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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $255 (0.4%)
Area name: Morgantown, WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Preston County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kingwood
, Terra Alta
, Masontown
, Rowlesburg
, Reedsville
, Newburg
, Tunnelton
, Albright
, Brandonville
, Bruceton Mills
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Neighboring
counties: Barbour County
, Garrett County, Maryland
, Grant County
, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
, Monongalia County
, Taylor County
, Tucker County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Preston County: Caddell
Mountain Lookout Tower
(A),
Morgan Mines
(B),
Old Virginia Furnace
(C),
White
(D),
Reckart Mill
(E),
Snaggy Mountain Lookout Tower
(F)
Churches in Preston County include: Stemple
Ridge Church
(A),
Beatty Church
(B),
Glade Farms United Methodist Church
(C),
Beech Run Church
(D),
Gordon Church
(E),
Snider Church
(F),
Bethel Church
(G),
Bethlehem Church
(H),
Sinclair United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pleasant
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Arthurdale Cemetery
(2),
Teets Cemetery
(3),
Mount Moriah Cemetery
(4),
Concord Cemetery
(5),
Beachy Cemetery
(6),
Denver Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Alpine
Lake
(A),
Hulls Lake
(B),
Appalachian Lake
(C),
Bruceton Mills Lake
(D),
Fairfax Pond
(E),
Terra Alta Lake
(F),
Chippewa Lake
(G),
Big Bear Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ashpole
Run
(A),
Back Run
(B),
Barnes Run
(C),
Wildcat Run
(D),
Bearwallow Run
(E),
Beaver Creek
(F),
Bee Run
(G),
Beech Run
(H),
Big Sandy Creek
(I)
Parks in Preston County include: Upper
Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Camp Dawson Public Hunting Area
(2),
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Arthurdale Historic District
(4),
Cathedral State Park
(5),
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
(6),
Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Fairfax Stone State Park
(8)
Post offices: Hazelton
Post Office
(A),
Arthurdale Post Office
(B),
Horse Shoe Run Post Office
(C),
Aurora Post Office
(D),
Cuzzart Post Office
(E),
Bretz Post Office
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.3% | | West
Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 691
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 167 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Preston
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 15
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 32
- 1980
to 1984: 14
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1970
to 1974: 28
- 1965
to 1969: 52
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Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,670
- One,
attached: 100
- Two:
157
- 3
or 4: 194
- 5
to 9: 316
- 10
to 19: 26
- 20
or more: 102
- Mobile
homes: 2,835
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Housing units in Preston County with a mortgage: 2,921 (190 second mortgage, 299 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,147 Agriculture
in Preston County
Average size of farms: 155 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11161
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.63%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26182
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.22%
Corn for grain: 1907 harvested acres
Vegetables: 110 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acresPreston
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/20/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Wood
products (6%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (25%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United
Kingdom (28%)
- Germany
(20%)
- Korea
(10%)
- Other
South Central Asia (8%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (5%)
- Asia,
n.e.c. (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Preston County:
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- United
States or American (29%)
- German
(26%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(10%)
- Italian
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 9,107 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,942 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Bicycle:
1 (0%)
- Walked:
262 (2%)
- Other
means: 132 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 380 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Preston County, West Virginia
- 252
people in nursing homes
- 81
people in other group homes
- 77
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 19
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 $37,214.
5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.31% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.64% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($16,943 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($19,795 average AGI)
| Preston
County: |
2.67% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Monongalia County, WV
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1.50% ($36,659 average AGI) |
| from
Garrett County, MD
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0.52% ($22,632) |
| from
Marion County, WV
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0.16% ($25,471) |
| from
Taylor County, WV
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0.12% ($15,231) |
| from
Berkeley County, WV
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0.09% ($37,000) |
4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.42% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.59% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($16,342 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($13,944 average AGI)
| Preston
County: |
1.83% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Monongalia County, WV
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1.48% ($28,006 average AGI) |
| to
Marion County, WV
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0.29% ($28,032) |
| to
Garrett County, MD
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0.26% ($20,750) |
| to
Taylor County, WV
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0.15% ($22,125) |
| to
Fayette County, PA
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0.12% ($17,769) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Births
per 1000 population in Preston County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Preston County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Preston County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,317 (4,320 aged, 997 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 28,905
- In
family households: 25,282 (6,843 male householders, 1,547 female householders)
6,928
spouses, 8,419 children (7,790 natural, 165 adopted, 464 stepchildren), 375 grandchildren, 196 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 331 other relatives, 521 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,623 (1,442 male householders (1,204 living alone)), 1,719 female householders (1,545 living alone)), 462 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 429 (268 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,688 2-persons, 2,131 3-persons, 1,681 4-persons, 663 5-persons, 159 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,749 1-person, 359 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
4,943 married couples with children.
1,274 single-parent households (373 men, 901 women).
98.3% of residents of Preston County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,186,000 ($6236 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,110,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,892,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,049,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $168,000
Federal grants: $39,140,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,743,000 ($477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,194,000 ($9,881,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,024,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,676,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,640
| Here: |
54 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,772
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +9
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +937
| Here: |
+31 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Preston County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.42 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% 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: 345
- 1995
to 1998: 1,134
- 1990
to 1994: 1,078
- 1980
to 1989: 2,306
- 1970
to 1979: 2,642
- 1960
to 1969: 1,062
- 1950
to 1959: 938
- 1940
to 1949: 840
- 1939
or earlier: 3,099
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Preston County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 59
- 3
rooms: 185
- 4
rooms: 1,070
- 5
rooms: 2,380
- 6
rooms: 2,620
- 7
rooms: 1,547
- 8
rooms: 941
- 9
or more rooms: 781
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Preston County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 80
- 3
rooms: 254
- 4
rooms: 599
- 5
rooms: 448
- 6
rooms: 277
- 7
rooms: 170
- 8
rooms: 60
- 9
or more rooms: 41
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Preston County: |
- no
bedroom: 20
- 1
bedroom: 235
- 2
bedrooms: 2,333
- 3
bedrooms: 5,269
- 4
bedrooms: 1,486
- 5
or more bedrooms: 253
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Preston County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 394
- 2
bedrooms: 752
- 3
bedrooms: 602
- 4
bedrooms: 166
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Preston County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 569
- 1
vehicle: 2,606
- 2
vehicles: 4,238
- 3
vehicles: 1,623
- 4
vehicles: 380
- 5
or more vehicles: 180
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Preston County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 433
- 1
vehicle: 891
- 2
vehicles: 477
- 3
vehicles: 126
- 4
vehicles: 19
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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70% of Preston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in West Virginia.
| Preston
County: |
70.0% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 22294
- Northeast:
1574
- Midwest:
1156
- South:
3773
- West:
269
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Coal
or coke (9%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(33%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(9%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
| Here: |
2.3% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: |
3.1% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 72
| Here: |
12.8% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Preston
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $995,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $1,026,000
Central Staff Services: $850,000
Police Protection: $580,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $448,000
Corrections - Other: $439,000
Financial Administration: $421,000
Health Services - Other: $350,000
General Public Buildings: $220,000
Natural Resources - Other: $110,000
Fire Protection: $60,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $450,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $135,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $251,000
Interest Earnings: $58,000
Rents: $26,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $101,000
General Public Building: $26,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,787,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $220,000
All Other: $200,000
General Support: $165,000
Water Utilities: $61,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,289,000
Public Utilities: $45,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,000
Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,237,000
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