Jackson County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

This county:	15.2%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Jackson County, West Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jackson County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 13,623	(48.7%)
Females: 14,377	(51.3%)

Jackson County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county	$36,536
West Virginia:	$33,452

Jackson County	$100,385
West Virginia:	$84,400

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 20

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ravenswood, Ripley.

Neighboring counties: Kanawha County , Mason County , Putnam County , Roane County , Meigs County, Ohio , Wirt County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jackson County: Frozencamp (A), Rock Castle (B), Crow Summit (C), Portland Station (D), Green Hills Country Club (E), Low Gap (F), Ravenswood Works (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jackson County include: Beechgrove Church (A), Grasslick Church (B), Sinaiville Church (C), Simpson Church (D), Shepherd Chapel (E), Guiding Light Church (F), Martin Chapel (G), Salt Hill Church (H), Briscoe Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Duncan Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Duff Cemetery (3), Ankrum Cemetery (4), Rardon Cemetery (5), Rankin Cemetery (6), Lathem Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Horse Lake (A), Little Horse Lake (B), Rollins Lake (C), Hutchison Lake (D), Kera Lakes (E), Turkey Run Lake (F), Turkey Foot Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Almon Run (A), Alumrock Run (B), Barnes Run (C), Bear Branch (D), Wildcat Run (E), Bear Run (F), Beatty Run (G), Beech Fork (H), Bennett Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jackson County include: Woodrum Wildlife Management Area (1), Rollins Lake Wildlife Management Area (2), Cedar Lakes State Recreation Center (3), Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area (4), Keraland Recreation Area (5), Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Gay Post Office (A), Advent Post Office (B), Kenna Post Office (C), Kentuck Post Office (D), LeRoy Post Office (E), Mount Alto Post Office (F), Ravenswood Post Office (G), Romance Post Office (H), Sherman Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Current college students: 867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 128 (71% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,332
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 189
• 3 or 4: 285
• 5 to 9: 295
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 2,905
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 2,675 (210 second mortgage, 399 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,456

Jackson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 7.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,000 (81%) Carpooled: 1,430 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 260 (2%) Other means: 110 (1%) Worked at home: 331 (3%)

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($24,448 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($14,379 average AGI)

Jackson County:	2.06%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Kanawha County, WV	1.23% ($47,840 average AGI)
from Wood County, WV	0.47% ($33,217)
from Roane County, WV	0.41% ($30,400)
from Mason County, WV	0.25% ($29,292)
from Putnam County, WV	0.15% ($41,600)
from Meigs County, OH	0.10% ($26,700)
from Boone County, WV	0.10% ($65,500)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,962 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.01% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($16,805 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($23,157 average AGI)

Jackson County:	1.95%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Kanawha County, WV	1.13% ($27,450 average AGI)
to Wood County, WV	0.49% ($32,404)
to Roane County, WV	0.23% ($27,864)
to Mason County, WV	0.21% ($25,800)
to Putnam County, WV	0.17% ($22,563)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.12% ($17,250)
to Cabell County, WV	0.10% ($38,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,550 (4,531 aged, 1,019 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,524 (6,843 male householders, 1,379 female householders)

  6,826 spouses, 8,158 children (7,426 natural, 203 adopted, 529 stepchildren), 450 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 235 other relatives, 363 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,150 (1,118 male householders (948 living alone)), 1,688 female householders (1,562 living alone)), 344 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 326 (282 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,831 2-persons, 1,983 3-persons, 1,558 4-persons, 629 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,510 1-person, 265 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

98.3% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 77% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $162,060,000 ($5691 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,640,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,770,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,844,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $714,000
Federal grants: $34,790,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,853,000 ($47,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,089,000 ($1,231,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $454,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,952,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,944,000

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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.5

63% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in West Virginia.

Jackson County:	63.2%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 23158
• Northeast: 632
• Midwest: 2110
• South: 1476
• West: 416

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,500

Here:	3.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	2.2%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	10.0%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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