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Marion County

Population in July 2008: 3,123. Population change since 2000: -0.0%
 

Males: 1,475  (47.2%)
Females: 1,648  (52.8%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26554.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,287 (it was $33,686 in 2000)
Pleasant Valley:  $40,287
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,488
Pleasant Valley:  $21,488
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,454 (it was $77,200 in 2000)
Pleasant Valley:  $105,454
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,426; Detached houses: $137,084; Townhouses or other attached units: $70,693; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,421; Mobile homes: $83,393

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Races in Pleasant Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Pleasant Valley: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.2%), Irish (17.2%), English (13.4%), United States (10.8%), Italian (9.8%), Dutch (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1060 feet

Land area: 3.34 square miles.

Population density: 934 people per square mile 
 
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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: 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%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pleasant Valley:  0.6% ($449)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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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).

Nearest cities: Fairmont, WV (1.4 miles ), Middletown district, WV (1.6 miles ), Whitehall, WV (1.6 miles ), Monongah, WV (1.9 miles ), Barrackville, WV (1.9 miles ), Rivesville, WV (2.4 miles ), Worthington, WV (2.5 miles) , Farmington, WV (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.45 N, Longitude: 80.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Pleasant Valley, West Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Average climate in Pleasant Valley, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Pleasant Valley-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Pleasant Valley city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/1/1986, a category 3 tornado 35.3 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Valley:
  • FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
  • H/S MOUNTAINVIEW REGIONAL REHAB HOSP (about 10 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GRAFTON, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Pleasant Valley, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Valley:
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)

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Notable locations in Pleasant Valley: Kingmont Community Building (A), Pleasant Valley Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pleasant Valley include: Bentons Ferry United Methodist Church (A), Kingmont United Methodist Church (B), Valley Chapel United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Linns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Kingmont Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.1%
Whole state:  68.4%

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  12.5%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pleasant Valley, WV


People in group quarters in Pleasant Valley
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Pleasant Valley compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Pleasant Valley travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (81%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Pleasant Valley

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents25.0%21.5%15.2%8.8%8.5%
Congregations39.9%8.0%12.3%2.2%11.6%
NameChurch of the NazareneChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.3%2.5%2.2%2.1%10.9%
Congregations2.2%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.


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
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $140,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Welfare - Other: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $97,000
    Public Utilities: $20,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000

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:
from Monongalia County, WV  0.91% ($33,142 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV  0.79% ($28,500)
from Taylor County, WV  0.18% ($29,722)


5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
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:
to Monongalia County, WV  0.96% ($33,856 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV  0.77% ($36,032)
to Taylor County, WV  0.24% ($44,438)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Valley:
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTCS (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTBZ (1260 AM; 1 kW; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: APPALACHIAN RADIO LLC)
  • WOBG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WXKX (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPDX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Valley:
  • WGYE (102.7 FM; MANNINGTON, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WRLF (94.3 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FAIRMONT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBVQ (93.1 FM; BARRACKVILLE, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJL (88.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WDCI (104.1 FM; BRIDGEPORT, WV; Owner: WDCI RADIO, INC)
  • WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • W220BZ (91.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
  • WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WPDX-FM (104.9 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Valley:
  • WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
  • WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WDTV (Channel 5; WESTON, WV; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD8DNB, Previous Call Sign: , 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


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3995L , Serial Number: 17254164, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/18/1966
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Dennis L Elliott, 75 Shady Tree Lane, Pleasant Valley, WV 26554, Other Owners: Sandra D Elliott


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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