Doddridge County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (11.4%), Retail trade (10.4%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Doddridge County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 3,736	(50.5%)
Females: 3,667	(49.5%)

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Doddridge County:	2.6 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county:	$33,375
West Virginia:	$37,060

This county:	$324
State:	$387

Doddridge County:	$86,207
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $124,264

Here:	$124,264
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,226

Here:	$120,226
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $24,440

Here:	$24,440
State:	$109,679

Mobile homes: $28,769

Here:	$28,769
State:	$32,459

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	7.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Doddridge County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Union.

Neighboring counties: Gilmer County , Harrison County , Lewis County , Ritchie County , Tyler County , Wetzel County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Doddridge County: Camp (A), West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Doddridge County include: South Fork Baptist Church (A), South Branch Church (B), Smithburg United Methodist Church (C), Bethel Chapel (D), Smith Chapel (E), Big Isaac United Methodist Church (F), Greenbrier Church (G), Black Lick Church (H), Blandville United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Duckworth Cemetery (1), Morgan Cemetery (2), Chestnut Grove Cemetery (3), Archbold Cemetery (4), Arnold Creek Cemetery (5), Toms Fork Cemetery (6), Freeman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Crystal Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anderson Fork (A), Batten Run (B), Wilhelm Run (C), Beech Lick (D), Elklick Run (E), Beverlin Fork (F), Big Battle Run (G), Elkhorn Run (H), Big Isaac Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Greenwood Post Office (A), Center Point Post Office (B), New Milton Post Office (C), Blandville Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
West Virginia:	8.5%

Current college students: 155
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 43 (63% naturalized citizens)

Doddridge County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 38.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 31.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,823
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 10
• 10 to 19: 23
• Mobile homes: 698
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Doddridge County with a mortgage: 548 (14 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 486

Here:	53.0% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Doddridge County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/1/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Doddridge County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 96.7 miles away from Doddridge County center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,914 (75%) Carpooled: 442 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%) Walked: 82 (3%) Other means: 36 (1%) Worked at home: 79 (3%)

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,770 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.33% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($17,504 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($11,257 average AGI)

Doddridge County:	2.46%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Harrison County, WV

1.92% ($28,281 average AGI)

6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.46% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($21,638 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($5,181 average AGI)

Doddridge County:	1.50%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Harrison County, WV	2.34% ($26,718 average AGI)
to Ritchie County, WV	0.84% ($30,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 965 (784 aged, 181 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,387 (1,734 male householders, 361 female householders)

  1,685 spouses, 2,225 children (1,987 natural, 61 adopted, 177 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 90 other relatives, 116 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 907 (366 male householders (274 living alone)), 391 female householders (373 living alone)), 150 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 109 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 896 2-persons, 527 3-persons, 427 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 647 1-person, 76 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Doddridge County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,903,000 ($5110 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $891,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,558,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,010,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,000
Federal grants: $11,109,000
Federal procurement contracts: $215,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,005,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $148,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $584,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,225,000

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.12 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	5.2
State:	4.5

69% of Doddridge County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in West Virginia.

Doddridge County:	68.9%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 5945
• Northeast: 369
• Midwest: 499
• South: 414
• West: 119

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Here:	3.5%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	5.8%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	13.8%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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