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Monongalia County

Population in 2010: 5,171. Population change since 2000: +9.2%
Males: 2,525  (48.8%)
Females: 2,646  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  37.9 years
West Virginia median age:  43.4 years

Zip codes: 26508.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $51,669 (it was $32,206 in 2000)
Brookhaven:

$51,669
West Virginia:

$37,435
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,179

Brookhaven CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $149,333 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
Brookhaven:

$149,333
West Virginia:

$94,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $132,820; Detached houses: $163,548; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,763; In 2-unit structures: $138,763; Mobile homes: $25,109

Median gross rent in 2009: $588.

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  • White alone - 4,916 (95.1%)
  • Two or more races - 81 (1.6%)
  • Black alone - 76 (1.5%)
  • Hispanic - 46 (0.9%)
  • Asian alone - 42 (0.8%)
  • Other race alone - 8 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.04%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Brookhaven: 87.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.3%), United States (13.6%), Irish (13.6%), English (10.8%), Italian (7.8%), Dutch (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 9.32 square miles.

Population density: 555 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brookhaven:

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookhaven CDP:

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

90 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
West Virginia:  1.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $711 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $285 (0.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (57.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (254.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Morgantown, WV (1.8 miles ), Westover, WV (2.1 miles ), Cheat Lake, WV (2.1 miles ), Granville, WV (2.3 miles ), Star City, WV (2.4 miles ), Masontown, WV (2.6 miles ), Point Marion borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Cassville, WV (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.61 N, Longitude: 79.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

5.2%
West Virginia:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (22%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Brookhaven, West Virginia

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Tornado activity:

Brookhaven-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Brookhaven place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.2 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Monongalia County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Landslides: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookhaven:

  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; KINGWOOD, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookhaven:

  • West Virginia University (about 5 miles; Morgantown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 24,899)
  • Fairmont State University (about 17 miles; Fairmont, WV; FT enrollment: 3,770)
  • California University of Pennsylvania (about 32 miles; California, PA; FT enrollment: 7,429)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 47 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
  • Frostburg State University (about 52 miles; Frostburg, MD; FT enrollment: 4,682)
  • West Liberty University (about 54 miles; West Liberty, WV; FT enrollment: 2,318)
  • Duquesne University (about 58 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 9,011)

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Notable location: Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department Company 12 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brookhaven include: Beulah Church (A), Brookhaven United Methodist Church (B), Mellons Chapel (C), Rock Family Church (D), Morgantown Revival Center (E), Morgantown Bible Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tibbs Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Monongalia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  CO  SO2 Ozone  PM2.5 Pb 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.4. This is about average.
City:

35.4
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.22. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

5.22
U.S.:

2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 24.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

24.5
U.S.:

22.9
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.8
U.S.:

9.6
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00492. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.00492
U.S.:

0.02218


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(7.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.7%
Whole state:  68.1%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookhaven, WV


12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Brookhaven compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Brookhaven travel time to work - commute
Brookhaven mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Monongalia County West Virginia:


2008 Presidential Election results in Monongalia County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Brookhaven (based on Monongalia County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.50%
Here28.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian and Missionary AllianceLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents30.7%26.6%6.9%4.5%4.1%
Congregations4.5%42.0%6.3%2.7%2.7%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurches of ChristOther
Adherents3.2%2.9%2.6%2.5%15.9%
Congregations4.5%1.8%0.9%4.5%30.4%
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: 12
Monongalia County:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:

1.03 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
Monongalia County:

4.70 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
This county:

7.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Monongalia County:

8.5%
West Virginia:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Monongalia County:

28.1%
State:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.3%
State:

13.1%

8.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.98%
West Virginia average:

5.78%

0.68% of residents moved from foreign countries ($382 average AGI)
Monongalia County:

0.68%
West Virginia average:

0.06%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, WV  0.70% ($33,856 average AGI)
from Preston County, WV  0.58% ($28,006)
from Harrison County, WV  0.41% ($30,690)


8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.61%
West Virginia average:

5.65%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Monongalia County:

0.08%
West Virginia average:

0.02%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, WV  0.66% ($33,142 average AGI)
to Preston County, WV  0.59% ($36,659)
to Harrison County, WV  0.33% ($38,722)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brookhaven:

  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookhaven:

  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWVU-FM (91.7 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WYFU (88.5 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETORK, INC.)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W279AE (103.7 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Brookhaven:

  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$197,28935$185,39988$188,4229$139,1096$173,9556$55,315
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$199,2953$194,3176$164,1321$22,6901$69,3901$24,950
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$215,7405$115,07224$159,7332$100,9401$150,6405$51,682
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$175,5307$174,07621$185,2321$288,9001$196,8801$67,220
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$115,2803$167,6670$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0118.01 , 0118.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$215,1134$253,010
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$197,1600$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$112,020
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$134,9601$111,290
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$131,540
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0118.01 , 0118.02

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