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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $238 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pocahontas 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 $562 a month.
Cities in this county include: Marlinton
, Durbin
, Hillsboro
.
Neighboring
counties: Bath County, Virginia
, Greenbrier County
, Pendleton County
, Randolph County
, Highland County, Virginia
, Webster County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pocahontas County: Rimel
Parking Cicle
(A),
Old House Run Picnic Area
(B),
Spice Run
(C),
Day Run Campground
(D),
Red Lick Overlook Point of Interest
(E),
Camp Pocahontas
(F),
Buckskin Reservation Boy Scout Camp
(G),
Island Campground
(H),
Tea Creek Campground
(I),
The Dock
(J),
The Pigs Ear
(K),
August
(L),
Top of Allegheny
(M),
Tumbling Rock Camping Shelter
(N),
Whitaker Station
(O),
Camp Minnehaha
(P),
Pocahontas Picnic And Campground
(Q),
West Virginia State Fish Hatchery
(R),
Cranberry Glades Overlook
(S),
Bird Run Campground
(T)
Churches in Pocahontas County include: Beaver
Creek Church
(A),
Grace Church
(B),
Bethel Church
(C),
Slatyfork Methodist Church
(D),
Green Bank United Methodist Church
(E),
Marys Chapel
(F),
Big Spring Church
(G),
Marvin Chapel
(H),
Seebert United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Moore
Cemetery
(1),
Arbovale Cemetery
(2),
McLaughlin Cemetery
(3),
Mount Hobart Cemetery
(4),
Dilly Cemetery
(5),
Sunset Cemetery
(6),
Gibson Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Watoga
Lake
(A),
Lake Buffalo
(B),
Buffalo Lake
(C),
Seneca Lake
(D),
Lake Sam Hill
(E),
Blister Swamp
(F),
Cranberry Glades
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abes
Run
(A),
Allegheny Run
(B),
Allen Run
(C),
Back Draft
(D),
Mile Branch
(E),
Widemouth Run
(F),
Elleber Run
(G),
Bannock Shoals Run
(H),
Barclay Run
(I)
Parks in Pocahontas County include: Cranberry
Glades Botanical Area
(1),
Watoga State Park
(2),
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
(3),
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
(4),
Handley Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Little River Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Rimel Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Cass Historical District
(8),
Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area
(9)
Post offices: Green
Bank Post Office
(A),
Arbovale Post Office
(B),
Bartow Post Office
(C),
Mill Point Post Office
(D),
Minnehaha Springs Post Office
(E),
Slatyfork Post Office
(F),
Buckeye Post Office
(G),
Dunmore Post Office
(H)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
6.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 234
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (63% naturalized citizens)
| Pocahontas
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 5
- 1985
to 1989: 6
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1965
to 1969: 23
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Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,624
- One,
attached: 303
- Two:
75
- 3
or 4: 69
- 5
to 9: 24
- 10
to 19: 95
- 20
or more: 844
- Mobile
homes: 1,446
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 114
Housing units in Pocahontas County with a mortgage: 826 (47 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 958 Agriculture
in Pocahontas County
Average size of farms: 327 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12556
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $21.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.97%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12712
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32141
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.68%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.45
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09%
Corn for grain: 71 harvested acres
Vegetables: 20 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (14%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Wood
products (9%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Accommodation
and food services (21%)
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (2%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (16%)
- Germany
(14%)
- Italy
(14%)
- Other
Northern Europe (11%)
- France
(11%)
- Australia
(11%)
- Philippines
(9%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Pocahontas County:
|
- United
States or American (30%)
- German
(15%)
- Irish
(14%)
- English
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Scottish
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,554 (72%)
- Carpooled:
611 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle:
12 (0%)
- Walked:
142 (4%)
- Other
means: 44 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 171 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- 195
people in state prisons
- 68
people in nursing homes
- 15
people in halfway houses
- 10
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,148.
5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,253 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.45% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.10% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,454 average AGI)
3.35% relocated from other states ($21,799 average AGI)
| Pocahontas
County: |
3.35% | | West
Virginia average: |
3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Greenbrier County, WV
|
0.47% ($17,067 average AGI) |
| from
Randolph County, WV
|
0.38% ($23,583) |
5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.27% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.64% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,708 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($14,833 average AGI)
| Pocahontas
County: |
2.64% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Randolph County, WV
|
0.66% ($31,238 average AGI) |
| to
Greenbrier County, WV
|
0.63% ($29,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Births
per 1000 population in Pocahontas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Pocahontas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Pocahontas County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,901 (1,528 aged, 373 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,833
- In
family households: 7,321 (2,119 male householders, 410 female householders)
2,093
spouses, 2,236 children (2,065 natural, 83 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 80 other relatives, 131 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,512 (617 male householders (502 living alone)), 694 female householders (636 living alone)), 201 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 298 (286 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,257 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 462 4-persons, 161 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,138 1-person, 154 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
1,343 married couples with children.
383 single-parent households (116 men, 267 women).
98.1% of residents of Pocahontas County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (10% speak English very well, 90% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $61,972,000 ($6890 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,899,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,708,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,555,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $425,000
Federal grants: $14,397,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,785,000 ($541,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,102,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $530,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,554,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 453
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 609
| Here: |
69 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: -108
| Here: |
-12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Pocahontas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% 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: 335
- 1995
to 1998: 566
- 1990
to 1994: 448
- 1980
to 1989: 1,978
- 1970
to 1979: 1,531
- 1960
to 1969: 608
- 1950
to 1959: 414
- 1940
to 1949: 398
- 1939
or earlier: 1,316
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Pocahontas County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 86
- 4
rooms: 498
- 5
rooms: 637
- 6
rooms: 829
- 7
rooms: 451
- 8
rooms: 351
- 9
or more rooms: 190
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Pocahontas County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 1
- 2
rooms: 24
- 3
rooms: 67
- 4
rooms: 193
- 5
rooms: 182
- 6
rooms: 151
- 7
rooms: 48
- 8
rooms: 55
- 9
or more rooms: 35
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pocahontas County: |
- no
bedroom: 8
- 1
bedroom: 91
- 2
bedrooms: 730
- 3
bedrooms: 1,641
- 4
bedrooms: 462
- 5
or more bedrooms: 147
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Pocahontas County: |
- no
bedroom: 1
- 1
bedroom: 107
- 2
bedrooms: 269
- 3
bedrooms: 265
- 4
bedrooms: 78
- 5
or more bedrooms: 36
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Pocahontas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 268
- 1
vehicle: 845
- 2
vehicles: 1,333
- 3
vehicles: 460
- 4
vehicles: 116
- 5
or more vehicles: 57
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Pocahontas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 112
- 1
vehicle: 362
- 2
vehicles: 220
- 3
vehicles: 54
- 4
vehicles: 8
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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65% of Pocahontas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in West Virginia.
| Pocahontas
County: |
64.6% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6988
- Northeast:
406
- Midwest:
400
- South:
1127
- West:
105
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Wood
(34%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Wood
(19%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
- 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): 63
| Here: |
6.8% | | West
Virginia: |
5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: |
3.8% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 42
| Here: |
23.1% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Pocahontas
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $5,502,000
All Other: $150,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,246,000
General - Other: $1,089,000
Parks & Recreation: $563,000
Central Staff Services: $456,000
Corrections - Other: $443,000
Financial Administration: $344,000
Police Protection: $318,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $238,000
General Public Buildings: $124,000
Housing & Community Development: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Health Services - Other: $30,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $716,000
All Other: $324,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $209,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,617,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,270,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,937,000
Other, NEC: $1,060,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $680,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $210,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $449,000
Interest Earnings: $400,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $55,000
Police Protection: $29,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,035,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,937,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000
Housing & Community Development: $100,000
General Support: $18,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,289,000
Other Selective Sales: $636,000
NEC: $201,000
Public Utilities: $142,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,534,000
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