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
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.1% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 30.8% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
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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2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Gary
| Name | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 21.7% | 18.1% | 13.0% | 11.1% | 8.7% |
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| 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 religions |
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| Adherents | 6.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 8.9% |
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| 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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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
Sewerage: $79,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Sewerage: $66,000
Financial Administration: $60,000
Police Protection: $17,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $250,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $218,000
- Tax - NEC: $239,000
Property: $31,000
Public Utilities: $23,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $128,000
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 09:31 AM, 13, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $1,100,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,450
Total average daily truck traffic: 400
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 2,993
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Ben L Hoff, Turn Left On Rt 16 Out Of Welch Towards War, 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:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Rt 52 E, .5 Mi E Rt 165, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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: 5- Call Sign: KB8JAW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/06/1990, Expiration Date: 02/06/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Jesse J Hunt Iii, Box 141, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KB8TRT, Previous Call Sign: , 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, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/28/1995, Expiration Date: 02/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/01/2007
Registrant: Randolph B Richardson, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KC8BKA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/27/1995, Expiration Date: 10/27/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/30/2007
Registrant: Rex A Sadler, Gary, WV 24836 - Call Sign: KC8HQQ, Previous Call Sign: , 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
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 10
- Hazardous Condition: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Gary, WV
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