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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $373 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wetzel County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Cities in this county include: New Martinsville
, Pine Grove
, Hundred
, Littleton
, Smithfield
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Neighboring
counties: Doddridge County
, Harrison County
, Marion County
, Marshall County
, Greene County, Pennsylvania
, Monongalia County
, Tyler County
, Monroe County, Ohio
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wetzel County: Fallen
Timber
(A),
Far
(B),
Silver Hill
(C),
Allen Chapel
(D)
Churches in Wetzel County include: Sancho
Church
(A),
Harmony Church
(B),
Rush Run Church
(C),
Hemlock Church
(D),
Robinson Ridge Church
(E),
Ridge Church
(F),
Higgins Chapel
(G),
Burchfield Methodist Church
(H),
Reader United Brethren Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ice
Cemetery
(1),
Anderson Bethel Cemetery
(2),
Anderson Cemetery
(3),
Harmony Cemetery
(4),
Anderson-Bane Cemetery
(5),
Dulaney Cemetery
(6),
Moore Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Conner
Run Dam
(A).
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arches
Fork
(A),
Aunty Run
(B),
Barker Run
(C),
Barrs Run
(D),
Bat Run
(E),
Bear Run
(F),
Beartree Run
(G),
Wiley Fork
(H),
Beaver Run
(I)
Park in Wetzel County: Lewis
Wetzel Wildlife Management Area
(1).
Post offices: Jacksonburg
Post Office
(A),
Big Run Post Office
(B),
Porters Falls Post Office
(C),
Folsom Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
6.4% | | West
Virginia: |
4.0% |
Current college students: 464
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 67 (63% naturalized citizens)
| Wetzel
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 1.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 6
- 1990
to 1994: 23
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 5
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 14
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Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,106
- One,
attached: 74
- Two:
201
- 3
or 4: 193
- 5
to 9: 141
- 10
to 19: 67
- 20
or more: 124
- Mobile
homes: 1,397
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Wetzel County with a mortgage: 1,810 (104 second mortgage, 214 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,982 Agriculture
in Wetzel County
Average size of farms: 146 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $2137
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $28.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.72%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $4173
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20497
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.52%
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acresWetzel
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 5.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Chemicals
(19%)
- Construction
(14%)
- Metal
and metal products (11%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Utilities
(4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Chemicals
(6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Lebanon
(22%)
- Syria
(18%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Brazil
(12%)
- France
(10%)
- Taiwan
(9%)
- Thailand
(9%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Wetzel County:
|
- United
States or American (31%)
- German
(23%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,994 (82%)
- Carpooled:
689 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
220 (4%)
- Other
means: 34 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 160 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Wetzel County, West Virginia
- 118
people in nursing homes
- 50
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,651.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in West Virginia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,148 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.91% | | West
Virginia average: |
5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.16% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,575 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($13,570 average AGI)
| Wetzel
County: |
2.75% | | West
Virginia average: | 2.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Tyler County, WV
|
0.91% ($21,071 average AGI) |
| to
Monroe County, OH
|
0.42% ($28,846) |
| to
Monongalia County, WV
|
0.42% ($23,308) |
| to
Marshall County, WV
|
0.40% ($33,240) |
| to
Marion County, WV
|
0.29% ($28,778) |
| to
Harrison County, WV
|
0.19% ($19,583) |
| to
Wood County, WV
|
0.16% ($24,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0
Births
per 1000 population in Wetzel County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Wetzel County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Wetzel County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,964 (3,303 aged, 661 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 17,522
- In
family households: 15,113 (4,230 male householders, 854 female householders)
4,122
spouses, 5,052 children (4,562 natural, 155 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 243 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 173 other relatives, 303 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,409 (798 male householders (613 living alone)), 1,288 female householders (1,221 living alone)), 323 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 171 (121 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,376 2-persons, 1,213 3-persons, 961 4-persons, 376 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,834 1-person, 203 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
2,993 married couples with children.
873 single-parent households (252 men, 621 women).
98.4% of residents of Wetzel County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $125,013,000 ($7333 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,708,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,241,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,017,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $120,000
Federal grants: $30,791,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,019,000 ($253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,826,000 ($1,100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $847,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,768,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,072,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,016
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 60
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,093
| Here: |
64 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: -484
| Here: |
-28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+6 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Wetzel County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% 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: 82
- 1995
to 1998: 304
- 1990
to 1994: 575
- 1980
to 1989: 1,136
- 1970
to 1979: 1,359
- 1960
to 1969: 1,125
- 1950
to 1959: 1,038
- 1940
to 1949: 694
- 1939
or earlier: 2,000
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Wetzel County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 92
- 4
rooms: 489
- 5
rooms: 1,478
- 6
rooms: 1,437
- 7
rooms: 962
- 8
rooms: 605
- 9
or more rooms: 516
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wetzel County, West Virginia: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 220
- 4
rooms: 425
- 5
rooms: 451
- 6
rooms: 205
- 7
rooms: 115
- 8
rooms: 49
- 9
or more rooms: 40
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wetzel County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 126
- 2
bedrooms: 1,249
- 3
bedrooms: 3,110
- 4
bedrooms: 930
- 5
or more bedrooms: 195
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wetzel County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 252
- 2
bedrooms: 774
- 3
bedrooms: 384
- 4
bedrooms: 93
- 5
or more bedrooms: 30
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wetzel County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 352
- 1
vehicle: 1,696
- 2
vehicles: 2,497
- 3
vehicles: 837
- 4
vehicles: 184
- 5
or more vehicles: 56
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wetzel County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 448
- 1
vehicle: 658
- 2
vehicles: 377
- 3
vehicles: 51
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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68% of Wetzel County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.
| Wetzel
County: |
67.6% | | State
average: |
63.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 14664
- Northeast:
899
- Midwest:
1128
- South:
778
- West:
108
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,500 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 (76%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (64%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: |
0.7% | | West
Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: |
1.8% | | West
Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49
| Here: |
11.3% | | West
Virginia: | 15.4% |
Wetzel
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,310,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $24,073,000
All Other: $961,000
- Construction
- Own Hospitals: $434,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $23,803,000
Health Services - Other: $1,427,000
General - Other: $572,000
Central Staff Services: $496,000
Police Protection: $485,000
Financial Administration: $477,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $328,000
General Public Buildings: $82,000
Parks & Recreation: $61,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,000
Libraries: $6,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $111,000
Public Welfare: $59,000
All Other: $29,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $413,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $112,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Corrections: $204,000
General: $42,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $97,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $5,895,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,636,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,400,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,765,000
Other, NEC: $4,115,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $130,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,922,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $864,000
Interest Earnings: $424,000
Rents: $30,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,951,000
Parks & Recreation: $196,000
Police Protection: $92,000
General Public Building: $24,000
General - Other: $24,000
Corrections - Other: $14,000
Central Staff: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Judicial: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,633,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,765,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $978,000
Housing & Community Development: $234,000
All Other: $18,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,560,000
Public Utilities: $493,000
Other Selective Sales: $172,000
NEC: $57,000
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $10,761,000
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