For population 15 years and over in Carpendale town:
Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 64.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 8.1%
7 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.7%
West Virginia:
1.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $603 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $484 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (74.3 miles , pop. 52,767).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (84.3 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (195.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Carpendale-area historical tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/2/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Carpendale town center injured 5 peopleand caused $6 million in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the town center killed one personand injured 15 peopleand caused $4 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Carpendale-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Barbour County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Carpendale:
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER OF CUMBERLAND (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; CUMBERLAND, MD)
WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; CUMBERLAND, MD)
POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; KEYSER, WV)
Amtrak station near Carpendale:
2 miles: CUMBERLAND (E. HARRISON ST. & QUEEN CITY DR.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Operable nuclear power plant near Carpendale:
14 miles: Three Mile Island 1 in Londonderry Twp., PA.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carpendale:
Allegany College of Maryland (about 3 miles; Cumberland, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,309)
Frostburg State University (about 8 miles; Frostburg, MD; FT enrollment: 4,682)
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (about 45 miles; Johnstown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Shenandoah University (about 47 miles; Winchester, VA; FT enrollment: 2,432)
Lord Fairfax Community College (about 50 miles; Middletown, VA; FT enrollment: 2,061)
Shepherd University (about 55 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,351)
American Public University System (about 55 miles; Charles Town, WV; FT enrollment: 5,448)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 3.82. This is significantly better than average.
City:
3.82
U.S.:
31.96
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.58. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.58
U.S.:
2.43
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.161. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.161
U.S.:
0.334
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.2%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.4 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
71.1%
Whole state:
68.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
5.2%
Whole state:
4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Carpendale (based on Barbour County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.84%
Here
27.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Churches of Christ
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
Adherents
46.5%
10.9%
10.1%
8.7%
6.6%
Congregations
55.2%
7.5%
9.0%
4.5%
3.0%
Name
Church of the Nazarene
Church of the Brethren
LDS (Mormon) Church
Pentecostal Church of God
Other
Adherents
5.7%
3.8%
2.1%
1.9%
3.7%
Congregations
4.5%
4.5%
1.5%
3.0%
7.5%
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: 4
This county:
2.58 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Barbour County:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
This county:
4.52 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Barbour County:
6.46 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
12.2%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
35.0%
West Virginia:
31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Barbour County:
12.6%
State:
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
Water Supply
2
$3,521
$21,126
1
$363
Totals for Government
2
$3,521
$21,126
1
$363
5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,944 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.93%
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:
