Marshall County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 28,30093.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8532.8%Two or more races
  • 3701.2%Some other race alone
  • 3141.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2080.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 950.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 590.2%Asian alone
  • 80.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $205,515

Here:	$205,515
State:	$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,350

Here:	$205,350
State:	$205,683

In 2-unit structures: $109,910

Here:	$109,910
State:	$127,101

Mobile homes: $49,617

Here:	$49,617
State:	$63,963

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 15

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $844 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $494 (0.5%)

Area name: Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moundsville, McMechen, Benwood, Glen Dale, Cameron.

2023 air pollution in Marshall County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 13.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cecil County, Maryland , Wetzel County , Linn County, Missouri , Shelby County, Ohio , Vermillion County, Indiana .

Current college students: 1,228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 228 (77.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 502010 or later
• 262000 to 2009
• 131990 to 1999
• 511980 to 1989
• 651970 to 1979
• 107Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,902
• One, attached: 357
• Two: 360
• 3 or 4: 389
• 5 to 9: 236
• 10 to 19: 53
• 20 to 49: 43
• 50 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 1,386
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 4,347 (327 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 277 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 232

Religion statistics for Marshall County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marshall 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 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 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 08, 2015 to April 11, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4220: May 18, 2015, FEMA Id: 4220, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter 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 and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,751 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.21% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($19,324 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($22,427 average AGI)

Marshall County:	2.39%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Ohio County, WV	1.55% ($44,064 average AGI)
from Belmont County, OH	0.55% ($35,106)

4.81% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,289 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.21% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,990 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($25,297 average AGI)

Marshall County:	2.60%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Ohio County, WV	1.50% ($44,473 average AGI)
to Belmont County, OH	0.88% ($43,318)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marshall 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: 5,941 (1,467 living alone), Female householders: 6,457 (2,187 living alone)

• 5,819 spouses (5,796 opposite-sex spouses), 747 unmarried partners, (712 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,066 children (7,605 natural, 203 adopted, 225 stepchildren), 683 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 305 parents, 43 foster children, 477 other relatives, 686 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 710

Size of family households: 4,473 2-persons, 1,624 3-persons, 1,182 4-persons, 588 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,660 1-person, 578 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 17 5-persons.

2,571 married couples with children.
2,119 single-parent households (553 men, 1,566 women).

98.3% of residents of Marshall speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $182,408,000 ($5,253 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,086,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,131,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,017,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $545,000
Federal grants: $35,540,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,157,000 ($60,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,018,000 ($3,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $435,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,077,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,637,000

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

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.22 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)

• Year house built in Marshall County, West Virginia
• 222020 or later
• 6992010 to 2019
• 8782000 to 2009
• 1,0521990 to 1999
• 1,2561980 to 1989
• 1,9271970 to 1979
• 1,5271960 to 1969
• 1,9741950 to 1959
• 1,0281940 to 1949
• 3,9901939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Marshall County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marshall County, West Virginia
• 51 room
• 402 rooms
• 1963 rooms
• 7834 rooms
• 1,7065 rooms
• 2,4416 rooms
• 2,3127 rooms
• 1,0338 rooms
• 1,4029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County, West Virginia
• 21 room
• 462 rooms
• 1843 rooms
• 6054 rooms
• 6845 rooms
• 5136 rooms
• 1297 rooms
• 2378 rooms
• 1099+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Marshall County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Marshall County, West Virginia
• 10no bedroom
• 3191 bedroom
• 2,2282 bedrooms
• 5,5703 bedrooms
• 1,5614 bedrooms
• 1805+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County, West Virginia
• 27no bedroom
• 5261 bedroom
• 9692 bedrooms
• 8613 bedrooms
• 1124 bedrooms
• 125+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marshall County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 409no vehicle
• 3,7231 vehicle
• 3,3392 vehicles
• 1,7713 vehicles
• 5314 vehicles
• 1395+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Marshall County in renter-occupied apartments
• 395no vehicle
• 1,2161 vehicle
• 7432 vehicles
• 1363 vehicles
• 24 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.4% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 23,756
• Other state: 5,895
• Northeast: 1,616
• Midwest: 2,450
• South: 1,421
• West: 345

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 986
• Number of aged recipients: 54
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 932
• Number of recipients under 18: 125
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 714
• Number of recipients older than 64: 147
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 314
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 447

Marshall County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"