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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.9%), Retail trade (15.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Logan County, West Virginia:

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

Males: 18,292	(48.5%)
Females: 19,418	(51.5%)

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Logan County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county:	$30,704
West Virginia:	$37,060

This county:	$339
State:	$387

Logan County:	$82,863
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $121,460

Here:	$121,460
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,606

Here:	$106,606
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $175,598

Here:	$175,598
State:	$109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,563

Here:	$29,563
State:	$138,103

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,129

Here:	$121,129
State:	$89,574

Mobile homes: $32,370

Here:	$32,370
State:	$32,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$30,386

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	24.1%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	7.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Logan County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $564 a month.

Cities in this county include: Logan, Chapmanville, Mallory, Switzer, Holden, Man, West Logan, Mitchell Heights.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Lincoln County , Mingo County , Wyoming County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Logan County: Bandmill Junction (A), Three Forks Crawley (B), Triadelphia Country Club (C), Blair Mountan Lookout Tower (D), Mountain View (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Mountain Mart Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Logan County include: Stevens Chapel (A), Bethel Chapel (B), Sandlick Church (C), Hannah Church (D), Bright Star Church (E), Poplar Grove Church (F), Pine Creek Church (G), Pilgrim Rest Church (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Forest Lawn Cemetery (1), Mitchell Cemetery (2), Mobley Cemetery (3), Perrys Cemetery (4), Tomblin Cemetery (5), Asberry Cemetery (6), Thomas Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hyer Lake (A), Rum Creek Impoundment (B), Peach Creek Impoundment (C), Ridge View Twin Lakes (D), Stirrat Number 15 Impoundment (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abe Burgess Fork (A), Adams Branch (B), Adkins Fork (C), Whitman Creek (D), Avis Fork (E), Baldwin Fork (F), Little Right Fork (G), Balls Branch (H), Barker Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Logan County: Chief Logan State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Hunt Post Office (A), Lyburn Post Office (B), McConnell Post Office (C), Peach Creek Post Office (D), Pecks Mill Post Office (E), Crown Post Office (F), Blair Post Office (G), Sharples Post Office (H), Shively Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.7%
West Virginia:	8.5%

Current college students: 1,181
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 194 (76% naturalized citizens)

Logan County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,959
• One, attached: 285
• Two: 223
• 3 or 4: 257
• 5 to 9: 489
• 10 to 19: 256
• 20 or more: 168
• Mobile homes: 4,150
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Logan County with a mortgage: 3,037 (166 second mortgage, 280 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,692

Here:	39.3% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Logan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 44.3 miles away from Logan County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Logan County center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Logan County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,482 (80%) Carpooled: 1,685 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%) Walked: 307 (3%) Other means: 100 (1%) Worked at home: 231 (2%)

3.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.82%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.99% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($17,456 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($14,331 average AGI)

Logan County:	1.83%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Mingo County, WV	0.42% ($41,574 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV	0.33% ($33,865)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.30% ($19,394)
from Cabell County, WV	0.19% ($20,667)
from Lincoln County, WV	0.19% ($36,714)
from Wyoming County, WV	0.12% ($41,077)

4.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.09%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.64% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($23,932 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($13,593 average AGI)

Logan County:	1.46%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Boone County, WV	0.59% ($35,803 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.58% ($33,875)
to Mingo County, WV	0.31% ($36,343)
to Cabell County, WV	0.29% ($21,969)
to Lincoln County, WV	0.20% ($27,727)
to Putnam County, WV	0.19% ($87,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,461 (5,471 aged, 2,990 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,945 (8,398 male householders, 2,637 female householders)

  8,537 spouses, 10,766 children (9,753 natural, 397 adopted, 616 stepchildren), 1,089 grandchildren, 266 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 618 other relatives, 484 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,215 (1,564 male householders (1,357 living alone)), 2,293 female householders (2,222 living alone)), 358 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 550 (530 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,747 2-persons, 3,093 3-persons, 2,141 4-persons, 751 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,579 1-person, 246 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

98.6% of residents of Logan County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $332,142,000 ($9099 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,274,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $146,373,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $89,835,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,816,000
Federal grants: $75,170,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,165,000 ($1,023,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,782,000 ($2,718,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,782,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,513,000
Federal Government insurance: $72,556,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.58 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

69% of Logan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in West Virginia.

Logan County:	69.2%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 32850
• Northeast: 305
• Midwest: 1850
• South: 2263
• West: 156

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,600

Here:	3.6%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	2.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	13.6%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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