Brooke County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.6. This is worse than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.38. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 22.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.410. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00935. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 7.90. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.9%
(15.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.5 people | | West Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 67.5% | | Whole state: | 68.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beech Bottom, WV
60 people in nursing homes
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Beech Bottom compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Brooke County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Beech Bottom (based on Brooke County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.28%
| Here |  | 39.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Church of the Nazarene | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 35.3% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 8.5% |
| Congregations | 4.7% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% | 9.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Free Methodist Church of North America | Other |
| Adherents | 6.7% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 9.7% |
| Congregations | 7.0% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 2.3% | 25.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 2.96 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11 | This county: | 4.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Brooke County: | 2.96 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Brooke County: | 5.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.2% | | West Virginia: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Brooke County: | 14.5% | | West Virginia: | 13.1% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $117 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $2,620 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $160 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $830 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $515 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $138 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 17 | $4,380 |
Beech Bottom government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - All Other: $4,000 ($7.66)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $147,000 ($281.61)
General Public Buildings: $105,000 ($201.15)
Regular Highways: $84,000 ($160.92)
Central Staff Services: $65,000 ($124.52)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($63.22)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($15.33)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($7.66)
General - Other: $2,000 ($3.83)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($53.64)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $17,000 ($32.57)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($17.24)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,000 ($275.86)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $74,000 ($141.76)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $77,000 ($147.51)
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $246,000 ($471.26)
Property: $39,000 ($74.71)
Public Utilities Sales: $11,000 ($21.07)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $146,000 ($279.69)
4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,790 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.03% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,986 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.40% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beech Bottom:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKX (1600 AM; 5 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSTV (1340 AM; 1 kW; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WBBD (1400 AM; 1 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WDIG (950 AM; 1 kW; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WORLD WITNESS FOR CHRIST MINIST.,INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beech Bottom:
- WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WVBC (88.1 FM; BETHANY, WV; Owner: BETHANY COLLEGE)
- WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W215BC (90.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WGLZ (91.5 FM; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Owner: WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE)
- WKWK-FM (97.3 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEEL (95.7 FM; SHADYSIDE, OH; Owner: OHIO VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVKF (105.5 FM; BETHLEHEM, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOMP-FM (100.5 FM; BELLAIRE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WBJV (88.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WCDK (106.3 FM; CADIZ, OH; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS OHIO, LLC)
- W216AU (91.1 FM; MARTINS FERRY, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WRKP (96.5 FM; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: RKP INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
- WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
- WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Beech Bottom:
- WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- W28AS (Channel 28; BRIDGEPORT, OH; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- W56DX (Channel 56; WHEELING,ETC., WV; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
- WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
Beech Bottom fatal accident list:
May 4, 1999 08:33 PM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 11, 1992 07:42 PM, 2, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 31, 1990 06:25 PM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Lisa M Minney, Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251361 Lon: -80.630889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L00004843
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 375 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2285, Email:
- Lisa M Minney, Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251361 Lon: -80.630889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L00004843
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 375 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2285, Email:
- Kimberly A Thomas, Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251389 Lon: -80.630889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L00004843
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 375 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2285, Email:
- Kimberly A Thomas, Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251389 Lon: -80.630889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L00004843
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 375 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2285, Email:
- Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251389 Lon: -80.630833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.1 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp Dba , 31200 Carter St., Solon, OH 44139, Phone: (440) 498-4100, Email:
- Coss Lane (Lat: 40.251389 Lon: -80.630833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.1 m
Registrant: Crown Communication Inc., 375 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2285, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Coopers Ridge (Lat: 40.250361 Lon: -80.633139), Structure height: 43 m, Call Sign: WNHE750, Licensee ID: L00038645
Assigned Frequencies: 47.2400 MHz, 47.2800 MHz, 47.3200 MHz, 47.3600 MHz Grant Date: 04/02/2002, Expiration Date: 06/29/2012
Registrant: State Of West Virginia, Buckhannon, WV 26201, Phone: (304) 737-0411
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, Coopers Ridge (Lat: 40.250333 Lon: -80.633111), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNEI273
Assigned Frequencies: 6785.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/07/2001, Expiration Date: 12/05/2011
Registrant: State Of West Virginia, Dhhr/Bph State Trauma Emergency Care System, 190 Hart Field Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, Phone: (304) 581-2900, Fax: (304) 285-3148, Email:
- Coss Lane Rd (Lat: 40.250333 Lon: -80.633667), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WNTZ347
Assigned Frequencies: 10648.1 MHz Grant Date: 04/07/2010, Expiration Date: 06/20/2020
Registrant: Phone: (614) 266-3045
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N8ROP, Licensee ID: L00193546
Grant Date: 01/14/1992, Expiration Date: 01/14/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/15/2004
Registrant: Larry A Mc Cutchan, 11 Fourth St, Beech Bottom, WV 26030 - Call Sign: WA8STD, Licensee ID: L01080101
Grant Date: 11/02/2005, Expiration Date: 01/31/2016, Certifier: Robert L Smith
Registrant: Robert L Smith, Beech Bottom, WV 26030
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Beech Bottom
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Beech Bottom, WV
| Most common first names in Beech Bottom, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 14 | 71.9 years |
| Mary | 11 | 77.1 years |
| Charles | 8 | 69.6 years |
| James | 8 | 75.4 years |
| William | 6 | 77.5 years |
| Edward | 4 | 72.0 years |
| George | 4 | 79.7 years |
| Alice | 4 | 78.3 years |
| Robert | 4 | 70.2 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 72.7 years |
| Most common last names in Beech Bottom, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Lewis | 7 | 75.6 years |
| Campbell | 6 | 79.8 years |
| Falcon | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Blake | 4 | 64.7 years |
| Huggins | 4 | 83.3 years |
| Wilson | 4 | 77.2 years |
| Jack | 4 | 71.2 years |
| Smith | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Cooper | 3 | 74.0 years |
| Huff | 3 | 57.0 years |
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