McDowell County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 24,273 (11% urban, 89% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,917
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,252

% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

Land area: 535 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	37.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Retail trade (14.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 25%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in McDowell County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
Black (11.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 12,975	(47.5%)
Females: 14,354	(52.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,898
County population in 2003: 25,341
Jobs in 2003: 5,407

Total labor force in 2004: 6,506
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.3%

Average household size:

McDowell County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,072 ($16,931 in 2000)

This county	$19,072
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $28,901

McDowell County	$28,901
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $260
Institutionalized population: 259
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in McDowell County in 2000: $462

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 42
Thefts: 50
Auto thefts: 21

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 34
Thefts: 78
Auto thefts: 10

McDowell County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 61.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 37.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McDowell County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $626 a month.

Cities in this county include: Welch, Gary, War, Northfork, Keystone, Kimball, Davy, Iaeger, Bradshaw, Anawalt.

Neighboring counties: Buchanan County, Virginia , Mercer County , Mingo County , Wyoming County , Tazewell County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in McDowell County: Panther Lookout Tower (A), Olga Number 2 Lookout Tower (B), Shawnee Mountain Lookout Tower (C), Camp Big Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McDowell County include: Bee Branch Church (A), Grace Episcopal Church (B), Masks Chapel (C), Short Ridge Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Greenbrier Fork Church (F), Bnai Israel Synagogue (G), Boyds Church (H), Harmon Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mitchell Cemetery (1), Mitchem Cemetery (2), Brant Cemetery (3), Trap Fork Cemetery (4), Horne Cemetery (5), Atwell Cemetery (6), Old Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Pageton Refuse Impoundment (A), Bishop Prep Plant Slurry Impoundment (B), Grapevine Branch Refuse Bank Lake (C), Vallscreek Slurry Pond (D), Lake Berwind (E), Slagle Impoundment (F), Keystone Refuse Impoundment (G), Jenkinjones Impoundment (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abbcamp Branch (A), Adkins Branch (B), Aldrich Fork (C), Atwell Branch (D), Badway Branch (E), Mile Branch (F), Honeycamp Branch (G), Milam Branch (H), Barrenshe Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in McDowell County include: Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area (1), Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Canebrake Post Office (A), Capels Post Office (B), Caretta Post Office (C), Hensley Post Office (D), Ashland Post Office (E), Jenkinjones Post Office (F), Kyle Post Office (G), Leckie Post Office (H), Coalwood Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.4%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 473
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 50.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 136 (65% naturalized citizens)

McDowell County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 11
1990 to 1994: 9
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 4
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 93

Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%

McDowell County marital status for males

McDowell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,201
One, attached: 232
Two: 175
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 146
10 to 19: 107
20 or more: 177
Mobile homes: 3,395
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in McDowell County with a mortgage: 1,391 (42 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,568

Agriculture in McDowell County
Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6553
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11217
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41664
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.45

McDowell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 4.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (24%)
Construction (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (18%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Extraction workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Italy (27%)
Germany (20%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Vietnam (9%)
Other South Eastern Asia (7%)
India (6%)
Philippines (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in McDowell County:

United States or American (44%)
Irish (9%)
German (5%)
English (5%)
Italian (4%)
Dutch (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

McDowell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,938 (83%)
Carpooled: 663 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 190 (3%)
Other means: 55 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (1%)

People in group quarters in McDowell County, West Virginia

164 people in nursing homes
95 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,447.

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.71% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($6,547 average AGI)
3.04% relocated from other states ($13,771 average AGI)
McDowell County: 3.04%
West Virginia average: 3.05%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Mercer County, WV	0.86% ($16,213 average AGI)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.28% ($19,400)
from Iredell County, NC	0.26% ($23,857)
from Wyoming County, WV	0.26% ($30,571)

6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.31% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($15,354 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($12,383 average AGI)
McDowell County: 2.97%
West Virginia average: 2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Mercer County, WV	2.32% ($24,922 average AGI)
to Tazewell County, VA	0.45% ($44,640)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.25% ($29,929)
to Buchanan County, VA	0.20% ($24,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in McDowell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population in McDowell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McDowell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,918 (4,106 aged, 2,812 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,025

In family households: 23,539 (5,653 male householders, 2,315 female householders)
5,859 spouses, 7,795 children (7,244 natural, 244 adopted, 307 stepchildren), 832 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 307 other relatives, 442 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,486 (1,286 male householders (1,182 living alone)), 1,942 female householders (1,844 living alone)), 258 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 304 (265 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,529 2-persons, 2,265 3-persons, 1,348 4-persons, 546 5-persons, 199 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,026 1-person, 169 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

3,706 married couples with children.
1,706 single-parent households (325 men, 1,381 women).

98.6% of residents of McDowell County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $277,807,000 ($11235 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,420,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $116,416,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,545,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,155,000
Federal grants: $89,553,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,788,000 ($1,531,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,350,000 ($1,658,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $365,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,989,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,552

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,018

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

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

Net internal migration: -2,528

Here:	-104 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in McDowell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 93
1995 to 1998: 422
1990 to 1994: 616
1980 to 1989: 1,502
1970 to 1979: 2,284
1960 to 1969: 1,007
1950 to 1959: 1,391
1940 to 1949: 2,216
1939 or earlier: 4,051

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McDowell County, West Virginia:

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 56
3 rooms: 210
4 rooms: 1,584
5 rooms: 2,419
6 rooms: 2,239
7 rooms: 1,146
8 rooms: 700
9 or more rooms: 545

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDowell County, West Virginia:

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 31
3 rooms: 238
4 rooms: 607
5 rooms: 591
6 rooms: 378
7 rooms: 188
8 rooms: 119
9 or more rooms: 86

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in McDowell County:

no bedroom: 30
1 bedroom: 259
2 bedrooms: 3,106
3 bedrooms: 4,220
4 bedrooms: 1,068
5 or more bedrooms: 234

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDowell County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 369
2 bedrooms: 969
3 bedrooms: 704
4 bedrooms: 151
5 or more bedrooms: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in McDowell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,223
1 vehicle: 3,531
2 vehicles: 3,125
3 vehicles: 820
4 vehicles: 162
5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in McDowell County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 805
1 vehicle: 1,059
2 vehicles: 325
3 vehicles: 52
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 2

76% of McDowell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in West Virginia.

McDowell County:	75.8%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 22503
Northeast: 368
Midwest: 812
South: 3421
West: 48

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (45%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Coal or coke (17%)
Utility gas (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (40%)
Coal or coke (26%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Utility gas (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73

Here:	2.4%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	3.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 29

Here:	6.9%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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