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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $372 (0.5%)
Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kenova
, Ceredo
, Wayne
, Fort Gay
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2005 air pollution in Wayne County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Cabell County
, Boyd County, Kentucky
, Lincoln County
, Mingo County
, Lawrence County, Ohio
, Lawrence County, Kentucky
, Martin County, Kentucky
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wayne County: Hickory
Gap
(A),
Spring Valley Country Club
(B),
Forks of Hurricane
(C),
Brick Church
(D)
Churches in Wayne County include: Spurlock
Church
(A),
Spruce Lick Church
(B),
Spring Valley Church
(C),
Mays Church
(D),
Beech Fork Church
(E),
Beech Grove Church
(F),
Bellomy Chapel
(G),
Gragston Church
(H),
Smith Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Harless
Cemetery
(1),
Bradshaw Cemetery
(2),
Lucas Cemetery
(3),
Anderson Cemetery
(4),
Perry Cemetery
(5),
Hobbs Cemetery
(6),
Morrison Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Mam-Maw
Lake
(A),
Asbury Lake
(B),
Beech Fork Lake
(C),
East Lynn Lake
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alum
Fork
(A),
Amp Branch
(B),
Anderson Branch
(C),
Arkansas Branch
(D),
Artrip Branch
(E),
Balangee Branch
(F),
Milam Creek
(G),
Wildcat Branch
(H),
Bartram Branch
(I)
Parks in Wayne County include: East
Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Wall Park
(2),
Beech Fork State Park
(3),
Camden Amusement Park
(4),
Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area
(5)
Post offices: Kiahsville
Post Office
(A),
Shoals Post Office
(B),
Wilsondale Post Office
(C),
East Lynn Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.1% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 249 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Wayne
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 63
- 1990
to 1994: 31
- 1985
to 1989: 50
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 34
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 62
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Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 13,664
- One,
attached: 195
- Two:
291
- 3
or 4: 216
- 5
to 9: 289
- 10
to 19: 192
- 20
or more: 321
- Mobile
homes: 3,924
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 4,457 (335 second mortgage, 489 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,458 Agriculture
in Wayne County
Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6409
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $264.68
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9129
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $16653
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.98%
Corn for grain: 230 harvested acres
Vegetables: 12 harvested acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Rail
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (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
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany
(17%)
- Philippines
(13%)
- Ethiopia
(12%)
- Japan
(11%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Russia
(6%)
- Mexico
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Wayne County:
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- United
States or American (44%)
- English
(14%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(8%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 13,504 (85%)
- Carpooled:
1,543 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 62 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
312 (2%)
- Other
means: 92 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 327 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Wayne County, West Virginia
- 103
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 49
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 49
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 20
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15
people in other group homes
- 8
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,625.
5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,418 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.34% | | West
Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.95% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,089 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($12,328 average AGI)
| Wayne
County: |
2.39% | | West
Virginia average: | 3.05% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cabell County, WV
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2.09% ($25,418 average AGI) |
| from
Lawrence County, OH
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0.47% ($27,852) |
| from
Mingo County, WV
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0.18% ($28,174) |
| from
Boyd County, KY
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0.17% ($20,682) |
| from
Lawrence County, KY
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0.12% ($21,375) |
| from
Kanawha County, WV
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0.12% ($38,313) |
| from
Lincoln County, WV
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0.12% ($21,563) |
5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,395 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.65% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.87% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($13,286 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($15,111 average AGI)
| Wayne
County: |
2.78% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cabell County, WV
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2.21% ($23,121 average AGI) |
| to
Lawrence County, OH
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0.47% ($37,919) |
| to
Boyd County, KY
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0.27% ($35,472) |
| to
Lawrence County, KY
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0.21% ($24,143) |
| to
Putnam County, WV
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0.15% ($41,650) |
| to
Kanawha County, WV
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0.13% ($28,882) |
| to
Mingo County, WV
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0.12% ($36,625) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Births
per 1000 population in Wayne County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Wayne County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Wayne County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,454 (4,768 aged, 1,686 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 42,708
- In
family households: 37,694 (10,142 male householders, 2,577 female householders)
10,466
spouses, 12,504 children (11,308 natural, 263 adopted, 933 stepchildren), 704 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 440 other relatives, 435 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,014 (1,918 male householders (1,698 living alone)), 2,607 female householders (2,464 living alone)), 489 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 195 (74 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,787 2-persons, 3,239 3-persons, 2,554 4-persons, 780 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,162 1-person, 283 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
7,066 married couples with children.
2,029 single-parent households (440 men, 1,589 women).
98.5% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $293,008,000 ($6892 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,050,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $126,000
Federal grants: $85,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,567,000 ($859,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $54,438,000 ($5,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,655,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,206,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,491
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,439
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +47
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -824
| Here: |
-20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Wayne County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.76 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: 375
- 1995
to 1998: 1,475
- 1990
to 1994: 1,404
- 1980
to 1989: 2,979
- 1970
to 1979: 3,889
- 1960
to 1969: 2,765
- 1950
to 1959: 2,235
- 1940
to 1949: 1,474
- 1939
or earlier: 2,511
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 48
- 3
rooms: 271
- 4
rooms: 1,546
- 5
rooms: 3,559
- 6
rooms: 3,425
- 7
rooms: 2,089
- 8
rooms: 1,393
- 9
or more rooms: 1,118
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 81
- 3
rooms: 590
- 4
rooms: 1,150
- 5
rooms: 969
- 6
rooms: 540
- 7
rooms: 287
- 8
rooms: 114
- 9
or more rooms: 34
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayne County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 309
- 2
bedrooms: 3,570
- 3
bedrooms: 7,546
- 4
bedrooms: 1,681
- 5
or more bedrooms: 335
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County: |
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 716
- 2
bedrooms: 1,775
- 3
bedrooms: 1,143
- 4
bedrooms: 97
- 5
or more bedrooms: 34
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 1,053
- 1
vehicle: 4,390
- 2
vehicles: 5,808
- 3
vehicles: 1,678
- 4
vehicles: 441
- 5
or more vehicles: 93
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 849
- 1
vehicle: 1,971
- 2
vehicles: 797
- 3
vehicles: 118
- 4
vehicles: 4
- 5
or more vehicles: 37
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67% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in West Virginia.
| Wayne
County: |
67.2% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 33369
- Northeast:
497
- Midwest:
3047
- South:
5318
- West:
313
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (54%)
- Electricity
(36%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (48%)
- Electricity
(44%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 154
| Here: |
3.2% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
| Here: |
2.1% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 102
| Here: |
8.7% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Wayne
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $520,000
- Construction
- Housing & Community Development: $43,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $1,544,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,256,000
Health Services - Other: $768,000
Financial Administration: $737,000
Central Staff Services: $720,000
Corrections - Other: $635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $553,000
Fire Protection: $424,000
General Public Buildings: $390,000
Natural Resources - Other: $48,000
Libraries: $37,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $30,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $29,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $121,000
Rents: $12,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $316,000
Health - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $68,000
Central Staff: $24,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,360,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $574,000
Health & Hospitals: $419,000
Housing & Community Development: $416,000
All Other: $134,000
Highways: $45,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,991,000
Public Utilities: $792,000
NEC: $18,000
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $0
Individual Income: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,654,000
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