Marion County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 50,84191.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,0473.7%Two or more races
  • 1,4292.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7731.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2140.4%Some other race alone
  • 1940.3%Asian alone
  • 960.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $182,311

Here:	$182,311
State:	$189,862

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,545

Here:	$159,545
State:	$179,852

In 2-unit structures: $122,224

Here:	$122,224
State:	$98,791

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,027

Here:	$207,027
State:	$155,932

Mobile homes: $62,048

Here:	$62,048
State:	$73,493

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 37
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 132
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 88
• Auto thefts: 33

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 2021: $998 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $747 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fairmont, Middletown district, Pleasant Valley, Mannington, Barrackville, Monongah, Rivesville, Grant Town, Idamay, Whitehall.

Neighboring counties: Adams County, Colorado , Franklin County, Indiana , Tehama County, California , Loudoun County, Virginia , Menard County, Illinois , Ottawa County, Kansas .

Current college students: 3,891
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 475 (50.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 762010 or later
• 1492000 to 2009
• 1111990 to 1999
• 981980 to 1989
• 831970 to 1979
• 212Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,446
• One, attached: 445
• Two: 687
• 3 or 4: 955
• 5 to 9: 1,162
• 10 to 19: 130
• 20 to 49: 175
• 50 or more: 401
• Mobile homes: 1,932

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 8,695 (984 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 847 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 242

Religion statistics for Marion County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marion 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: July 28, 2017 - July 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4331, 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4059: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1769: June 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1769, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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: November 11, 2003 to November 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1500: November 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1500, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2003 to July 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1474: June 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1474, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,242 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.70% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($28,887 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($17,355 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.87%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Monongalia County, WV	1.27% ($41,839 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV	0.96% ($42,299)
from Taylor County, WV	0.35% ($56,558)
from Preston County, WV	0.20% ($43,744)
from Wetzel County, WV	0.10% ($38,636)

5.32% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,663 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.23% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($27,008 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($19,655 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.09%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Harrison County, WV	0.93% ($43,922 average AGI)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.87% ($44,874)
to Taylor County, WV	0.35% ($50,844)
to Preston County, WV	0.11% ($43,200)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.11% ($48,250)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.11% ($43,250)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,778 (3,034 living alone), Female householders: 11,837 (3,462 living alone)

• 11,292 spouses (11,171 opposite-sex spouses), 1,474 unmarried partners, (1,381 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,712 children (12,541 natural, 516 adopted, 632 stepchildren), 1,391 grandchildren, 483 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 133 foster children, 683 other relatives, 1,564 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,157

Size of family households: 7,563 2-persons, 3,911 3-persons, 2,576 4-persons, 890 5-persons, 252 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,495 1-person, 1,584 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

6,594 married couples with children.
3,158 single-parent households (1,000 men, 2,158 women).

98.1% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $595,885,000 ($10,555 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,506,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $187,701,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,731,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $941,000
Federal grants: $98,138,000
Federal procurement contracts: $165,876,000 ($33,005,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $48,498,000 ($4,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,005,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,694,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,907,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.22 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Marion County, West Virginia
• 02020 or later
• 1,7822010 to 2019
• 1,7662000 to 2009
• 2,3051990 to 1999
• 1,9521980 to 1989
• 3,2451970 to 1979
• 2,0361960 to 1969
• 3,1861950 to 1959
• 2,9731940 to 1949
• 6,8721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, West Virginia
• 231 room
• 362 rooms
• 1493 rooms
• 1,2814 rooms
• 3,7965 rooms
• 4,0606 rooms
• 3,1707 rooms
• 2,2848 rooms
• 2,8929+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, West Virginia
• 941 room
• 2562 rooms
• 1,2283 rooms
• 1,4144 rooms
• 1,1915 rooms
• 8816 rooms
• 3857 rooms
• 2728 rooms
• 1179+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, West Virginia
• 27no bedroom
• 3871 bedroom
• 4,3612 bedrooms
• 9,3743 bedrooms
• 2,8724 bedrooms
• 7275+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, West Virginia
• 106no bedroom
• 1,3021 bedroom
• 2,7572 bedrooms
• 1,1983 bedrooms
• 3574 bedrooms
• 1005+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 760no vehicle
• 5,3031 vehicle
• 7,4482 vehicles
• 2,9613 vehicles
• 9714 vehicles
• 3235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in renter-occupied apartments
• 956no vehicle
• 2,6341 vehicle
• 1,7612 vehicles
• 4473 vehicles
• 414 vehicles
• 155+ vehicles

87.6% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 42,899
• Other state: 11,783
• Northeast: 3,401
• Midwest: 2,599
• South: 5,229
• West: 584

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,985
• Number of aged recipients: 81
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,904
• Number of recipients under 18: 309
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,438
• Number of recipients older than 64: 238
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 580
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 902

Marion County on our top lists:

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"