Hancock County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 27,18493.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6892.4%Two or more races
  • 5401.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4341.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1330.5%Asian alone
  • 50.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $139,941

Here:	$139,941
State:	$165,782

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,156,665

Here:	$1,156,665
State:	$183,709

In 2-unit structures: $134,328

Here:	$134,328
State:	$115,788

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,856

Here:	$160,856
State:	$131,605

Mobile homes: $81,229

Here:	$81,229
State:	$71,341

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $705 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $526 (0.6%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Hancock County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adair County, Missouri , Lassen County, California , Knox County, Missouri , Saline County, Nebraska , Tuscarawas County, Ohio .

Current college students: 927
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 276 (72.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 572010 or later
• 412000 to 2009
• 401990 to 1999
• 551980 to 1989
• 751970 to 1979
• 404Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,229
• One, attached: 206
• Two: 478
• 3 or 4: 437
• 5 to 9: 334
• 10 to 19: 259
• 20 to 49: 194
• 50 or more: 145
• Mobile homes: 1,167
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 4,249 (41 second mortgage, 383 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,939

Religion statistics for Hancock County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hancock County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.85% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,298 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.59% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($13,602 average AGI)
3.26% relocated from other states ($27,695 average AGI)

Hancock County:	3.26%
West Virginia average:	2.49%

from Brooke County, WV	1.06% ($40,092 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, OH	0.57% ($45,543)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.43% ($37,075)
from Columbiana County, OH	0.38% ($25,234)
from Washington County, PA	0.36% ($54,400)
from Beaver County, PA	0.22% ($46,333)

5.84% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,798 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.82% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($10,929 average AGI)
4.02% relocated to other states ($21,869 average AGI)

Hancock County:	4.02%
West Virginia average:	3.00%

to Brooke County, WV	1.30% ($35,938 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, OH	0.66% ($34,512)
to Columbiana County, OH	0.62% ($33,117)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.50% ($56,823)
to Beaver County, PA	0.21% ($47,423)

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 2006: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,226 (2,019 living alone), Female householders: 6,372 (2,405 living alone)

• 5,494 spouses (5,475 opposite-sex spouses), 800 unmarried partners, (745 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,102 children (6,653 natural, 178 adopted, 237 stepchildren), 1,022 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 39 foster children, 436 other relatives, 768 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 264

Size of family households: 3,987 2-persons, 1,524 3-persons, 1,230 4-persons, 497 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 160 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,425 1-person, 618 2-persons, 76 3-persons.

2,623 married couples with children.
1,789 single-parent households (348 men, 1,441 women).

98.2% of residents of Hancock speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 30% speak English not 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:

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)

• Year house built in Hancock County, West Virginia
• 2222014 or later
• 1412010 to 2013
• 6512000 to 2009
• 1,1141990 to 1999
• 1,0641980 to 1989
• 1,8641970 to 1979
• 1,9301960 to 1969
• 3,3341950 to 1959
• 1,8241940 to 1949
• 2,3531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, West Virginia
• 61 room
• 02 rooms
• 763 rooms
• 8904 rooms
• 2,1425 rooms
• 2,1676 rooms
• 1,7247 rooms
• 1,0558 rooms
• 1,1119+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia
• 1091 room
• 362 rooms
• 3273 rooms
• 9374 rooms
• 6755 rooms
• 6536 rooms
• 4857 rooms
• 708 rooms
• 489+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, West Virginia
• 7no bedroom
• 1401 bedroom
• 2,2352 bedrooms
• 5,2923 bedrooms
• 1,3444 bedrooms
• 1565+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, West Virginia
• 111no bedroom
• 5251 bedroom
• 1,3402 bedrooms
• 1,1483 bedrooms
• 2454 bedrooms
• 335+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County, West Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 362no vehicle
• 2,9581 vehicle
• 3,8872 vehicles
• 1,3813 vehicles
• 4234 vehicles
• 1445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
• 815no vehicle
• 1,8061 vehicle
• 5702 vehicles
• 1433 vehicles
• 764 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.2% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 12,652
• Other state: 16,065
• Northeast: 4,904
• Midwest: 9,042
• South: 1,661
• West: 332

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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)"