Braxton County, West Virginia (WV)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

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: $568 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $360 (0.4%)

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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Braxton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Braxton 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 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.

4.40% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,605 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Nicholas County, WV	0.53% ($28,708 average AGI)
from Clay County, WV	0.51% ($36,652)

4.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,109 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Gilmer County, WV

0.53% ($26,375 average AGI)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Braxton County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, West Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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