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Monongalia County

Population in July 2007: 6,833.
Males: 3,382  (49.5%)
Females: 3,451  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  37.7 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26508.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,408 (it was $48,594 in 2000)
Cheat Lake:  $71,408
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $39,054
Cheat Lake:  $39,054
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $243,333 (it was $139,000 in 2000)
Cheat Lake:  $243,333
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $353,019; Detached houses: $389,694; Townhouses or other attached units: $293,265; Mobile homes: $41,576

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Races in Cheat Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cheat Lake: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (17.4%), English (15.0%), Italian (10.6%), United States (9.8%), Polish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 960 feet

Land area: 14.4 square miles.

Population density: 473 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cheat Lake

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheat Lake CDP

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

171 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This place:  2.7%
West Virginia:  1.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cheat Lake:  0.5% ($709)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (54.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (251.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Brookhaven, WV (2.1 miles ), Point Marion borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Morgantown, WV (2.4 miles ), Westover, WV (2.6 miles ), Star City, WV (2.7 miles ), Granville, WV (2.7 miles ), Masontown, WV (2.9 miles ), Greensboro borough, PA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 79.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,321 (-36.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 228 (7.2%)

Area code: 304

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (33%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3%)



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Average climate in Cheat Lake, West Virginia

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Cheat Lake-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the Cheat Lake place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.8 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Cheat Lake:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (about 7 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 15 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Cheat Lake, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheat Lake:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Cheat Lake, West Virginia is a place for happy times. Riding in a boat, playing in the water, going jetskiing, going tubing, eating good food, playing games at night, and spending good times with your own family! So visit sometime this summer to spend time with your family or friends!

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Notable locations in Cheat Lake: Lakeview Country Club (A), Mont Chateau (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cheat Lake include: Great Neck Church (A), Calvary Church (B), Cheat Neck Methodist Church (C), Community United Methodist Church (D), Mount Union Church (E), Zion Church (F), Fletcher Chapel (G), Avery Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Donaldson Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Blaney Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Cheat Lake (A), Tibbs Run Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whites Run (A), Buzzard Run (B), Coles Run (C), Quarry Run (D), Kelly Run (E), Morgan Run (F), Maple Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Cheat Lake: West Virginia Botanic Garden (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cheat Lake, WV



Cheat Lake compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Cheat Lake travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Monongalia County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Cheat Lake

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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 religions
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.


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 Cheat Lake:
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheat Lake:
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYFU (88.5 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETORK, INC.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPKL (99.3 FM; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cheat Lake:
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WWAT-CA (Channel 45; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(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 ORIGINATED3$190,707101$187,21865$164,16419$85,57015$206,38111$45,005
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$013$207,9409$182,5642$114,1101$230,1604$49,388
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$93,71015$94,47329$159,56311$103,4472$110,71515$51,737
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$013$208,79413$195,7833$96,7430$02$16,890
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$130,5502$260,3053$134,7870$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0117.00 , 0118.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$174,4952$207,5601$150,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$298,4701$183,7000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0117.00 , 0118.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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