Hancock County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,471
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,532
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,559 (it was 3,146 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 83 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 346 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.1%), Retail trade (12.8%), Manufacturing (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 26,28392.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9513.3%Two or more races
- 6032.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4881.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1120.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1100.4%Asian alone
- 360.1%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 47.4 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 14,006 | (48.9%) |
Females: 14,613 | (51.1%) |
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Hancock County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,590 ($33,759 in 1999)
This county: | $56,590 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $522 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $637)
This county: | $522 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $118,825 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
Hancock: | $118,825 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $989Detached houses: $170,304
Here: $170,304 State: $206,655 Townhouses or other attached units: $1,222,376
Here: $1,222,376 State: $205,683 In 2-unit structures: $142,070
Here: $142,070 State: $127,101 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,959
Here: $210,959 State: $136,692 Mobile homes: $96,500
Here: $96,500 State: $63,963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $364
Institutionalized population: 211
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 22 buildings, average cost: $223,500
- 2021: 18 buildings, average cost: $267,900
- 2020: 16 buildings, average cost: $223,100
- 2019: 16 buildings, average cost: $216,100
- 2018: 13 buildings, average cost: $269,900
- 2017: 13 buildings, average cost: $259,100
- 2016: 14 buildings, average cost: $293,700
- 2015: 27 buildings, average cost: $190,200
- 2014: 16 buildings, average cost: $204,500
- 2013: 18 buildings, average cost: $152,600
- 2012: 10 buildings, average cost: $147,900
- 2011: 9 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,400
- 2009: 12 buildings, average cost: $169,800
- 2008: 17 buildings, average cost: $160,300
- 2007: 27 buildings, average cost: $135,300
- 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $149,800
- 2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2004: 36 buildings, average cost: $163,000
- 2003: 48 buildings, average cost: $129,400
- 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $187,800
- 2001: 45 buildings, average cost: $116,900
- 2000: 21 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 1999: 65 buildings, average cost: $90,200
- 1998: 40 buildings, average cost: $125,800
- 1997: 57 buildings, average cost: $115,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $873 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $645 (0.6%)
Hancock County: | 14.3% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 47.4 years old
(Males: 45.9 years old, Females: 48.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.0 years old, Black residents: 42.4 years old, Asian residents: 45.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.4 years old, Other race residents: 29.8 years old)
Area name: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock 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: Weirton, Chester, Newell, New Cumberland.
2023 air pollution in Hancock County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 20.5 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Adair County, Missouri , Lassen County, California , Knox County, Missouri , Saline County, Nebraska , Tuscarawas County, Ohio .
Here: | 5.3% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 927
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 232 (62.1% naturalized citizens)
Hancock County: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1012010 or later
- 172000 to 2009
- 341990 to 1999
- 551980 to 1989
- 751970 to 1979
- 404Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,098
- One, attached: 468
- Two: 261
- 3 or 4: 321
- 5 to 9: 352
- 10 to 19: 242
- 20 to 49: 111
- 50 or more: 177
- Mobile homes: 1,178
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 99
Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 4,430 (396 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 366 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 161
Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hancock County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,780 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,404 | 30 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,758 | 19 |
Orthodox | 563 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 118 | 1 |
Other | 7 | 1 |
None | 14,046 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Hancock County: | 2.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.32 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Hancock County: | 4.64 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Hancock County: | 13.2% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Hancock County: | 33.7% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 16.9% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Hancock County:
Average size of farms: 83 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,006
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $218.29
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7,718
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,996
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.92
Corn for grain: 121 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Hancock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Hancock County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 228.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 240.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from Hancock County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 280.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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: February 14, 2018 - February 20, 2018, FEMA Id: 4359, Natural disaster type: 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 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 Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1903: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1903, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3221: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3221, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: January 04, 2005 to January 25, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1574: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 1574, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1558: September 20, 2004, FEMA Id: 1558, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 02, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1096: January 25, 1996, FEMA Id: 1096, Natural disaster type: Flood
- West Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1084: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1084, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hancock County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Landslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,964 (77.0%)
- Carpooled: 754 (7.3%)
- Bus: 20 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 251 (2.4%)
- Walked: 220 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 1,212 (11.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Egypt (15%)
- Philippines (14%)
- Honduras (12%)
- Greece (10%)
- France (8%)
- Italy (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- American (15%)
- Italian (14%)
- Irish (13%)
- German (12%)
- English (11%)
- Polish (6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
People in group quarters in Hancock County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 211 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
- 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Hancock County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 321 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 3 people in religious group quarters
5.37% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,725 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.37% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.41% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($9,499 average AGI)
3.96% relocated from other states ($34,227 average AGI)
Hancock County: 3.96% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Brooke County, WV | 1.11% ($33,319 average AGI) |
from Jefferson County, OH | 0.62% ($32,789) |
from Allegheny County, PA | 0.57% ($59,159) |
from Columbiana County, OH | 0.51% ($32,500) |
from Beaver County, PA | 0.29% ($56,371) |
from Washington County, PA | 0.28% ($40,647) |
5.87% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,824 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.87% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.63% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($9,846 average AGI)
4.24% relocated to other states ($28,979 average AGI)
Hancock County: 4.24% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Brooke County, WV | 1.07% ($36,878 average AGI) |
to Jefferson County, OH | 0.77% ($42,894) |
to Columbiana County, OH | 0.76% ($35,398) |
to Allegheny County, PA | 0.37% ($40,333) |
to Washington County, PA | 0.22% ($35,037) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,038 (6,037 aged, 1,001 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 643 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hancock County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,361)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (553)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (329)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (285)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (232)
- Unspecified dementia (219)
- Congestive heart failure (189)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (153)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (135)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (118)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,467
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.6. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,619- Male householders: 6,658 (2,270 living alone), Female householders: 6,690 (2,413 living alone)
5,581 spouses (5,456 opposite-sex spouses), 1,124 unmarried partners, (1,124 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,759 children (6,266 natural, 226 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 742 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 208 parents, 10 foster children, 228 other relatives, 400 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 291
Size of family households: 4,230 2-persons, 1,829 3-persons, 1,040 4-persons, 686 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,681 1-person, 682 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 24 5-persons.
2,839 married couples with children.
1,759 single-parent households (440 men, 1,319 women).
98.9% of residents of Hancock speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $246,079,000 ($7,810 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,325,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $138,543,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,682,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,219,000
Federal grants: $31,116,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,944,000 ($194,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,575,000 ($22,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $103,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,089,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,476,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,803Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,299
Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -785
Here: | -25 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.21 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.7 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 02020 or later
- 4672010 to 2019
- 6572000 to 2009
- 9601990 to 1999
- 9211980 to 1989
- 1,9311970 to 1979
- 1,7691960 to 1969
- 3,6001950 to 1959
- 1,2451940 to 1949
- 2,1861939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 191 room
- 132 rooms
- 3153 rooms
- 7384 rooms
- 1,9755 rooms
- 2,4106 rooms
- 1,8777 rooms
- 9398 rooms
- 1,5809+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 231 room
- 242 rooms
- 4833 rooms
- 9724 rooms
- 8555 rooms
- 5686 rooms
- 3707 rooms
- 1418 rooms
- 889+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 19no bedroom
- 2711 bedroom
- 1,9872 bedrooms
- 5,6843 bedrooms
- 1,6974 bedrooms
- 1635+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia
- 24no bedroom
- 7101 bedroom
- 1,6362 bedrooms
- 9053 bedrooms
- 1354 bedrooms
- 715+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 266no vehicle
- 3,4061 vehicle
- 4,2202 vehicles
- 1,3363 vehicles
- 5424 vehicles
- 1015+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
- 599no vehicle
- 2,0151 vehicle
- 6142 vehicles
- 2623 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.1% of Hancock 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, 24% lived in West Virginia.
Hancock County: | 89.1% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11,995
- Other state: 16,692
- Northeast: 4,382
- Midwest: 9,768
- South: 1,838
- West: 506
- 67.9%Utility gas
- 18.4%Electricity
- 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.2%Wood
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 50.8%Utility gas
- 40.3%Electricity
- 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.8% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 24.5% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 6.7% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Hancock County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,302,000
Cash and Securities: $5,679,000
- Charges - Other: $2,004,000
Other: $1,899,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,972,000
Police Protection: $3,961,000
Financial Administration: $2,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,014,000
Central Staff Services: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
General Public Buildings: $1,166,000
General Public Buildings: $1,163,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,096,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,093,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,045,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $928,000
Health - Other: $666,000
Health - Other: $664,000
Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Public Welfare - Other: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
Parks and Recreation: $249,000
Libraries: $198,000
Libraries: $198,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $75,000
General Local Government Support: $66,000
Public Welfare: $40,000
Public Welfare: $35,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,288,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,103,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,035,000
General - Other: $1,035,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,248,000
Cash and Securities: $9,235,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $422,000
General Local Government Support: $383,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
Health and Hospitals: $208,000
Other: $6,000
Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $5,867,000
Property: $5,762,000
Other Selective Sales: $385,000
Other Selective Sales: $378,000
Other License: $72,000
Other License: $71,000
Hancock County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,302,000
Cash and Securities: $5,679,000
- Charges - Other: $2,004,000
Other: $1,899,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,972,000
Police Protection: $3,961,000
Financial Administration: $2,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,014,000
Central Staff Services: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
General Public Buildings: $1,166,000
General Public Buildings: $1,163,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,096,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,093,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,045,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $928,000
Health - Other: $666,000
Health - Other: $664,000
Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Public Welfare - Other: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
Parks and Recreation: $249,000
Libraries: $198,000
Libraries: $198,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $75,000
General Local Government Support: $66,000
Public Welfare: $40,000
Public Welfare: $35,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,288,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,103,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,035,000
General - Other: $1,035,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,248,000
Cash and Securities: $9,235,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $422,000
General Local Government Support: $383,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
Health and Hospitals: $208,000
Other: $6,000
Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $5,867,000
Property: $5,762,000
Other Selective Sales: $385,000
Other Selective Sales: $378,000
Other License: $72,000
Other License: $71,000
Hancock County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,302,000
Cash and Securities: $5,679,000
- Charges - Other: $2,004,000
Other: $1,899,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,972,000
Police Protection: $3,961,000
Financial Administration: $2,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,014,000
Central Staff Services: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
General Public Buildings: $1,166,000
General Public Buildings: $1,163,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,096,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,093,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,045,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $928,000
Health - Other: $666,000
Health - Other: $664,000
Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Public Welfare - Other: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
Parks and Recreation: $249,000
Libraries: $198,000
Libraries: $198,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $75,000
General Local Government Support: $66,000
Public Welfare: $40,000
Public Welfare: $35,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,288,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,103,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,035,000
General - Other: $1,035,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,248,000
Cash and Securities: $9,235,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $422,000
General Local Government Support: $383,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
Health and Hospitals: $208,000
Other: $6,000
Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $5,867,000
Property: $5,762,000
Other Selective Sales: $385,000
Other Selective Sales: $378,000
Other License: $72,000
Other License: $71,000
Hancock County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,302,000
Cash and Securities: $5,679,000
- Charges - Other: $2,004,000
Other: $1,899,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,972,000
Police Protection: $3,961,000
Financial Administration: $2,020,000
Financial Administration: $2,014,000
Central Staff Services: $1,722,000
Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
General Public Buildings: $1,166,000
General Public Buildings: $1,163,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,096,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,093,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,045,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $928,000
Health - Other: $666,000
Health - Other: $664,000
Public Welfare - Other: $414,000
Public Welfare - Other: $413,000
Parks and Recreation: $250,000
Parks and Recreation: $249,000
Libraries: $198,000
Libraries: $198,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $75,000
General Local Government Support: $66,000
Public Welfare: $40,000
Public Welfare: $35,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,288,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,103,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,035,000
General - Other: $1,035,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,248,000
Cash and Securities: $9,235,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $422,000
General Local Government Support: $383,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
Health and Hospitals: $208,000
Other: $6,000
Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $5,867,000
Property: $5,762,000
Other Selective Sales: $385,000
Other Selective Sales: $378,000
Other License: $72,000
Other License: $71,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 719
- Number of aged recipients: 23
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 696
- Number of recipients under 18: 131
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 534
- Number of recipients older than 64: 54
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 200
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 337
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 9 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 73 | $82,740 | 103 | $99,806 | 310 | $94,394 | 138 | $64,529 | 1 | $140,000 | 31 | $51,226 | 10 | $72,600 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $103,667 | 1 | $75,000 | 17 | $133,647 | 7 | $29,857 | 1 | $985,000 | 1 | $4,000 | 1 | $76,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 14 | $70,929 | 28 | $86,821 | 154 | $84,169 | 31 | $30,968 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $43,429 | 6 | $60,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 9 | $85,778 | 9 | $89,444 | 95 | $110,147 | 6 | $54,667 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $77,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $59,000 | 2 | $49,500 | 13 | $65,615 | 2 | $15,500 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25,000 | 2 | $22,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 9 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 14 | $82,929 | 6 | $114,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $66,000 | 3 | $127,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 9 | $78,556 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $43,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $135,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Hancock County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 611 | 74.0 years |
Mary | 561 | 80.2 years |
William | 367 | 74.1 years |
James | 326 | 71.3 years |
Charles | 260 | 73.7 years |
Joseph | 256 | 75.1 years |
George | 252 | 73.8 years |
Robert | 250 | 69.3 years |
Helen | 222 | 79.1 years |
Anna | 191 | 80.5 years |
Most common last names in Hancock County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 124 | 75.0 years |
Jones | 93 | 73.7 years |
Moore | 68 | 75.6 years |
Miller | 68 | 76.4 years |
Wilson | 63 | 74.5 years |
Brown | 62 | 74.5 years |
Wright | 60 | 73.7 years |
Davis | 60 | 74.8 years |
Anderson | 59 | 74.7 years |
Allison | 51 | 74.5 years |
Businesses in Hancock County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Kroger | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Sears | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
H&R Block | 2 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Hancock County on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"