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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $352 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Taylor County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.
Cities in this county include: Grafton
, Flemington
, Middletown district
.
Neighboring
counties: Barbour County
, Harrison County
, Marion County
, Monongalia County
, Preston County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Taylor County: Towles
Camp
(A),
Pruntytown Jail
(B)
Churches in Taylor County include: South
Point Church
(A),
Grafton Wesleyan Holiness Church
(B),
Bethany Church
(C),
Shaws Chapel
(D),
Harmony Grove Church
(E),
Brown Church
(F),
Haymond Church
(G),
Rose Hill Church
(H),
Maple Run Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ford
Cemetery
(1),
Amnon Cemetery
(2),
Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3),
Moran Cemetery
(4),
Mount Calvary Cemetery
(5),
Astor Cemetery
(6),
Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Tygart
Lake
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wickwire
Run
(A),
Berry Run
(B),
Brush Run
(C),
Buck Run
(D),
Carder Run
(E),
Rocky Branch
(F),
Cherry Run
(G),
Chicken Run
(H),
Meetinghouse Run
(I)
Parks in Taylor County include: Tygart
Lake State Park
(1),
Pruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Area
(2)
Post offices: Rosemont
Post Office
(A),
Simpson Post Office
(B),
Thornton Post Office
(C),
Wendel Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.2% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 444
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 100 (64% naturalized citizens)
| Taylor
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 5
- 1990
to 1994: 13
- 1985
to 1989: 26
- 1980
to 1984: 5
- 1975
to 1979: 5
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 33
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Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,116
- One,
attached: 57
- Two:
210
- 3
or 4: 144
- 5
to 9: 126
- 10
to 19: 33
- 20
or more: 167
- Mobile
homes: 1,248
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Taylor County with a mortgage: 1,780 (81 second mortgage, 125 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,759 Agriculture
in Taylor County
Average size of farms: 125 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11555
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $197.76
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10439
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22967
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.24%
Land in orchards: 21 acresTaylor
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Utilities
(5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (26%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (16%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (16%)
- Italy
(10%)
- France
(9%)
- Haiti
(9%)
- South
Africa (8%)
- Korea
(7%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Taylor County:
|
- United
States or American (28%)
- German
(16%)
- Irish
(15%)
- English
(10%)
- Italian
(7%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch
(3%)
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|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,101 (83%)
- Carpooled:
758 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi:
13 (0%)
- Bicycle:
16 (0%)
- Walked:
139 (2%)
- Other
means: 39 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 81 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Taylor County, West Virginia
- 249
people in state prisons
- 171
people in nursing homes
- 26
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 17
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,158.
5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,148 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.92% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($20,191 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($12,958 average AGI)
| Taylor
County: |
1.92% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Harrison County, WV
|
1.17% ($26,554 average AGI) |
| from
Marion County, WV
|
0.86% ($44,438) |
| from
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.79% ($30,091) |
| from
Barbour County, WV
|
0.29% ($18,563) |
| from
Preston County, WV
|
0.29% ($22,125) |
5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,932 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.31% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($23,214 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($11,718 average AGI)
| Taylor
County: |
1.77% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Harrison County, WV
|
1.03% ($24,368 average AGI) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.83% ($65,326) |
| to
Marion County, WV
|
0.65% ($29,722) |
| to
Barbour County, WV
|
0.31% ($21,294) |
| to
Preston County, WV
|
0.23% ($15,231) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0
Births
per 1000 population in Taylor County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Taylor County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Taylor County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,683 (2,152 aged, 531 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,627
- In
family households: 13,486 (3,526 male householders, 947 female householders)
3,536
spouses, 4,678 children (4,215 natural, 109 adopted, 354 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 193 other relatives, 275 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,141 (819 male householders (659 living alone)), 1,024 female householders (947 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 462 (453 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,964 2-persons, 1,144 3-persons, 917 4-persons, 323 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,606 1-person, 207 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 15 4-persons.
2,606 married couples with children.
817 single-parent households (209 men, 608 women).
97.7% of residents of Taylor County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,790,000 ($6591 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,762,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,583,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,478,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $26,213,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,641,000 ($3,880,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,498,000 ($3,168,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $398,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,427,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,871,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 847
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 976
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +348
| Here: |
+21 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Taylor County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 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: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 174
- 1995
to 1998: 476
- 1990
to 1994: 473
- 1980
to 1989: 1,186
- 1970
to 1979: 1,180
- 1960
to 1969: 501
- 1950
to 1959: 636
- 1940
to 1949: 607
- 1939
or earlier: 1,892
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Taylor County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 18
- 3
rooms: 39
- 4
rooms: 656
- 5
rooms: 1,428
- 6
rooms: 1,135
- 7
rooms: 878
- 8
rooms: 455
- 9
or more rooms: 420
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 44
- 2
rooms: 75
- 3
rooms: 130
- 4
rooms: 304
- 5
rooms: 406
- 6
rooms: 151
- 7
rooms: 117
- 8
rooms: 25
- 9
or more rooms: 39
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Taylor County:
|
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 158
- 2
bedrooms: 1,429
- 3
bedrooms: 2,710
- 4
bedrooms: 581
- 5
or more bedrooms: 144
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Taylor County:
|
- no
bedroom: 60
- 1
bedroom: 234
- 2
bedrooms: 481
- 3
bedrooms: 399
- 4
bedrooms: 108
- 5
or more bedrooms: 9
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Taylor County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 327
- 1
vehicle: 1,499
- 2
vehicles: 2,207
- 3
vehicles: 790
- 4
vehicles: 168
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Taylor County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 349
- 1
vehicle: 572
- 2
vehicles: 339
- 3
vehicles: 31
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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68% of Taylor County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in West Virginia.
| Taylor
County: |
67.6% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 13371
- Northeast:
630
- Midwest:
815
- South:
848
- West:
254
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (52%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (54%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- 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): 61
| Here: |
3.5% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
| Here: |
3.8% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 64
| Here: |
16.5% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Taylor
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- All Other: $156,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $1,000
- Current
Operations - Financial Administration: $454,000
Central Staff Services: $452,000
Corrections - Other: $411,000
General - Other: $300,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $245,000
Libraries: $245,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Fire Protection: $104,000
General Public Buildings: $71,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $38,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $80,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $544,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $476,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $423,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,036,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $476,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,687,000
NEC: $65,000
Public Utilities: $29,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,000
Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,507,000
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