Mason County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Manufacturing (14.9%), Retail trade (14.4%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Mason County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	39.7 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 12,724	(49.0%)
Females: 13,233	(51.0%)

Mason County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county	$30,566
West Virginia:	$33,452

Mason County	$83,249
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: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 25

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 38

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason 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 $582 a month.

Cities in this county include: Point Pleasant, New Haven, Mason, Hartford City, Henderson, Womelsdorf (Coalton), Leon.

Neighboring counties: Cabell County , Jackson County , Gallia County, Ohio , Putnam County , Meigs County, Ohio .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mason County: Deerlick (A), Clements State Tree Nursery (B), Nat (C), Graham Station (D), Chief Cornstalk Headquarters (E), Hidden Valley Country Club (F), Ben Lomond (G), Maupin Landing (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mason County include: Staten Chapel (A), Spilman Church (B), Gospel Tabernacle (C), Graham Church (D), Smith Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Siloam Church (G), Shiloh Church (H), Guiding Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tucker Cemetery (1), Moores Chapel Cemetery (2), Morgan Cemetery (3), Arbuckle Cemetery (4), Lundsford Cemetery (5), Mount Carmel Cemetery (6), Hoffman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Goose Pond (A), Pond Number Nine (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mile Creek (A), Bailey Branch (B), Baker Branch (C), Barnett Fork (D), Rockcastle Creek (E), Bear Hollow Creek (F), Bee Run (G), Beech Fork (H), Bill King Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mason County include: Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area (1), McClintic Wildlife Management Area (2), Clifton F McClintic State Wildlife Station (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Gallipolis Ferry Post Office (A), Grimms Landing Post Office (B), Apple Grove Post Office (C), Arbuckle Post Office (D), Ashton Post Office (E), West Columbia Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Current college students: 752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 126 (39% naturalized citizens)

Mason County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,078
• One, attached: 72
• Two: 117
• 3 or 4: 174
• 5 to 9: 186
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 or more: 237
• Mobile homes: 3,114
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 2,805 (190 second mortgage, 349 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,419

Mason County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 6.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $70,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,711 (84%) Carpooled: 951 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 274 (3%) Other means: 61 (1%) Worked at home: 219 (2%)

4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.85% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,303 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($13,413 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.46%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Cabell County, WV	0.52% ($36,841 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH	0.48% ($22,561)
from Putnam County, WV	0.45% ($30,868)
from Meigs County, OH	0.40% ($17,735)
from Jackson County, WV	0.24% ($25,800)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.21% ($29,944)
from Franklin County, OH	0.16% ($22,214)

4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.46%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.72% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($10,142 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($20,595 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.75%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Gallia County, OH	0.80% ($34,000 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV	0.41% ($24,429)
to Putnam County, WV	0.38% ($29,250)
to Meigs County, OH	0.34% ($26,276)
to Jackson County, WV	0.28% ($29,292)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.19% ($27,188)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,015 (3,963 aged, 1,052 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,461 (6,359 male householders, 1,339 female householders)

  6,345 spouses, 7,337 children (6,692 natural, 100 adopted, 545 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 223 other relatives, 313 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,203 (1,291 male householders (1,147 living alone)), 1,631 female householders (1,564 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 293 (282 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,546 2-persons, 2,019 3-persons, 1,458 4-persons, 492 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,711 1-person, 175 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

4,149 married couples with children.
1,266 single-parent households (326 men, 940 women).

98.3% of residents of Mason County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $167,714,000 ($6465 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,210,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,840,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,481,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,061,000
Federal grants: $35,006,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,562,000 ($6,508,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,764,000 ($7,758,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,896,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,553,000

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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

67% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in West Virginia.

Mason County:	66.7%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 17959
• Northeast: 465
• Midwest: 6179
• South: 989
• West: 160

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,600

Here:	1.6%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	1.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	14.6%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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