Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.6% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 16.5% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hambleton, WV
Hambleton compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tucker County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (82%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Hambleton
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 35.9% | 33.5% | 5.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 48.7% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Church of the Nazarene | Pentecostal Church of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 17.9% |
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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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $600 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $440 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,040 |
5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,608 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.66% | | 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:
6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,276 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.44% | | 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 Hambleton:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDNE (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WELD (690 AM; daytime; 2 kW; FISHER, WV; Owner: SOUTH BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hambleton:
- WELK (94.7 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WMXH-FM (105.7 FM; LURAY, VA; Owner: EASY RADIO, INC.)
- WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
TV broadcast stations around Hambleton:
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: KA8JTH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00613830
Grant Date: 08/28/2007, Expiration Date: 11/24/2017, Certifier: Henry T Di Bacco Jr
Registrant: Henry T Di Bacco Jr, Rr 1 Box 86-3, Hambleton, WV 26269 - Call Sign: KB8YAQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00976852
Grant Date: 02/10/2005, Expiration Date: 02/28/2015, Certifier: Ronnie J Jones
Registrant: Ronnie J Jones, Rt 1 Box 59, Hambleton, WV 26269 - Call Sign: KB8YGZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00952837
Grant Date: 12/16/2004, Expiration Date: 03/15/2015, Certifier: Harold N Precht
Registrant: Harold N Precht, Rt 1 Box 78, Hambleton, WV 26269-9327 - Call Sign: KC8CHN, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/09/1996, Expiration Date: 02/09/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/12/2008
Registrant: Robert J Boggs, Rt 1 Box 272, Hambleton, WV 26269
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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