For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Valley:
High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Valley city:
Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 9.3%
33 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.1%
West Virginia:
1.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $642 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $494 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (69.1 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (268.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Pleasant Valley-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/3/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Pleasant Valley city center injured 19 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 10/1/1986, a category F3 tornado 35.3 miles away from the city center injured one personand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Landslides: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Valley:
FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; FAIRMONT, WV)
GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; GRAFTON, WV)
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; BRIDGEPORT, WV)
Churches in Pleasant Valley include: Valley Chapel United Methodist Church (A), Kingmont United Methodist Church (B), Bentons Ferry United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.1. This is about average.
City:
38.1
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 24.5. This is about average.Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
24.5
U.S.:
22.9
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.7. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.7
U.S.:
9.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.24. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 16.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.24
U.S.:
2.43
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00492. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00492
U.S.:
0.02218
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.8% for Black residents, 35.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.2 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
62.1%
Whole state:
68.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
4.9%
Whole state:
4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Pleasant Valley (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.93%
Here
42.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Assemblies of God
Churches of Christ
Adherents
25.0%
21.5%
15.2%
8.8%
8.5%
Congregations
39.9%
8.0%
12.3%
2.2%
11.6%
Name
Church of the Nazarene
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
3.3%
2.5%
2.2%
2.1%
10.9%
Congregations
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
1.4%
18.1%
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: 10
Marion County:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:
1.06 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
Marion County:
5.82 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
This county:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Marion County:
10.0%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
31.1%
State:
31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.6%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
8
$1,537
Police - Other
0
$0
2
$684
Totals for Government
0
$0
10
$2,221
Pleasant Valley government finances in 2002:
Charges - Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($1.59)
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $140,000 ($44.40)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($1.90)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($1.27)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($0.95)
Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,000 ($0.63)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.32)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($0.63)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,000 ($12.69)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000 ($2.22)
Tax - Property: $97,000 ($30.76)
Public Utilities: $20,000 ($6.34)
NEC: $1,000 ($0.32)
Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000 ($11.73)
4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,509 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.98%
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:
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FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1
Call Sign: KD8DNB, Licensee ID: L01146494 Grant Date: 05/02/2006, Expiration Date: 05/02/2016, Certifier: Denzil W Westfall Jr Registrant: Denzil W Westfall Jr, 1216 Parkside Dr, Pleasant Valley, WV 26554-9208
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
