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,553
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Nicholas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 327
- 1995
to 1998: 1,178
- 1990
to 1994: 1,001
- 1980
to 1989: 2,337
- 1970
to 1979: 2,817
- 1960
to 1969: 948
- 1950
to 1959: 1,296
- 1940
to 1949: 898
- 1939
or earlier: 1,604
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 198
- 4
rooms: 1,176
- 5
rooms: 2,205
- 6
rooms: 2,149
- 7
rooms: 1,406
- 8
rooms: 902
- 9
or more rooms: 810
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 290
- 4
rooms: 511
- 5
rooms: 508
- 6
rooms: 245
- 7
rooms: 105
- 8
rooms: 54
- 9
or more rooms: 72
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nicholas County: |
- no
bedroom: 10
- 1
bedroom: 121
- 2
bedrooms: 2,205
- 3
bedrooms: 4,927
- 4
bedrooms: 1,334
- 5
or more bedrooms: 289
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County: |
- no
bedroom: 18
- 1
bedroom: 355
- 2
bedrooms: 751
- 3
bedrooms: 543
- 4
bedrooms: 129
- 5
or more bedrooms: 40
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 661
- 1
vehicle: 2,698
- 2
vehicles: 3,868
- 3
vehicles: 1,311
- 4
vehicles: 240
- 5
or more vehicles: 108
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 505
- 1
vehicle: 752
- 2
vehicles: 466
- 3
vehicles: 91
- 4
vehicles: 16
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
|
68% of Nicholas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in West Virginia.
| Nicholas
County: |
68.4% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 23134
- Northeast:
530
- Midwest:
1079
- South:
1355
- West:
241
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(30%)
- Utility
gas (26%)
- Wood
(18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(39%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 116
| Here: |
3.8% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40
| Here: |
2.6% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 70
| Here: |
10.9% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Nicholas
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,836,000
- Current
Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,516,000
Central Staff Services: $1,092,000
Police Protection: $839,000
Corrections - Other: $773,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $558,000
General - Other: $383,000
General Public Buildings: $262,000
Regular Highways: $117,000
Housing & Community Development: $77,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
Fire Protection: $40,000
Libraries: $30,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $28,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $274,000
General Revenue, NEC: $274,000
Rents: $14,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $206,000
Police Protection: $47,000
Health - Other: $32,000
General - Other: $11,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,033,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $732,000
Health & Hospitals: $321,000
All Other: $196,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,651,000
NEC: $70,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,245,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
Back to: West Virginia
, West Virginia smaller cities
, West Virginia smallest towns
.
|
