McDowell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.0. This is worse than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.99. This is better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 22.5. This is about average. There were 50 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.0. This is worse than average. There were 42 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gary and their reported violations in the past:
GARY CITY OF (Population served: 1633, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.0%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.4% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | West Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.4% | | Whole state: | 68.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gary, WV
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Gary compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Gary (based on McDowell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 19.71%
| Here |  | 19.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 21.7% | 18.1% | 13.0% | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| Congregations | 27.6% | 16.3% | 13.3% | 5.1% | 4.1% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 6.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 8.9% |
| Congregations | 4.1% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 15.3% |
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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: 8 | McDowell County: | 3.48 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | McDowell County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | McDowell County: | 8.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 14.6% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | McDowell County: | 32.5% | | West Virginia: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.8% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $2,979 | $17,874 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $2,321 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $102 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,503 | $18,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $14,204 | $17,045 | 2 | $1,058 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $3,519 | $14,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $22,205 | $16,654 | 10 | $3,481 |
Gary government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $85,000 ($87.99)
Sewerage: $79,000 ($81.78)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $180,000 ($186.34)
Solid Waste Management: $70,000 ($72.46)
Sewerage: $66,000 ($68.32)
Financial Administration: $60,000 ($62.11)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($17.60)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($8.28)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000 ($15.53)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $250,000 ($258.80)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $218,000 ($225.67)
- Tax - NEC: $239,000 ($247.41)
Property: $31,000 ($32.09)
Public Utilities: $23,000 ($23.81)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $128,000 ($132.51)
4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.75% | | 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:
6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,738 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.28% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gary:
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gary:
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gary:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Gary fatal accident list:
Sep 1, 1985 02:31 AM, 13, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $1,475,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,750
Total average daily truck traffic: 260
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,851
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Stephanie M Adams, Turn Left On Rt 16 Out Of Welch Towards War (Lat: 37.388889 Lon: -81.602222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Licensee ID: L00297207
Registrant: Portapage Inc, 108 Industrial Ln, Millwood, WV 25262, Phone: (304) 273-2790 - Stephanie M Adams, Turn Left On Rt 16 Out Of Welch Towards War (Lat: 37.388889 Lon: -81.602222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: Lloyds Electronics, 2 Willis Lane, St. Albans, WV 25177, Phone: (304) 755-6916, Email:
- Ben L Hoff, Turn Left On Rt 16 Out Of Welch Towards War (Lat: 37.388889 Lon: -81.602222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: Lloyd Hoff Holding Corporation Dba Portapage, 108 Industrial Lane, Millwood, WV 26104, Phone: (304) 464-5670, Email:
- Turn Left On Rt 16 Out Of Welch Towards War (Lat: 37.388889 Lon: -81.602222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: Portapage Inc, 108 Industrial Ln, Millwood, WV 25262, Phone: (304) 273-2790
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Rt 52 E, .5 Mi E Rt 165 (Lat: 37.388722 Lon: -81.601778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: WPLR230
Assigned Frequencies: 462.875 MHz Grant Date: 11/14/2007, Expiration Date: 12/09/2017, Certifier: Jennie M Burdette
Registrant: Lloyd Hoff Holding Corp, 6801 Emerson Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26104, Phone: (304) 464-5670, Fax: (304) 464-4146, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 750 Ft E Of Cty Rt 13 3.81 Mi S Of The Wv Rt 103 Cty Rt 13 Int (Lat: 37.316222 Lon: -81.542889), Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPRL903
Assigned Frequencies: 154.463 MHz Grant Date: 08/16/2005, Expiration Date: 11/13/2015, Certifier: Jerry Duncan
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, Inc., 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
- 400 Ft W Of Harmon Branch Rd 500 Ft N Of The Harmon Branch Rd Wv Rt 103 Int (Lat: 37.368167 Lon: -81.509833), Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPRL905
Assigned Frequencies: 154.463 MHz Grant Date: 08/16/2005, Expiration Date: 11/13/2015, Certifier: Jerry Duncan
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, Inc., 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
- Nw Tracks Jct Sand Lick Branch (Lat: 37.365944 Lon: -81.553167), Call Sign: KDU339, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies: 161.250 MHz Grant Date: 10/03/2001, Expiration Date: 11/12/2011, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
- Booster Station On Wv Rte 103 Approx (Lat: 37.336389 Lon: -81.483611), Type: Building, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPUJ888
Assigned Frequencies: 153.687 MHz Grant Date: 03/19/2002, Expiration Date: 03/19/2012, Certifier: David Robbins
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems Inc, 6819 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55439, Phone: (952) 996-9442, Fax: (952) 941-9502, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KB8JAW
Grant Date: 02/06/1990, Expiration Date: 02/06/2000, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Jesse J Hunt Iii, Box 141, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KB8TRT, Licensee ID: L00851601
Grant Date: 04/22/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014, Certifier: Lawrence A Barber Iii
Registrant: Lawrence A Barber Iii, 203 Church St, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KB8YAI
Grant Date: 02/28/1995, Expiration Date: 02/28/2005, Cancellation Date: 03/01/2007
Registrant: Randolph B Richardson, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KC8BKA
Grant Date: 10/27/1995, Expiration Date: 10/27/2005, Cancellation Date: 10/30/2007
Registrant: Rex A Sadler, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KC8HQQ, Licensee ID: L01262063
Grant Date: 03/28/2007, Expiration Date: 06/04/2017
Registrant: Daniel L Phillips, Box 33 Gary House 188 Talman Villag, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KD8LPS, Licensee ID: L01504497
Grant Date: 07/08/2009, Expiration Date: 07/08/2019, Cancellation Date: 12/15/2009, Certifier: Daniel R Church
Registrant: Daniel R Church, Box 554, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: N8SNU, Previous Call Sign: KD8LPS, Licensee ID: L01504497
Grant Date: 12/15/2009, Expiration Date: 12/15/2019, Certifier: Danny R Church
Registrant: Danny R Church, Box 554, Gary, WV 24836
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Gary, WV
| Most common first names in Gary, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 27 | 73.9 years |
| John | 26 | 67.1 years |
| Mary | 16 | 78.3 years |
| Robert | 15 | 71.0 years |
| William | 15 | 72.6 years |
| Charles | 14 | 76.4 years |
| Frank | 10 | 72.3 years |
| Willie | 10 | 77.6 years |
| George | 8 | 82.6 years |
| Julia | 8 | 77.9 years |
| Most common last names in Gary, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 15 | 74.8 years |
| Rose | 9 | 82.0 years |
| Jones | 8 | 80.5 years |
| Lester | 8 | 67.5 years |
| Williams | 8 | 81.4 years |
| Hairston | 7 | 71.4 years |
| Martin | 6 | 76.4 years |
| Childress | 5 | 69.6 years |
| Blevins | 5 | 73.8 years |
| Mullins | 5 | 78.2 years |
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