Clay County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Construction (13.6%), Manufacturing (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Clay County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 5,109	(49.5%)
Females: 5,221	(50.5%)

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Clay County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county:	$27,605
West Virginia:	$37,060

This county:	$247
State:	$387

Clay County:	$73,206
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $118,725

Here:	$118,725
State:	$144,523

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,176,873

Here:	$3,176,873
State:	$89,574

Mobile homes: $27,290

Here:	$27,290
State:	$32,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$30,386

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	27.5%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Area name: Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $432 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clay.

Neighboring counties: Braxton County , Calhoun County , Kanawha County , Nicholas County , Roane County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clay County: Standingrock (A), Pond Ridge Lookout Tower (B), Birch Run (C), Big Sycamore (D), Big Otter Mountain (E), Big Otter (F), Mountain Home (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Clay County include: Maysel Missionary Baptist Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Bethel Community Church (C), Bickmore Church (D), Big Union Baptist Church (E), Groves Creek Church (F), Blessed Hope Church (G), Blue Knob Church (H), Hallsburg Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Turner Cemetery (1), Triplett Cemetery (2), Dulls Creek Cemetery (3), Duffield Cemetery (4), Hively Cemetery (5), Ramsey Cemetery (6), Cherrytree Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Henderson Lake (A), Orchard Lake (B), Deerpond (C), Taylor Fork Refuse Disposal Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adkins Branch (A), Adonijah Fork (B), Barrenshe Branch (C), Beech Fork (D), Beechy Creek (E), Big Branch (F), Horse Run (G), Big Otter Creek (H), Birch Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Glen Post Office (A), Harrison Post Office (B), Indore Post Office (C), Lizemores Post Office (D), Maysel Post Office (E), Bentree Post Office (F), Nebo Post Office (G), Bickmore Post Office (H), Ovapa Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.5%
West Virginia:	8.5%

Current college students: 258
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (100% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	0.1%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 45.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,236
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 25
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 33
• Mobile homes: 1,410
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 631 (17 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 819

Here:	43.5% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Clay County center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,414 (77%) Carpooled: 608 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Walked: 37 (1%) Other means: 14 (0%) Worked at home: 48 (2%)

4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.32% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($18,162 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($11,211 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.64%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Kanawha County, WV	1.26% ($34,028 average AGI)
from Nicholas County, WV	0.49% ($27,643)

5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,558 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($4,860 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.45%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Kanawha County, WV	1.83% ($23,679 average AGI)
to Nicholas County, WV	0.52% ($21,933)
to Braxton County, WV	0.41% ($30,250)
to Fayette County, WV	0.38% ($38,182)
to Roane County, WV	0.35% ($8,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,993 (1,413 aged, 580 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,167 (2,411 male householders, 604 female householders)

  2,406 spouses, 3,195 children (2,971 natural, 86 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 129 other relatives, 151 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,091 (494 male householders (471 living alone)), 539 female householders (511 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 72 (68 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,279 2-persons, 764 3-persons, 603 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 982 1-person, 51 2-persons.

97.8% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,971,000 ($7000 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $548,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,829,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,752,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $40,000
Federal grants: $25,311,000
Federal procurement contracts: $406,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,633,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $357,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,210,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

66% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in West Virginia.

Clay County:	66.1%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 8918
• Northeast: 153
• Midwest: 615
• South: 545
• West: 82

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,700

Here:	2.5%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	14.7%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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