Brooke County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (22.8%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Brooke County, West Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Brooke County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	41.2 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 12,182	(47.9%)
Females: 13,265	(52.1%)

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Brooke County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county	$37,152
West Virginia:	$33,452

Brooke County	$85,679
West Virginia:	$84,400

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 9

Area name: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brooke County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

Cities in this county include: Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, Wellsburg, Bethany, Beech Bottom, Windsor Heights.

2005 air pollution in Brooke County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 27 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 59 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 17.4 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.044 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County , Ohio County , Jefferson County, Ohio , Washington County, Pennsylvania .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Brooke County: Weirton Yards (A), Alexander Campbell Mansion (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brooke County include: Goodwill Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Castleman Run Church (C), Chapel Hill Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Kadesh Chapel (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Franklin United Methodist Church (H), Tent Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lower Buffalo Cemetery (1), Highland Hills Memorial Gardens (2), Wells Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Bowden Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Camp Run (B), Cascade Run (C), Castleman Run (D), Cross Creek (E), Ebenezer Run (F), Mechling Run (G), Parmar Run (H), Potrock Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brooke County include: Plummer Field (1), Brooke Hills Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Short Creek Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.5%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Current college students: 1,611
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 288 (77% naturalized citizens)

Brooke County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,534
• One, attached: 202
• Two: 323
• 3 or 4: 352
• 5 to 9: 237
• 10 to 19: 241
• 20 or more: 361
• Mobile homes: 876
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Brooke County with a mortgage: 3,371 (343 second mortgage, 449 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,432

Brooke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/24/1977, a tornado injured 4 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,124 (86%) Carpooled: 853 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 414 (4%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 159 (1%)

4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.03%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.70% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($11,388 average AGI)
2.32% relocated from other states ($17,399 average AGI)

Brooke County:	2.32%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Hancock County, WV	0.85% ($26,128 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, OH	0.49% ($26,244)
from Ohio County, WV	0.42% ($29,923)
from Washington County, PA	0.30% ($33,000)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.18% ($46,471)

5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,986 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.97% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($10,190 average AGI)
3.43% relocated to other states ($19,794 average AGI)

Brooke County:	3.43%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Hancock County, WV	1.14% ($25,757 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, OH	0.70% ($27,662)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.38% ($34,167)
to Ohio County, WV	0.37% ($30,000)
to Washington County, PA	0.22% ($37,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,377 (3,748 aged, 629 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,003 (5,691 male householders, 1,499 female householders)

  5,783 spouses, 6,777 children (6,236 natural, 172 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 373 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 200 other relatives, 381 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,572 (1,334 male householders (1,158 living alone)), 1,886 female householders (1,741 living alone)), 352 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 872 (234 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,382 2-persons, 1,791 3-persons, 1,361 4-persons, 476 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,899 1-person, 275 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

3,706 married couples with children.
1,041 single-parent households (237 men, 804 women).

96.2% of residents of Brooke County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $152,736,000 ($6162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,777,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,518,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,708,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $85,000
Federal grants: $21,515,000
Federal procurement contracts: $725,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,185,000 ($601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,775,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,767,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,298,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.86 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.5

69% of Brooke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in West Virginia.

Brooke County:	69.0%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 15611
• Northeast: 2527
• Midwest: 5835
• South: 808
• West: 303

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,800

Here:	5.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	5.5%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	49.7%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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