Mason County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 23,94695.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5562.2%Two or more races
  • 3401.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1430.6%Some other race alone
  • 980.4%Asian alone
  • 760.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,967

Here:	$181,967
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $62,352

Here:	$62,352
State:	$63,963

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $899 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $657 (0.7%)

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, Gallipolis Ferry, Hartford City, Henderson, Apple Grove, Leon.

Neighboring counties: Delta County, Colorado , Nevada County, California , Fauquier County, Virginia , Prince William County, Virginia .

Current college students: 752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 43 (51.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 172010 or later
• 92000 to 2009
• 61990 to 1999
• 211980 to 1989
• 101970 to 1979
• 31Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,684
• One, attached: 64
• Two: 88
• 3 or 4: 104
• 5 to 9: 201
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 to 49: 18
• 50 or more: 145
• Mobile homes: 2,838
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 3,082 (90 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71

Religion statistics for Mason County

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Agriculture in Mason 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4132: July 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4132, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 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: September 16, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1558: September 20, 2004, FEMA Id: 1558, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: May 27, 2004 to June 28, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1522: June 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1522, 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.

4.98% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,202 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.43% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($18,358 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($20,844 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.55%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Cabell County, WV	0.64% ($45,328 average AGI)
from Gallia County, OH	0.49% ($35,545)
from Putnam County, WV	0.45% ($64,073)
from Meigs County, OH	0.40% ($36,528)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.31% ($36,857)
from Jackson County, WV	0.25% ($22,130)

4.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,993 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.46% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,968 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($19,026 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.32%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Cabell County, WV	0.68% ($40,656 average AGI)
to Gallia County, OH	0.51% ($31,609)
to Putnam County, WV	0.51% ($50,522)
to Meigs County, OH	0.40% ($30,611)
to Jackson County, WV	0.38% ($39,118)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.31% ($28,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mason County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,145 (1,321 living alone), Female householders: 5,259 (1,917 living alone)

• 5,404 spouses (5,403 opposite-sex spouses), 434 unmarried partners, (420 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,463 children (6,008 natural, 81 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 662 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 0 foster children, 343 other relatives, 328 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 792

Size of family households: 3,644 2-persons, 1,319 3-persons, 1,103 4-persons, 363 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,244 1-person, 308 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

3,349 married couples with children.
844 single-parent households (253 men, 591 women).

99.4% of residents of Mason speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $167,714,000 ($6,465 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Mason County, West Virginia
• 02020 or later
• 7082010 to 2019
• 1,7912000 to 2009
• 1,5761990 to 1999
• 1,7631980 to 1989
• 1,8921970 to 1979
• 1,3191960 to 1969
• 1,2821950 to 1959
• 6701940 to 1949
• 1,1411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, West Virginia
• 361 room
• 312 rooms
• 3303 rooms
• 9524 rooms
• 1,5335 rooms
• 2,6956 rooms
• 1,3947 rooms
• 7648 rooms
• 1,0679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, West Virginia
• 131 room
• 1102 rooms
• 2133 rooms
• 2294 rooms
• 6105 rooms
• 2086 rooms
• 1107 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, West Virginia
• 47no bedroom
• 1571 bedroom
• 1,9562 bedrooms
• 4,8133 bedrooms
• 1,5084 bedrooms
• 2995+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, West Virginia
• 13no bedroom
• 3891 bedroom
• 4952 bedrooms
• 6483 bedrooms
• 584 bedrooms
• 395+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 521no vehicle
• 2,4081 vehicle
• 3,0912 vehicles
• 1,5693 vehicles
• 6434 vehicles
• 5105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
• 216no vehicle
• 9201 vehicle
• 3592 vehicles
• 723 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 215+ vehicles

94.6% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 16,526
• Other state: 8,558
• Northeast: 212
• Midwest: 6,050
• South: 2,023
• West: 291

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,217
• Number of aged recipients: 71
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,146
• Number of recipients under 18: 143
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 853
• Number of recipients older than 64: 221
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 386
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 535

Mason County on our top lists:

• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"