For population 25 years and over in Gilbert Creek:
High school or higher: 47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 12.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gilbert Creek CDP:
Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 63.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 10.2%
0 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.0%
West Virginia:
1.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $343 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $240 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (55.1 miles , pop. 53,421).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (145.0 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (400.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Gilbert Creek-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.2 miles away from the Gilbert Creek place center injured 12 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 tornado 49.1 miles away from the place center killed one personand injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gilbert Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from the city center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 29.7 miles away from Gilbert Creek center On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 27.5 miles away from the city center On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the city center On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.2 miles away from Gilbert Creek center On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mingo County (23) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 13, Landslides: 8, Floods: 4, Mudslides: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gilbert Creek:
LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; LOGAN, WV)
WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; WILLIAMSON, WV)
WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gilbert Creek:
Mountain State University (about 42 miles; Beckley, WV; Full-time enrollment: 4,410)
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 49 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,306)
Concord University (about 50 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,364)
West Virginia State University (about 56 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,062)
Marshall University (about 65 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 9,821)
Ashland Community and Technical College (about 74 miles; Ashland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,202)
New River Community College (about 75 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 2,107)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sims Fork (A), Right Fork Gilbert Creek (B), Pickering Branch (C), Old House Branch (D), Neds Branch (E), Mudlick Branch (F), Little Huff Creek (G), Left Fork Spring Fork (H), Left Fork Gilbert Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Mingo County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.8%
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
74.0%
Whole state:
68.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.6%
Whole state:
4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Gilbert Creek (based on Mingo County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.38%
Here
27.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Southern Baptist Convention
American Baptist Churches in the USA
United Methodist Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents
21.7%
19.8%
9.8%
9.0%
8.8%
Congregations
18.5%
9.2%
9.2%
7.7%
16.9%
Name
Assemblies of God
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
6.8%
6.6%
5.5%
4.8%
7.3%
Congregations
7.7%
4.6%
1.5%
13.8%
10.8%
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: 7
Mingo County:
2.62 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Mingo County:
1.12 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Mingo County:
4.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Here:
5.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
12.5%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Mingo County:
35.3%
West Virginia:
31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
21.7%
State:
13.1%
4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.38%
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:
