Grant County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 11,673 (23% urban, 77% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,711
Renter-occupied apartments: 880

% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

Land area: 477 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.3%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Grant County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Black (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 5,585	(49.4%)
Females: 5,714	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,404
County population in 2003: 11,442
Jobs in 2003: 4,269

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Grant County,WV real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,928
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Grant County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,573 ($28,916 in 2000)

This county	$32,573
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,257

Grant County	$100,257
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $361
Institutionalized population: 124
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grant County in 2000: $691

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 27
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 52
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 1

Grant County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $288 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $684 a month.

Cities in this county include: Petersburg, Bayard.

Neighboring counties: Garrett County, Maryland , Hampshire County , Hardy County , Mineral County , Pendleton County , Preston County , Randolph County , Tucker County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grant County: Patomac District Ranger Station (A), Spring Run Fish Hatchery (B), Petersburg Fish Hatchery (C), Camp Echo (D), Welton (E), Old Arthur (F), Pigeon Roost Lookout Tower (G), Elkhorn Lookout Tower (H), Big Bend Campground (I), Beechwood (J), Twin Mountain (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grant County include: Gordon Chapel (A), Gospel Tabernacle (B), Bethel Church (C), Sites Chapel (D), Marvin Chapel (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Boot Hill Church (G), Saint Matthews (H), Harmony Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mount Hebron Cemetery (1), Knobley Cemetery (2), Bayard Cemetery (3), South Branch Memorial Gardens (4), Schaeffer Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Elk Run Reservoir (A), Stony River Reservoir (B), Mount Storm Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elklick Run (A), Elkhorn Run (B), Big Run (C), Big Star Run (D), Elk Run (E), Bodkins Run (F), Middle Fork Patterson Creek (G), Brushy Run (H), Helmick Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Arthur Post Office (A), Lahmansville Post Office (B), Medley Post Office (C), Mount Storm Post Office (D), Scherr Post Office (E), Dorcas Post Office (F), Cabins Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 323
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 52 (67% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 8
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%

Grant County marital status for males

Grant County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,306
One, attached: 19
Two: 58
3 or 4: 107
5 to 9: 140
10 to 19: 22
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 1,305
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 1,263 (53 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,191

Agriculture in Grant County
Average size of farms: 302 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109948
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.21%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70861
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40608
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.59
Corn for grain: 397 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (14%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Food (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (33%)
United Kingdom (31%)
Peru (25%)
Canada (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant County:

United States or American (39%)
German (30%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Grant County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,686 (75%)
Carpooled: 908 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 96 (2%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 166 (3%)

People in group quarters in Grant County, West Virginia

118 people in nursing homes
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other group homes
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,181.

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,202 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,140 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($16,062 average AGI)
Grant County: 2.30%
West Virginia average: 3.05%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hardy County, WV	1.41% ($22,557 average AGI)
from Mineral County, WV	0.70% ($29,633)
from Pendleton County, WV	0.35% ($27,000)

5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.01%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,678 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($9,131 average AGI)
Grant County: 1.57%
West Virginia average: 2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hardy County, WV	1.26% ($30,519 average AGI)
to Mineral County, WV	0.61% ($41,308)
to Randolph County, WV	0.23% ($15,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Grant County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Grant County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,162 (1,750 aged, 412 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,153

In family households: 9,616 (2,838 male householders, 465 female householders)
2,819 spouses, 3,026 children (2,888 natural, 37 adopted, 101 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 77 other relatives, 176 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,537 (635 male householders (500 living alone)), 670 female householders (621 living alone)), 232 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 146 (133 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,552 2-persons, 803 3-persons, 622 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,121 1-person, 158 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

1,910 married couples with children.
468 single-parent households (132 men, 336 women).

97.8% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,699,000 ($6908 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,436,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $77,000
Federal grants: $24,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $718,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,109,000 ($1,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $74,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,247,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 693

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 601

Here:	51 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: +306

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Grant County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.08 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 98
1995 to 1998: 517
1990 to 1994: 647
1980 to 1989: 1,354
1970 to 1979: 1,461
1960 to 1969: 575
1950 to 1959: 409
1940 to 1949: 254
1939 or earlier: 790

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, West Virginia:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 38
3 rooms: 72
4 rooms: 435
5 rooms: 955
6 rooms: 841
7 rooms: 567
8 rooms: 407
9 or more rooms: 390

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, West Virginia:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 47
3 rooms: 90
4 rooms: 239
5 rooms: 235
6 rooms: 124
7 rooms: 75
8 rooms: 39
9 or more rooms: 28

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 72
2 bedrooms: 780
3 bedrooms: 2,092
4 bedrooms: 588
5 or more bedrooms: 173

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 162
2 bedrooms: 336
3 bedrooms: 306
4 bedrooms: 68
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 242
1 vehicle: 904
2 vehicles: 1,786
3 vehicles: 646
4 vehicles: 95
5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 137
1 vehicle: 439
2 vehicles: 227
3 vehicles: 66
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 0

70% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in West Virginia.

Grant County:	69.9%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 7563
Northeast: 346
Midwest: 427
South: 2799
West: 92

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Wood (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Utility gas (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
Wood (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Utility gas (4%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	2.9%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	2.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 44

Here:	16.0%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Grant County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $23,305,000
All Other: $598,000

Regular Highways: $32,000
Construction - Air Transportation: $1,427,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $23,043,000
Central Staff Services: $792,000

Health Services - Other: $787,000

Police Protection: $665,000

General Public Buildings: $483,000

Financial Administration: $340,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $259,000

Parks & Recreation: $194,000

Air Transportation: $126,000

General - Other: $103,000

Regular Highways: $75,000

Fire Protection: $28,000

Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,489,000
Public Welfare: $202,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,823,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $110,500,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,345,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,647,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $102,314,000
Other, NEC: $4,579,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,186,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,413,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,756,000
General Revenue, NEC: $291,000

Rents: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,204,000
Central Staff: $300,000

Health - Other: $28,000

Air Transportation: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,397,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $102,314,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,144,000
All Other: $136,000

General Support: $100,000
Tax - Property: $2,844,000
Other Selective Sales: $144,000

NEC: $34,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,551,000

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