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Greenbrier County

Population in July 2008: 199. Population change since 2000: -4.8%
 

Males: 99  (50.2%)
Females: 100  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  40.3 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 24966.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,980 (it was $25,469 in 2000)
Falling Spring:  $32,980
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,970
Falling Spring:  $13,970
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,635 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Falling Spring:  $80,635
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,765; Detached houses: $92,811; Mobile homes: $64,063

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Races in Falling Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Falling Spring: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.0%), German (14.4%), Irish (13.4%), Scotch-Irish (10.0%), English (6.2%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1902 feet

Land area: 0.51 square miles.

Population density: 391 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Falling Spring

  • High school or higher: 62.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falling Spring town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%


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

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

Falling Spring:  0.4% ($199)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
Falling Spring satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (54.0 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (135.5 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (312.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hillsboro, WV (3.6 miles ), Lewisburg, WV (3.7 miles ), White Sulphur Springs, WV (3.7 miles ), Fairlea, WV (4.0 miles ), Ronceverte, WV (4.2 miles ), Rupert, WV (4.3 miles ), Richwood, WV (4.3 miles ), Quinwood, WV (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,200
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $95,700
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 37.99 N, Longitude: 80.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Falling Spring household income distribution Falling Spring home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+9.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (17%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
  • Florists (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Air transportation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Child care workers (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)



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Average climate in Falling Spring, West Virginia

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Falling Spring-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Falling Spring town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/24/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Falling Spring-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.8 miles away from Falling Spring center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Falling Spring topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Falling Spring:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; RONCEVERTE, WV)
  • POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BUCKEYE, WV)
  • RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; RICHWOOD, WV)

Amtrak station near Falling Spring:
  • 15 miles: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, 315 W. MAIN ST.). Services: call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falling Spring:
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 57 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.1%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  24.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falling Spring, WV



Falling Spring compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Falling Spring travel time to work


Falling Spring mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Greenbrier County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Wood (24%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)


Religion statistics for Falling Spring

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents27.4%22.6%10.3%8.9%8.0%
Congregations32.0%15.2%8.0%4.0%4.0%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents6.2%3.0%2.4%2.0%9.1%
Congregations8.0%4.8%3.2%1.6%19.2%
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.


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



5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
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:
from Monroe County, WV  0.48% ($25,707 average AGI)
from Fayette County, WV  0.28% ($32,353)
from Summers County, WV  0.19% ($29,913)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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:
to Monroe County, WV  0.41% ($25,878 average AGI)
to Summers County, WV  0.24% ($30,138)
to Fayette County, WV  0.23% ($21,107)


Strongest AM radio stations in Falling Spring:
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRON (1400 AM; 1 kW; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falling Spring:
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)



FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 37.933444 Lon: -80.383139, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPKY790
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.025 MHz, 460.612 MHz, 465.612 MHz, 458.162 MHz, 453.125 MHz, 453.162 MHz, 453.762 MHz, 458.125 MHz, 458.762 MHz
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    Registrant: Lao 20133712, 102 East Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:


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