Valley Grove, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 405. Estimated population in July 2006: 400 (-1.2% change)

Males: 195	(48.1%)
Females: 210	(51.9%)

Ohio County

Median resident age:	37.6 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26060.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,500 (it was $27,813 in 2000)

Valley Grove	$29,500
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,800 (it was $61,800 in 2000)

Valley Grove	$68,800
West Virginia:	$84,400

Valley Grove, WV residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Valley Grove:

White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

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Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (13.8%), English (10.6%), United States (7.7%), Italian (5.2%), Polish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 957 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 718 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Valley Grove

High school or higher: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 8.2%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley Grove village

Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 15.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Valley Grove, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Valley Grove to the number of sex offenders is 405 to 1.

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

Valley Grove:	0.4% ($252)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (47.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (372.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Alexander borough, PA (4.3 miles ), Triadelphia, WV (4.8 miles ), West Liberty, WV (5.7 miles ), Bethany, WV (8.2 miles ), Bethlehem, WV (9.0 miles ), Wheeling, WV (9.0 miles ), Clearview, WV (9.2 miles ), Windsor Heights, WV (9.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 40.09 N, Longitude: 80.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

Valley Grove household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -154 (-27.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Gasoline stations (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Customer service representatives (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Average climate in Valley Grove, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Valley Grove, West Virginia average temperatures

Valley Grove, West Virginia average precipitation

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Valley Grove-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/8/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 45.8 miles away from the Valley Grove village center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley Grove:

OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WHEELING, WV)
PETERSON REHAB HOSP AND GER C (about 9 miles; WHEELING, WV)
WHEELING HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WHEELING, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valley Grove:

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 49 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 56 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valley Grove:

WHEELING OHIO CO (about 8 miles; WHEELING, WV; ID: HLG)
MARSHALL COUNTY (about 19 miles; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; ID: 74D)
WASHINGTON COUNTY (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, PA; ID: AFJ)

Amtrak station near Valley Grove:

11 miles: WHEELING (70 12TH ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley Grove:

WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Battle Run (A), McGraw Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotel: Valley Motel (3661 National Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Valley Grove and their reported violations in the past:

VALLEY GROVE WATER DEPT (Population served: 663, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-16-2006 and JUN-21-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-19-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2006)

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	77.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	8.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	2.4%
Whole state:	7.6%

Valley Grove compared to West Virginia 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Valley Grove mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ohio County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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		2	$1,583
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		3	$1,080
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$325
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$2,988

4.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,780 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
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 Marshall County, WV	1.09% ($28,466 average AGI)
from Belmont County, OH	0.89% ($25,667)
from Brooke County, WV	0.20% ($30,000)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
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 Belmont County, OH	1.09% ($42,450 average AGI)
to Marshall County, WV	0.97% ($21,556)
to Franklin County, OH	0.29% ($34,300)

Strongest AM radio stations in Valley Grove:

WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKKX (1600 AM; 5 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBBD (1400 AM; 1 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOMP (1290 AM; 1 kW; BELLAIRE, OH)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WSTV (1340 AM; 1 kW; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley Grove:

WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WVBC (88.1 FM; BETHANY, WV; Owner: BETHANY COLLEGE)
WKWK-FM (97.3 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGLZ (91.5 FM; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Owner: WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE)
WEEL (95.7 FM; SHADYSIDE, OH; Owner: OHIO VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVKF (105.5 FM; BETHLEHEM, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WOMP-FM (100.5 FM; BELLAIRE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WRKP (96.5 FM; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: RKP INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
W215BC (90.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
W216AU (91.1 FM; MARTINS FERRY, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WANB-FM (103.1 FM; WAYNESBURG, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBJV (88.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WPHP (91.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: OHIO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Valley Grove:

WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
W56DX (Channel 56; WHEELING,ETC., WV; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
W28AS (Channel 28; BRIDGEPORT, OH; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)

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