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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $257 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tucker County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.
Cities in this county include: Corporation of Ranson
, Parsons
, Davis
, Thomas
, Hendricks
, Hambleton
.
Neighboring
counties: Barbour County
, Grant County
, Preston County
, Randolph County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Tucker County: Horseshoe
YMCA Camp
(A),
Forty Three
(B),
Camp Kidd
(C),
Camp Seventy
(D),
Fairfax Stone
(E),
Cheat District Ranger Station
(F),
Red Creek Campground
(G),
Red Creek
(H),
Camp Seventyone
(I),
Horseshore Recreation Site
(J),
Camp Seventytwo
(K),
Blackwater Lodge
(L)
Churches in Tucker County include: Bethel
Church
(A),
Bretz Church of Christ
(B),
Brights Chapel
(C),
Brushy Fork Church
(D),
Mackeyville Church
(E),
Macedonia Church
(F),
Pifer Mountain Church
(G),
Church of God
(H),
Irons Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Thomas
Cemetery
(1),
Limestone Cemetery
(2),
Teter Cemetery
(3),
Knotts Cemetery
(4),
Mount Olivet Cemetery
(5),
Collett Cemetery
(6),
Goff Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Spruce
Island Lake
(A),
Elder Swamp
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aarons
Run
(A),
Alder Run
(B),
Mike Run
(C),
Bearwallow Run
(D),
Bingham Run
(E),
Black Fork
(F),
Black Lick Run
(G),
Middle Run
(H),
Blackwater River
(I)
Parks in Tucker County include: Blackwater
Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(2),
Ferron Experimental Forest
(3),
Canaan Valley Resort State Park
(4),
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument
(5),
Blackwater Falls State Park
(6),
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(7)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.7% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 192
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 13 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Tucker
County: |
0.2% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 1
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1965
to 1969: 1
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Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,566
- One,
attached: 77
- Two:
83
- 3
or 4: 67
- 5
to 9: 132
- 10
to 19: 10
- 20
or more: 42
- Mobile
homes: 621
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 36
Housing units in Tucker County with a mortgage: 774 (22 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,002 Agriculture
in Tucker County
Average size of farms: 178 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5971
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $30.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12506
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23561
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.63
Corn for grain: 138 harvested acres
Vegetables: 23 harvested acresTucker
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 6.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(17%)
- Wood
products (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Accommodation
and food services (15%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Personal
and laundry services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Registered
nurses (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Czechoslovakia
(includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (62%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Tucker County:
|
- United
States or American (28%)
- German
(24%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Italian
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,323 (80%)
- Carpooled:
410 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
83 (3%)
- Other
means: 24 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 62 (2%)
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93
people in nursing homes
41 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,055.
5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,608 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.66% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,824 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($14,784 average AGI)
| Tucker
County: |
2.71% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Randolph County, WV
|
1.15% ($25,433 average AGI) |
6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,276 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.44% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,553 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($11,724 average AGI)
| Tucker
County: |
2.35% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Randolph County, WV
|
1.25% ($32,212 average AGI) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.53% ($23,143) |
| to
Marion County, WV
|
0.38% ($32,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1
Births
per 1000 population in Tucker County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Tucker County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Tucker County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,508 (1,252 aged, 256 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,187
- In
family households: 6,168 (1,786 male householders, 364 female householders)
1,736
spouses, 1,881 children (1,727 natural, 69 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 67 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,019 (410 male householders (336 living alone)), 508 female householders (487 living alone)), 101 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 134 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,050 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 383 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 823 1-person, 87 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 5-persons.
1,159 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (84 men, 174 women).
97.4% of residents of Tucker County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,178,000 ($8825 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,073,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,787,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,518,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,000
Federal grants: $25,533,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,688,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $334,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,459,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 337
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 461
| Here: |
66 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: -238
| Here: |
-34 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Tucker County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.70 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 85
- 1995
to 1998: 378
- 1990
to 1994: 396
- 1980
to 1989: 1,143
- 1970
to 1979: 659
- 1960
to 1969: 413
- 1950
to 1959: 266
- 1940
to 1949: 291
- 1939
or earlier: 1,003
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Tucker County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 15
- 3
rooms: 52
- 4
rooms: 263
- 5
rooms: 613
- 6
rooms: 682
- 7
rooms: 379
- 8
rooms: 249
- 9
or more rooms: 260
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Tucker County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 30
- 3
rooms: 59
- 4
rooms: 122
- 5
rooms: 110
- 6
rooms: 117
- 7
rooms: 47
- 8
rooms: 32
- 9
or more rooms: 16
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tucker County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 55
- 2
bedrooms: 553
- 3
bedrooms: 1,350
- 4
bedrooms: 451
- 5
or more bedrooms: 91
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Tucker County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 100
- 2
bedrooms: 176
- 3
bedrooms: 199
- 4
bedrooms: 50
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Tucker County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 172
- 1
vehicle: 774
- 2
vehicles: 1,112
- 3
vehicles: 385
- 4
vehicles: 45
- 5
or more vehicles: 31
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Tucker County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 108
- 1
vehicle: 261
- 2
vehicles: 143
- 3
vehicles: 19
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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74% of Tucker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in West Virginia.
| Tucker
County: |
73.8% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5926
- Northeast:
270
- Midwest:
252
- South:
730
- West:
117
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Wood
(16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Coal
or coke (4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (48%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- 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): 33
| Here: |
4.7% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: |
2.4% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49
| Here: |
31.6% | | West
Virginia: |
15.4% |
Tucker
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $169,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $511,000
Financial Administration: $316,000
General Public Buildings: $299,000
General - Other: $279,000
Health Services - Other: $264,000
Central Staff Services: $251,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $245,000
Parks & Recreation: $149,000
Libraries: $13,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $15,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $30,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Health - Other: $8,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $805,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $103,000
All Other: $20,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,489,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000
NEC: $20,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,479,000
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