Berkeley County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 95,47884.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,4227.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,8014.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,1692.8%Two or more races
  • 1,2211.1%Asian alone
  • 3970.3%Some other race alone
  • 870.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 153
• Auto thefts: 29

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 25

Health of residents in Berkeley County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,269 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,135 (0.7%)

Area name: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berkeley County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $874 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martinsburg, Inwood, Falling Waters, Hedgesville.

2018 air pollution in Berkeley County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Arapahoe County, Colorado , Colusa County, California , Platte County, Missouri , Sangamon County, Illinois , Scott County, Illinois .

Current college students: 2,424
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,801 (55.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7312010 or later
• 1,1512000 to 2009
• 8561990 to 1999
• 3071980 to 1989
• 2771970 to 1979
• 416Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 33,867
• One, attached: 3,831
• Two: 1,338
• 3 or 4: 1,615
• 5 to 9: 2,496
• 10 to 19: 569
• 20 to 49: 624
• 50 or more: 487
• Mobile homes: 5,513

Housing units in Berkeley County with a mortgage: 23,747 (123 second mortgage, 1,881 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,605

Religion statistics for Berkeley County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Berkeley County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
• West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
• West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1903: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1903, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3221: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3221, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1558: September 20, 2004, FEMA Id: 1558, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1496: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1496, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2003 to July 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1474: June 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1474, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 08, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1137: September 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1137, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,864 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.83% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,881 average AGI)
5.09% relocated from other states ($34,982 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	5.09%
West Virginia average:	2.49%

from Jefferson County, WV	1.07% ($41,125 average AGI)
from Washington County, MD	0.77% ($41,846)
from Frederick County, VA	0.56% ($45,887)
from Frederick County, MD	0.34% ($56,257)
from Morgan County, WV	0.26% ($37,248)
from Winchester city, VA	0.21% ($40,298)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.16% ($58,420)

5.70% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,837 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.37% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($10,557 average AGI)
4.33% relocated to other states ($36,280 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	4.33%
West Virginia average:	3.00%

to Jefferson County, WV	0.79% ($47,229 average AGI)
to Washington County, MD	0.58% ($40,150)
to Frederick County, VA	0.28% ($49,402)
to Morgan County, WV	0.27% ($32,220)
to Frederick County, MD	0.17% ($54,987)
to Winchester city, VA	0.16% ($33,333)
to Franklin County, PA	0.12% ($48,490)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Berkeley County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 23,150 (6,765 living alone), Female householders: 23,245 (5,645 living alone)

• 22,984 spouses (22,984 opposite-sex spouses), 4,670 unmarried partners, (4,423 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,322 children (28,194 natural, 659 adopted, 1,469 stepchildren), 2,326 grandchildren, 506 brothers or sisters, 1,672 parents, 1,006 foster children, 1,968 other relatives, 6,739 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 583

Size of family households: 13,441 2-persons, 6,034 3-persons, 6,721 4-persons, 2,154 5-persons, 1,189 6-persons, 1,597 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,410 1-person, 2,119 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 233 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

13,461 married couples with children.
7,273 single-parent households (1,522 men, 5,751 women).

94.1% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $687,747,000 ($7,696 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $51,034,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,346,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,451,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $854,000
Federal grants: $59,599,000
Federal procurement contracts: $159,310,000 ($24,758,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $170,186,000 ($10,776,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,095,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $126,750,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,028,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.96 millions of gallons per day (60% from ground, 40% from surface)

• Year house built in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 3,2382014 or later
• 2,6152010 to 2013
• 9,9812000 to 2009
• 10,3881990 to 1999
• 7,4721980 to 1989
• 5,3191970 to 1979
• 1,4801960 to 1969
• 1,3021950 to 1959
• 1,1401940 to 1949
• 7,4051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 761 room
• 752 rooms
• 3093 rooms
• 2,9704 rooms
• 4,9105 rooms
• 8,1276 rooms
• 5,7327 rooms
• 4,7338 rooms
• 7,4209+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 7302 rooms
• 1,6603 rooms
• 2,7784 rooms
• 2,9635 rooms
• 1,8476 rooms
• 1,3257 rooms
• 5148 rooms
• 2269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 76no bedroom
• 751 bedroom
• 3,8842 bedrooms
• 21,0023 bedrooms
• 6,8994 bedrooms
• 2,4165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 54no bedroom
• 2,2191 bedroom
• 4,0002 bedrooms
• 4,6693 bedrooms
• 1,0554 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County, West Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,116no vehicle
• 7,4971 vehicle
• 15,2662 vehicles
• 6,8593 vehicles
• 2,0254 vehicles
• 1,5895+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in renter-occupied apartments
• 987no vehicle
• 4,5721 vehicle
• 4,0702 vehicles
• 2,1813 vehicles
• 2334 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.6% of Berkeley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in West Virginia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41,288
• Other state: 71,037
• Northeast: 12,367
• Midwest: 5,629
• South: 50,426
• West: 2,615

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,732
• Number of aged recipients: 116
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,616
• Number of recipients under 18: 320
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,148
• Number of recipients older than 64: 264
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 632
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 749

Berkeley County on our top lists:

• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"