Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $388 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $252 (0.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Raleigh County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Cities in this county include: Beckley
, Crab Orchard
, Bradley
, Shady Spring
, Coal City
, Daniels
, Amherstdale-Robinette
, MacArthur
, Glen Dale
, Stanaford
.
2005 air pollution in Raleigh County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
13.9 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
31 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Boone County
, Fayette County
, Kanawha County
, Mercer County
, Summers County
, Wyoming County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Raleigh County: Surprise
Valley Youth Camp
(A),
Table Rock
(B),
Huff Knob Lookout Tower
(C),
Lakeview Golf Course
(D),
Tams Mountain Lookout Tower
(E),
Round Knob Lookout Tower
(F),
Lick Knob Lookout Tower
(G),
Hotcoal
(H),
Harper Industrial Park
(I),
Wriston Knob Lookout Tower
(J),
Twin Oaks Golf Course
(K)
Churches in Raleigh County include: Glade
Creek Church
(A),
Star Church
(B),
Stanaford Road Church
(C),
Spruce Tabernacle
(D),
Good Hope Church
(E),
Matville Church
(F),
Grace Chapel
(G),
Shumate Chapel
(H),
Shady Grove Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Bradford
Cemetery
(1),
Turner Cemetery
(2),
Tulliver Cemetery
(3),
Trump Cemetery
(4),
Moles Cemetery
(5),
Dunbar Cemetery
(6),
Cannaday Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Wingrove
Lake
(A),
Rowland Mine Impoundment
(B),
Flat Top Lake
(C),
Beckly Water Supply Number One Lake
(D),
Little Beaver Lake
(E),
Lower Big Branch Refuse Impoundment
(F),
Collins Fork Impoundment
(G),
Stephens Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alderson
Branch
(A),
Whitestick Creek
(B),
Laurel Run
(C),
Arnold Branch
(D),
Bailey Branch
(E),
Beaver Creek
(F),
Beaverpond Branch
(G),
Bee Branch
(H),
Lem Fork
(I)
Parks in Raleigh County include: Walhonde
Roadside Park
(1),
New River Gorge National River
(2),
Little Beaver State Park
(3)
Post offices: Abraham
Post Office
(A),
Ghent Post Office
(B),
Glen Daniel Post Office
(C),
Ameagle Post Office
(D),
Harper Post Office
(E),
Helen Post Office
(F),
Artie Post Office
(G),
Jonben Post Office
(H),
Clear Creek Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 3,688
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: 12.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 945 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Raleigh
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: |
1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 233
- 1990
to 1994: 99
- 1985
to 1989: 89
- 1980
to 1984: 64
- 1975
to 1979: 112
- 1970
to 1974: 122
- 1970
to 1974: 69
- 1965
to 1969: 157
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Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 25,077
- One,
attached: 659
- Two:
543
- 3
or 4: 640
- 5
to 9: 986
- 10
to 19: 378
- 20
or more: 727
- Mobile
homes: 6,600
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 68
Housing units in Raleigh County with a mortgage: 8,915 (593 second mortgage, 912 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,128 Agriculture
in Raleigh County
Average size of farms: 142 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8601
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $64.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10295
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27822
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Corn for grain: 18 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acresRaleigh
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Mining
(10%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Extraction
workers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(17%)
- Canada
(14%)
- India
(12%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Japan
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Raleigh County:
|
- United
States or American (35%)
- English
(11%)
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Italian
(4%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 23,878 (83%)
- Carpooled:
3,406 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 72 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Taxi:
13 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
16 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
537 (2%)
- Other
means: 252 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 551 (2%)
|
People
in group quarters in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- 2171
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 558
people in nursing homes
- 366
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 352
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 127
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 18
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 8
people in other group homes
- 4
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,869.
5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.18% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
| Raleigh
County: |
0.05% | | West
Virginia average: | 0.06% |
2.57% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,925 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($16,468 average AGI)
| Raleigh
County: |
2.56% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Fayette County, WV
|
0.65% ($27,729 average AGI) |
| from
Wyoming County, WV
|
0.44% ($28,162) |
| from
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.23% ($29,948) |
| from
Mercer County, WV
|
0.18% ($38,044) |
| from
Summers County, WV
|
0.16% ($22,050) |
| from
Boone County, WV
|
0.10% ($43,760) |
| from
Greenbrier County, WV
|
0.09% ($38,792) |
5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.16% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)
| Raleigh
County: |
0.04% | | West
Virginia average: |
0.02% |
2.37% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,848 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($21,397 average AGI)
| Raleigh
County: |
2.74% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Fayette County, WV
|
0.66% ($24,196 average AGI) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.26% ($35,119) |
| to
Summers County, WV
|
0.19% ($33,521) |
| to
Wyoming County, WV
|
0.19% ($34,723) |
| to
Mercer County, WV
|
0.18% ($34,067) |
| to
Cabell County, WV
|
0.12% ($24,467) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.11% ($28,536) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Raleigh County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Raleigh County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Raleigh County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,873 (11,436 aged, 4,437 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 75,581
- In
family households: 64,737 (17,408 male householders, 4,844 female householders)
17,637
spouses, 21,206 children (19,101 natural, 493 adopted, 1,612 stepchildren), 1,270 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 324 parents, 677 other relatives, 951 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 10,844 (3,906 male householders (3,256 living alone)), 5,734 female householders (5,359 living alone)), 1,204 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,639 (3,119 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,448 2-persons, 5,812 3-persons, 3,971 4-persons, 1,458 5-persons, 355 6-persons, 208 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,615 1-person, 908 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 10 6-persons.
11,328 married couples with children.
4,035 single-parent households (748 men, 3,287 women).
96.4% of residents of Raleigh County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $642,442,000 ($8114 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,055,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $277,950,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $127,859,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,316,000
Federal grants: $118,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,252,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $95,252,000 ($11,320,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,558,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,217,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,575
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,016
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +205
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +265
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Raleigh County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.07 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 713
- 1995
to 1998: 2,680
- 1990
to 1994: 2,051
- 1980
to 1989: 4,636
- 1970
to 1979: 8,323
- 1960
to 1969: 3,502
- 1950
to 1959: 4,575
- 1940
to 1949: 4,455
- 1939
or earlier: 4,743
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 111
- 3
rooms: 339
- 4
rooms: 3,296
- 5
rooms: 6,397
- 6
rooms: 6,194
- 7
rooms: 4,002
- 8
rooms: 2,192
- 9
or more rooms: 1,782
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 66
- 2
rooms: 431
- 3
rooms: 828
- 4
rooms: 2,340
- 5
rooms: 1,983
- 6
rooms: 1,056
- 7
rooms: 401
- 8
rooms: 210
- 9
or more rooms: 152
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raleigh County: |
- no
bedroom: 39
- 1
bedroom: 483
- 2
bedrooms: 6,606
- 3
bedrooms: 13,371
- 4
bedrooms: 3,121
- 5
or more bedrooms: 706
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County: |
- no
bedroom: 124
- 1
bedroom: 1,335
- 2
bedrooms: 3,321
- 3
bedrooms: 2,326
- 4
bedrooms: 321
- 5
or more bedrooms: 40
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,972
- 1
vehicle: 7,730
- 2
vehicles: 10,509
- 3
vehicles: 3,213
- 4
vehicles: 717
- 5
or more vehicles: 185
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,732
- 1
vehicle: 3,666
- 2
vehicles: 1,824
- 3
vehicles: 216
- 4
vehicles: 7
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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63% of Raleigh County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in West Virginia.
| Raleigh
County: |
62.7% | | State
average: | 63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 63147
- Northeast:
2198
- Midwest:
3759
- South:
8105
- West:
636
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Electricity
(41%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 423
| Here: |
5.3% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 163
| Here: |
3.9% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,309
| Here: |
40.8% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Raleigh
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,811,000
- Construction
- General: $3,781,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $4,502,000
General Public Buildings: $2,044,000
Financial Administration: $1,768,000
Central Staff Services: $1,691,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,553,000
Corrections - Other: $1,546,000
General - Other: $1,006,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $621,000
Health Services - Other: $480,000
Fire Protection: $136,000
Welfare - Other: $40,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,379,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,969,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $614,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $28,126,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,173,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,953,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $2,048,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,216,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,173,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,081,000
General Support: $630,000
- Tax
- Property: $8,837,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000
NEC: $721,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $6,000,000
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