Braxton County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,649
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,510
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,504 (it was 1,261 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 513 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Construction (30.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (30.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (20.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 50%
- Government: 2%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 47%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 13,56092.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2471.7%Two or more races
- 1040.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 470.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 290.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 130.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 46.3 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 7,060 | ![]() |
Females: 6,933 | ![]() |

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Braxton County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $43,364 ($24,412 in 1999)
This county: | $43,364 |
West Virginia: | $48,850 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $448 (lower quartile is $327, upper quartile is $516)
This county: | $448 |
State: | $551 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $90,012 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
Braxton: | $90,012 |
West Virginia: | $124,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $917Detached houses: $136,645
Here: $136,645 State: $165,782 Townhouses or other attached units: $135,985
Here: $135,985 State: $183,709 In 2-unit structures: $25,936
Here: $25,936 State: $115,788 Mobile homes: $73,535
Here: $73,535 State: $71,341
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $268
Institutionalized population: 325
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 11
- Burglaries: 10
- Thefts: 37
- Auto thefts: 7
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 19
- Thefts: 31
- Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2002: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,072,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,085,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $2,100,000
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $960,000
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2015: 19 buildings, average cost: $97,600
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $568 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $360 (0.4%)
Braxton County: | 20.0% |
West Virginia: | 16.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 46.3 years old
(Males: 45.6 years old, Females: 46.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.4 years old, Black residents: 83.6 years old, American Indian residents: 29.4 years old, Asian residents: 43.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.4 years old, Other race residents: 20.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Braxton County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville, Flatwoods.
Neighboring counties: Chaffee County, Colorado , Johnson County, Missouri
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Here: | 7.9% |
West Virginia: | 5.7% |
Current college students: 320
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 14 (0.0% naturalized citizens)
Braxton County: | 0.1% |
Whole state: | 1.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 72010 or later
- 92000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 01980 to 1989
- 21970 to 1979
- 20Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,088
- One, attached: 57
- Two: 95
- 3 or 4: 135
- 5 to 9: 104
- 10 to 19: 17
- 20 to 49: 55
- 50 or more: 10
- Mobile homes: 1,823
Housing units in Braxton County with a mortgage: 1,683 (11 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,843
Here: | 33.3% with mortgage |
State: | 46.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Braxton County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 3,380 | 42 |
Evangelical Protestant | 580 | 10 |
Other | 277 | 2 |
Catholic | 143 | 1 |
None | 10,143 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Braxton County: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Braxton County: | 6.14 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.24 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Braxton County: | 12.6% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Braxton County: | 31.5% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 7.9% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Braxton County:
Average size of farms: 212 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5,417
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5,034
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.85%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,914
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.22%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.34%
Land in orchards: 5 acres
Earthquake activity:
Braxton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 161.1 miles away from Braxton County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 153.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 176.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 195.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 203.2 miles away from Braxton County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 22, 2016 to June 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4273: June 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4273, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 10, 2015 to July 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4236: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 08, 2015 to April 11, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4220: May 18, 2015, FEMA Id: 4220, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- 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 Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4093: November 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4093, 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1769: June 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1769, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Braxton County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 11, Landslides: 7, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,882 (82.8%)
- Carpooled: 193 (4.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 236 (5.0%)
- Walked: 70 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 331 (7.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (2%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (18%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)
- Mexico (73%)
- Canada (13%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- Scotland (0%)
- American (20%)
- German (13%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (9%)
- Scotch-Irish (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Braxton County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 468 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 57 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Braxton County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 267 people in correctional residential facilities
- 58 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
4.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,605 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.40% |
West Virginia average: | 5.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.54% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($31,310 average AGI)
0.86% relocated from other states ($7,300 average AGI)
Braxton County: 0.86% West Virginia average: 2.49%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Nicholas County, WV | ![]() |
from Clay County, WV | ![]() |
4.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,109 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.23% |
West Virginia average: | 5.62% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.31% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($24,609 average AGI)
0.93% relocated to other states ($7,500 average AGI)
Braxton County: 0.93% West Virginia average: 3.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Gilmer County, WV | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,931 (2,184 aged, 747 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 258 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Braxton County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (229)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (159)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (132)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (114)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (45)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (12)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,555
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 167
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 68,468
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 875
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 774
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,993- Male householders: 2,787 (657 living alone), Female householders: 2,801 (637 living alone)
3,049 spouses (3,035 opposite-sex spouses), 380 unmarried partners, (380 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,548 children (3,368 natural, 49 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 521 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 0 foster children, 165 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 363
Size of family households: 2,082 2-persons, 1,030 3-persons, 773 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,295 1-person, 254 2-persons.
1,786 married couples with children.
311 single-parent households (49 men, 262 women).
99.6% of residents of Braxton speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,238,000 ($6,638 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,684,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,493,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $150,000
Federal grants: $34,160,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,185,000 ($638,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,862,000 ($2,090,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $201,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $488,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,989,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 787Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 963
Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +343
Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 982014 or later
- 1312010 to 2013
- 8262000 to 2009
- 1,3761990 to 1999
- 1,0841980 to 1989
- 1,1171970 to 1979
- 3991960 to 1969
- 6361950 to 1959
- 4221940 to 1949
- 1,3081939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 371 room
- 02 rooms
- 373 rooms
- 4564 rooms
- 1,0155 rooms
- 1,0516 rooms
- 6867 rooms
- 5908 rooms
- 6429+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 01 room
- 232 rooms
- 773 rooms
- 2604 rooms
- 3525 rooms
- 2106 rooms
- 797 rooms
- 338 rooms
- 269+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 43no bedroom
- 561 bedroom
- 8522 bedrooms
- 2,4723 bedrooms
- 8004 bedrooms
- 3095+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 1021 bedroom
- 4122 bedrooms
- 4843 bedrooms
- 634 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Braxton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 334no vehicle
- 1,2251 vehicle
- 1,7582 vehicles
- 7563 vehicles
- 3784 vehicles
- 635+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Braxton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 94no vehicle
- 4961 vehicle
- 3472 vehicles
- 903 vehicles
- 354 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
90.3% of Braxton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in West Virginia.
Braxton County: | 90.3% |
State average: | 88.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10,771
- Other state: 3,041
- Northeast: 610
- Midwest: 1,329
- South: 953
- West: 133
- 37.3%Electricity
- 35.7%Utility gas
- 15.5%Wood
- 9.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Coal or coke
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 40.7%Utility gas
- 36.4%Electricity
- 13.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.7% |
West Virginia: | 8.3% |
Here: | 6.8% |
West Virginia: | 8.2% |
Here: | 4.5% |
West Virginia: | 13.0% |
Braxton County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $798,000
Air Transportation: $106,000
- Construction - General - Other: $160,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,627,000
Central Staff Services: $2,532,000
General - Other: $810,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,300,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,414,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,498,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,916,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $875,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Rents: $26,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,231,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,169,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $137,000
General Local Government Support: $112,000
Other: $56,000
- Tax - Property: $2,931,000
Other: $180,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
Other License: $32,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,794,000
Braxton County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $798,000
Air Transportation: $106,000
- Construction - General - Other: $160,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,627,000
Central Staff Services: $2,532,000
General - Other: $810,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,300,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,414,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,498,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,916,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $875,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Rents: $26,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,231,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,169,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $137,000
General Local Government Support: $112,000
Other: $56,000
- Tax - Property: $2,931,000
Other: $180,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
Other License: $32,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,794,000
Braxton County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $798,000
Air Transportation: $106,000
- Construction - General - Other: $160,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,627,000
Central Staff Services: $2,532,000
General - Other: $810,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,300,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,414,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,498,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,916,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $875,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Rents: $26,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,231,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,169,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $137,000
General Local Government Support: $112,000
Other: $56,000
- Tax - Property: $2,931,000
Other: $180,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
Other License: $32,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,794,000
Braxton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $798,000
Air Transportation: $106,000
- Construction - General - Other: $160,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,627,000
Central Staff Services: $2,532,000
General - Other: $810,000
Health - Other: $212,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,300,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,414,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $52,498,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,916,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $875,000
Fines and Forfeits: $103,000
Rents: $26,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,231,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,169,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $137,000
General Local Government Support: $112,000
Other: $56,000
- Tax - Property: $2,931,000
Other: $180,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
Other License: $32,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,794,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 821
- Number of aged recipients: 58
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 763
- Number of recipients under 18: 67
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 581
- Number of recipients older than 64: 173
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 274
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 376
Most common first names in Braxton County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 93 | 79.0 years |
John | 79 | 74.7 years |
James | 78 | 74.0 years |
William | 60 | 72.9 years |
Charles | 58 | 71.9 years |
Robert | 43 | 69.8 years |
Harry | 32 | 75.3 years |
George | 27 | 75.7 years |
Nellie | 25 | 79.6 years |
Carl | 25 | 71.3 years |
Most common last names in Braxton County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Davis | 46 | 77.3 years |
Skidmore | 44 | 79.5 years |
Frame | 38 | 75.3 years |
Cutlip | 36 | 77.7 years |
Dean | 36 | 74.9 years |
Singleton | 36 | 80.5 years |
Facemire | 34 | 75.0 years |
Brown | 32 | 76.3 years |
Williams | 31 | 71.3 years |
Friend | 30 | 74.6 years |
Businesses in Braxton County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Days Hotel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Kroger | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 |