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Monongalia County

Population in 2010: 7,988. Population change since 2000: +24.9%
Males: 3,864  (48.4%)
Females: 4,124  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  39.5 years
West Virginia median age:  43.4 years

Zip codes: 26508.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $59,853 (it was $48,594 in 2000)
Cheat Lake:

$59,853
West Virginia:

$37,435
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $43,929

Cheat Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $263,972 (it was $139,000 in 2000)
Cheat Lake:

$263,972
West Virginia:

$94,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $314,255; Detached houses: $352,148; Townhouses or other attached units: $272,470; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,927; Mobile homes: $70,428

Median gross rent in 2009: $620.

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Cheat Lake races chart
  • White alone - 7,465 (93.5%)
  • Asian alone - 194 (2.4%)
  • Black alone - 127 (1.6%)
  • Hispanic - 127 (1.6%)
  • Two or more races - 62 (0.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 7 (0.09%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.06%)
  • Other race alone - 1 (0.01%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cheat Lake: 89.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Cheat Lake, West Virginia on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Cheat Lake is mentioned 171 times on our forum:
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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: 553 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 (commute): 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%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,464 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $545 (0.3%)
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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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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

5.2%
West Virginia:

7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (37%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Retail trade (3%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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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Tornado activity:

Cheat Lake-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category F3 (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 F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.8 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 Cheat Lake:

  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; KINGWOOD, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Cheat Lake, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheat Lake:

  • West Virginia University (about 6 miles; Morgantown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 24,899)
  • Fairmont State University (about 21 miles; Fairmont, WV; FT enrollment: 3,770)
  • California University of Pennsylvania (about 28 miles; California, PA; FT enrollment: 7,429)
  • Westmoreland County Community College (about 43 miles; Youngwood, PA; FT enrollment: 3,608)
  • Frostburg State University (about 50 miles; Frostburg, MD; FT enrollment: 4,682)
  • West Liberty University (about 53 miles; West Liberty, WV; FT enrollment: 2,318)
  • Duquesne University (about 54 miles; Pittsburgh, PA; FT enrollment: 9,011)

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), Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa Mountainview Course (B), Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa Lakeview Course (C), Mont Chateau (D), Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cheat Lake include: Beth Haven Baptist Church (A), Cheat Neck Apostolic Gospel Church (B), Avery Chapel United Methodist Church (C), Calvary United Methodist Church (D), Mount Union Church (E), Cheat Lake United Methodist Church (F), Cheat Lake Community Church (G), Chestnut Ridge Church (H), Cornerstone Christian Missionary Alliance Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Blaney Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3), Zion Church Cemetery (4), Donaldson Cemetery (5), Fletcher Cemetery (6), Jennewine Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Tibbs Run Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Cheat Lake: West Virginia Botanic Garden (1). 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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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.5. This is about average.
City:

35.5
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.17. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

5.17
U.S.:

2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 24.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.8 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 3.8 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 3.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.00492
U.S.:

0.02218


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.2%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.5% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 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:  71.3%
Whole state:  68.1%

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

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 below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Cheat Lake travel time to work - commute
Cheat Lake mode of transportation to work chart

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%)


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 Cheat Lake (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 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 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 ORIGINATED18$189,31043$195,426130$207,12511$167,57710$183,5957$55,826
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$211,3904$175,9159$184,2791$149,3701$61,8401$28,340
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$234,4107$109,25435$179,4703$145,5203$166,3206$44,870
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$214,1158$174,87528$218,4071$262,8203$144,7871$62,720
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$191,9505$219,4680$00$01$31,700
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0117.00 , 0118.01

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 ORIGINATED9$211,0385$242,254
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$163,4131$152,540
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$225,510
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$111,4701$147,800
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$149,450
Choose year:  2009 2008 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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