Boone County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 25,703 (12% urban, 88% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,123
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,168

% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

Land area: 503 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 51 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	22.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.0%), Retail trade (13.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Boone County, West Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Boone County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Black (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 12,471	(48.8%)
Females: 13,064	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $37,288
County population in 2003: 25,745
Jobs in 2003: 8,347

Total labor force in 2004: 9,408
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Boone County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,916 ($25,669 in 2000)

This county	$28,916
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,459

Boone County	$81,459
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 81
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Boone County in 2000: $673

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 40
Burglaries: 60
Thefts: 130
Auto thefts: 26

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 27
Auto thefts: 21

Boone County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Boone County West Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 58.2%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 41.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $367 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madison, Danville, Whitesville, Sylvester.

Neighboring counties: Kanawha County , Lincoln County , Logan County , Raleigh County , Wyoming County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Boone County: Piney Knob Lookout Tower (A), Williams Hill Lookout Tower (B), High Coal (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Boone County include: Spruce Laurel Church (A), Spencer United Methodist Church (B), Sixmile Creek Church (C), Sarah Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Racine Methodist Church (F), Quinland Church (G), Camp Creek Church (H), Mahone Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Altman Cemetery (1), Perdue Cemetery (2), Coon Cemetery (3), Perry Cemetery (4), Moore Cemetery (5), Mordue Cemetery (6), Antill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Big Mountain Slurry Pond (A), Armco Steel Corp Impoundment (B), Jack Smith Branch Impoundment (C), Skin Poplar Branch Impoundment (D), Pond Fork Impoundment (E), Glovers Pond (F), Fork Creek Lake (G), Wharton Number Two Mine Slurry Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adkins Fork (A), Aleshire Branch (B), Alex Fork (C), Ellis Branch (D), Baisden Fork (E), Mile Branch (F), Ball Fork (G), Ballard Branch (H), Ballard Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Boone County include: Madison Memorial Park (1), Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Drawdy Falls Roadside Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Gordon Post Office (A), Hewett Post Office (B), Ashford Post Office (C), Bald Knob Post Office (D), Bandytown Post Office (E), Barrett Post Office (F), Comfort Post Office (G), Nellis Post Office (H), Costa Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 808
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 95 (51% naturalized citizens)

Boone County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 34
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 6
1980 to 1984: 4
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 42

Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%

Boone County marital status for males

Boone County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,170
One, attached: 90
Two: 162
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 112
10 to 19: 23
20 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 3,795
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 2,044 (92 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,861

Agriculture in Boone County
Average size of farms: 134 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $2458
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $3605
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.64%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $14629
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.74
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres

Boone County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 7.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (26%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Pakistan (25%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Germany (16%)
Mexico (15%)
Canada (11%)
Japan (6%)
Ireland (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Boone County:

United States or American (40%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
German (9%)
European (4%)
Italian (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Boone County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,106 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,069 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 190 (2%)
Other means: 33 (0%)
Worked at home: 97 (1%)

People in group quarters in Boone County, West Virginia

81 people in nursing homes
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,370.

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.26% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($19,379 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($11,170 average AGI)
Boone County: 1.66%
West Virginia average: 3.05%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kanawha County, WV	0.94% ($24,611 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV	0.86% ($35,803)
from Lincoln County, WV	0.34% ($31,808)
from Raleigh County, WV	0.29% ($30,136)
from Putnam County, WV	0.14% ($21,545)
from Cabell County, WV	0.13% ($15,800)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,816 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($29,854 average AGI)
1.06% relocated to other states ($5,961 average AGI)
Boone County: 1.06%
West Virginia average: 2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kanawha County, WV	1.97% ($33,270 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV	0.48% ($33,865)
to Lincoln County, WV	0.47% ($34,278)
to Raleigh County, WV	0.32% ($43,760)
to Putnam County, WV	0.26% ($59,400)
to Cabell County, WV	0.14% ($21,273)
to Jackson County, WV	0.13% ($65,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Boone County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Boone County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Boone County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,925 (3,278 aged, 1,647 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,428

In family households: 22,383 (5,908 male householders, 1,581 female householders)
6,005 spouses, 7,380 children (6,614 natural, 232 adopted, 534 stepchildren), 506 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 266 other relatives, 504 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,045 (1,175 male householders (1,005 living alone)), 1,592 female householders (1,513 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 107 (81 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,242 2-persons, 2,126 3-persons, 1,412 4-persons, 499 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,518 1-person, 227 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

4,065 married couples with children.
1,249 single-parent households (386 men, 863 women).

98.6% of residents of Boone County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,978,000 ($6259 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,079,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $85,232,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,455,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $536,000
Federal grants: $31,886,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,287,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,582,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,799,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,372,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,736

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,590

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +30

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +19

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Boone County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.22 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 270
1995 to 1998: 853
1990 to 1994: 904
1980 to 1989: 1,941
1970 to 1979: 2,635
1960 to 1969: 1,037
1950 to 1959: 1,175
1940 to 1949: 1,291
1939 or earlier: 1,469

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, West Virginia:

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 171
4 rooms: 1,287
5 rooms: 2,191
6 rooms: 2,092
7 rooms: 1,243
8 rooms: 628
9 or more rooms: 491

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, West Virginia:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 48
3 rooms: 262
4 rooms: 652
5 rooms: 656
6 rooms: 270
7 rooms: 147
8 rooms: 92
9 or more rooms: 32

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boone County:

no bedroom: 28
1 bedroom: 158
2 bedrooms: 2,566
3 bedrooms: 4,232
4 bedrooms: 927
5 or more bedrooms: 212

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County:

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 314
2 bedrooms: 1,038
3 bedrooms: 683
4 bedrooms: 97
5 or more bedrooms: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 745
1 vehicle: 2,584
2 vehicles: 3,616
3 vehicles: 889
4 vehicles: 268
5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 529
1 vehicle: 1,033
2 vehicles: 549
3 vehicles: 55
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 2

67% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in West Virginia.

Boone County:	66.5%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 22049
Northeast: 422
Midwest: 1393
South: 1384
West: 109

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (47%)
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (47%)
Utility gas (46%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 91

Here:	3.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	0.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 94

Here:	13.3%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Boone County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $24,005,000
All Other: $573,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $23,909,000
Health Services - Other: $2,352,000

Central Staff Services: $1,996,000

General Public Buildings: $1,511,000

Police Protection: $1,332,000

Financial Administration: $1,133,000

Fire Protection: $972,000

Solid Waste Management: $925,000

Corrections - Other: $827,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $755,000

Parks & Recreation: $603,000

Welfare - Other: $166,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,437,000
Public Welfare: $69,000
General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $16,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,145,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,145,000
Industrial Revenue: $10,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $843,000
Interest Earnings: $44,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $469,000
Own Hospitals: $67,000

Health - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,966,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,745,000
Health & Hospitals: $244,000

All Other: $227,000
Tax - Property: $8,113,000
NEC: $106,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,400,000

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