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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $260 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ritchie County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Harrisville
, Pennsboro
, Ellenboro
, Cairo
, Pullman
, Auburn
.
Neighboring
counties: Calhoun County
, Doddridge County
, Gilmer County
, Pleasants County
, Tyler County
, Wirt County
, Wood County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ritchie County: Combs
(A),
Thursday
(B),
Hall
(C),
Silver Run Station
(D)
Churches in Ritchie County include: Beason
Church
(A),
Spruce Grove Church
(B),
Spruce Creek Church
(C),
Glendale Church
(D),
Gnat Run Church
(E),
Goose Run Church
(F),
Smithville Baptist Church
(G),
Bethany Church
(H),
Bethel Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Morris
Cemetery
(1),
Fox Cemetery
(2),
Lamb Cemetery
(3),
Douglas Cemetery
(4),
Frederick Cemetery
(5),
Ayers Cemetery
(6),
Taylor Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Pennsboro
Water Supply Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Addis
Run
(A),
Adds Run
(B),
Alum Fork
(C),
Elliotts Run
(D),
Back Run
(E),
Rockcamp Run
(F),
Wigner Run
(G),
Laurel Run
(H),
Wildcat Run
(I)
Parks in Ritchie County include: North
Bend State Park
(1),
Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Ritchie Mines Wildlife Management Area
(3)
Post offices: Highland
Post Office
(A),
Macfarlan Post Office
(B),
Mahone Post Office
(C),
Mountain Post Office
(D),
Berea Post Office
(E),
Smithville Post Office
(F),
Toll Gate Post Office
(G),
Burnt House Post Office
(H)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 294
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 35 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Ritchie
County: |
0.3% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 16
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 15
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Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,034
- One,
attached: 38
- Two:
69
- 3
or 4: 60
- 5
to 9: 75
- 10
to 19: 20
- 20
or more: 20
- Mobile
homes: 1,059
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 138
Housing units in Ritchie County with a mortgage: 867 (35 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 882 Agriculture
in Ritchie County
Average size of farms: 223 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7377
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.09
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8510
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23790
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.97%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.10%
Land in orchards: 26 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Metal
and metal products (13%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Chemicals
(6%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (23%)
- Mexico
(20%)
- Korea
(17%)
- Germany
(11%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Panama
(9%)
- Philippines
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Ritchie County:
|
- United
States or American (41%)
- German
(15%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(12%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,157 (80%)
- Carpooled:
570 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Walked:
60 (2%)
- Other
means: 34 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 120 (3%)
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54
people in nursing homes
22 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 $36,321.
6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,280 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.10% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.90% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($16,770 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($11,510 average AGI)
| Ritchie
County: |
2.19% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Wood County, WV
|
1.20% ($24,149 average AGI) |
| from
Pleasants County, WV
|
0.54% ($33,619) |
| from
Harrison County, WV
|
0.51% ($19,600) |
| from
Doddridge County, WV
|
0.36% ($30,857) |
5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,539 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.88% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.19% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($16,148 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($6,387 average AGI)
| Ritchie
County: |
1.69% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Wood County, WV
|
1.81% ($22,479 average AGI) |
| to
Pleasants County, WV
|
0.38% ($28,133) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
|
0.26% ($32,100) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Births
per 1000 population in Ritchie County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Ritchie County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Ritchie County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,984 (1,576 aged, 408 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,267
- In
family households: 8,930 (2,491 male householders, 497 female householders)
2,490
spouses, 2,906 children (2,605 natural, 94 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 170 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 80 other relatives, 176 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,337 (524 male householders (429 living alone)), 669 female householders (628 living alone)), 144 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 76 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,394 2-persons, 741 3-persons, 551 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,057 1-person, 122 2-persons, 14 3-persons.
1,718 married couples with children.
440 single-parent households (116 men, 324 women).
98.9% of residents of Ritchie County speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% 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: $64,465,000 ($6148 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $985,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,832,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,246,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,000
Federal grants: $17,082,000
Federal procurement contracts: $530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,749,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,108,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $262,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,456,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 639
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 690
| Here: |
65 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: +263
| Here: |
+25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Ritchie County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.52 millions of gallons per day (all 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: 142
- 1995
to 1998: 340
- 1990
to 1994: 370
- 1980
to 1989: 788
- 1970
to 1979: 898
- 1960
to 1969: 454
- 1950
to 1959: 424
- 1940
to 1949: 385
- 1939
or earlier: 1,712
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Ritchie County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 63
- 3
rooms: 77
- 4
rooms: 406
- 5
rooms: 851
- 6
rooms: 826
- 7
rooms: 526
- 8
rooms: 357
- 9
or more rooms: 297
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ritchie County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 19
- 3
rooms: 99
- 4
rooms: 200
- 5
rooms: 173
- 6
rooms: 96
- 7
rooms: 75
- 8
rooms: 28
- 9
or more rooms: 61
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ritchie County: |
- no
bedroom: 35
- 1
bedroom: 164
- 2
bedrooms: 931
- 3
bedrooms: 1,705
- 4
bedrooms: 483
- 5
or more bedrooms: 100
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ritchie County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 152
- 2
bedrooms: 302
- 3
bedrooms: 210
- 4
bedrooms: 75
- 5
or more bedrooms: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Ritchie County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 260
- 1
vehicle: 1,029
- 2
vehicles: 1,390
- 3
vehicles: 506
- 4
vehicles: 155
- 5
or more vehicles: 78
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Ritchie County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 163
- 1
vehicle: 349
- 2
vehicles: 218
- 3
vehicles: 24
- 4
vehicles: 10
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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69% of Ritchie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.
| Ritchie
County: |
68.9% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 8493
- Northeast:
462
- Midwest:
813
- South:
417
- West:
99
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (83%)
- Electricity
(5%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (78%)
- Electricity
(12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
| Here: |
2.3% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: |
3.8% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6
| Here: |
2.5% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
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