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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $263 (0.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pendleton County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.
Cities in this county include: Franklin
.
Neighboring
counties: Augusta County, Virginia
, Grant County
, Hardy County
, Pocahontas County
, Randolph County
, Highland County, Virginia
, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pendleton County: Mount
Porte Crayon Point of Interest
(A),
Stony Run Overlook
(B),
Bandywine Lake Campground
(C),
Heiliger Kanzel Overlook
(D),
Seneca Campground
(E),
Seneca Rocks Recreation Site
(F),
Seneca Rocks Visitor Center
(G),
Seneca Shadows Recreation Site
(H),
Cave
(I),
Shenadoah Mountain Picnic Area
(J),
Shenandoah Mountain Campsite
(K),
Judy Gap
(L),
Judy Springs Campground
(M),
Smoke Hole Campground
(N),
Spruce Knob Picnic Area
(O)
Churches in Pendleton County include: South
Mill Creek Church
(A),
Solomans Chapel
(B),
Smoke Hole Church
(C),
Smith Creek Church
(D),
Bethlehem Church
(E),
Big Run Chapel
(F),
Seneca Church
(G),
Martin Luther Church
(H),
Sandy Ridge Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Totten
Cemetery
(1),
Pine Hill Cemetery
(2),
North Fork Memorial Cemetery
(3),
Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(4)
Reservoir: Brandywine
Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whites
Run
(A),
Whitethorn Creek
(B),
Back Run
(C),
Beech Run
(D),
Elklick Run
(E),
Hemlock Run
(F),
Bill Run
(G),
Elk Run
(H),
Blackthorn Creek
(I)
Parks in Pendleton County include: Spruce
Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
(1),
Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Potomac Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Brandywine Recreation Area
(4),
Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
(6)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.5% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 177
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 61 (20% naturalized citizens)
| Pendleton
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 24
- 1990
to 1994: 12
- 1985
to 1989: 1
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1965
to 1969: 14
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Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,705
- One,
attached: 47
- Two:
45
- 3
or 4: 47
- 5
to 9: 29
- 10
to 19: 15
- Mobile
homes: 1,001
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 213
Housing units in Pendleton County with a mortgage: 655 (25 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825 Agriculture
in Pendleton County
Average size of farms: 313 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $135553
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $41.58
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89721
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.61%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38518
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.06%
Corn for grain: 1176 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 489 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 17 acresPendleton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 10.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Wood
products (9%)
- Food
(7%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Mining
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Food
(6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Woodworkers
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (33%)
- Germany
(18%)
- Mexico
(18%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (8%)
- Netherlands
(7%)
- Taiwan
(7%)
- Japan
(7%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Pendleton County:
|
- German
(34%)
- United
States or American (31%)
- English
(10%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- European
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,528 (71%)
- Carpooled:
704 (20%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Walked:
124 (3%)
- Other
means: 7 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 208 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Pendleton County, West Virginia
- 89
people in nursing homes
- 59
people in military barracks, etc.
- 8
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,348.
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,374 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.86% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.69% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($9,345 average AGI)
4.18% relocated from other states ($22,029 average AGI)
| Pendleton
County: |
4.18% | | West
Virginia average: |
3.05% |
6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,528 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.53% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.04% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($7,190 average AGI)
4.48% relocated to other states ($23,338 average AGI)
| Pendleton
County: |
4.48% | | West
Virginia average: |
2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Rockingham County, VA
|
0.64% ($28,158 average AGI) |
| to
Grant County, WV
|
0.50% ($27,000) |
| to
Harrisonburg city, VA
|
0.33% ($31,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Births
per 1000 population in Pendleton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Pendleton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Pendleton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,675 (1,451 aged, 224 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,027
- In
family households: 6,878 (2,014 male householders, 359 female householders)
1,809
spouses, 2,159 children (2,008 natural, 42 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 97 other relatives, 106 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,149 (439 male householders (374 living alone)), 552 female householders (485 living alone)), 158 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 169 (98 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,168 2-persons, 564 3-persons, 410 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 859 1-person, 123 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
1,302 married couples with children.
328 single-parent households (107 men, 221 women).
97.4% of residents of Pendleton County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,842,000 ($9097 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,238,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,412,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,296,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $138,000
Federal grants: $17,022,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,233,000 ($6,936,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,740,000 ($11,449,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,220,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $392,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,904,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 484
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: |
60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 446
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +21
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -397
| Here: |
-51 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Pendleton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% 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: 76
- 1995
to 1998: 427
- 1990
to 1994: 305
- 1980
to 1989: 974
- 1970
to 1979: 923
- 1960
to 1969: 514
- 1950
to 1959: 406
- 1940
to 1949: 318
- 1939
or earlier: 1,159
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Pendleton County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 22
- 3
rooms: 42
- 4
rooms: 314
- 5
rooms: 630
- 6
rooms: 584
- 7
rooms: 434
- 8
rooms: 367
- 9
or more rooms: 260
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Pendleton County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 6
- 3
rooms: 51
- 4
rooms: 194
- 5
rooms: 147
- 6
rooms: 147
- 7
rooms: 83
- 8
rooms: 32
- 9
or more rooms: 37
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pendleton County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 73
- 2
bedrooms: 471
- 3
bedrooms: 1,338
- 4
bedrooms: 627
- 5
or more bedrooms: 131
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Pendleton County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 52
- 2
bedrooms: 244
- 3
bedrooms: 282
- 4
bedrooms: 90
- 5
or more bedrooms: 29
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Pendleton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 144
- 1
vehicle: 638
- 2
vehicles: 1,048
- 3
vehicles: 579
- 4
vehicles: 223
- 5
or more vehicles: 21
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Pendleton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 99
- 1
vehicle: 253
- 2
vehicles: 263
- 3
vehicles: 76
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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71% of Pendleton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in West Virginia.
| Pendleton
County: |
70.9% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 4386
- Northeast:
371
- Midwest:
281
- South:
2947
- West:
53
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Wood
(43%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity
(14%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Wood
(24%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
| Here: |
8.5% | | West
Virginia: |
5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: |
1.7% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 48
| Here: |
29.4% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Pendleton
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $71,000
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $410,000
Health Services - Other: $410,000
Financial Administration: $340,000
Fire Protection: $236,000
Housing & Community Development: $216,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $169,000
Police Protection: $166,000
Natural Resources - Other: $165,000
Corrections - Other: $156,000
General Public Buildings: $105,000
Parks & Recreation: $64,000
Libraries: $12,000
Private Transit Subsidies: $5,000
General - Other: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $223,000
Public Welfare: $43,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $480,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000
Rents: $9,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $40,000
Police Protection: $31,000
General - Other: $29,000
Central Staff: $8,000
Judicial: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Natural Resource - Other: $4,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,153,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $304,000
Health & Hospitals: $233,000
Housing & Community Development: $122,000
Public Welfare: $19,000
- Tax
- Property: $814,000
Public Utilities: $164,000
Other Selective Sales: $61,000
NEC: $56,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,446,000
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