Mercer County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

This county:	19.7%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Retail trade (15.8%).

Type of workers:

Mercer County, West Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Mercer County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.2 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 30,021	(47.7%)
Females: 32,959	(52.3%)

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Mercer County:	2.3 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county	$29,996
West Virginia:	$33,452

Mercer County	$81,715
West Virginia:	$84,400

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 81
• Burglaries: 226
• Thefts: 354
• Auto thefts: 42

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 102
• Burglaries: 298
• Thefts: 457
• Auto thefts: 83

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer 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 $621 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bluefield, Princeton, Athens, Montcalm, Bramwell, Matoaka, Oakvale.

Neighboring counties: Bland County, Virginia , McDowell County , Giles County, Virginia , Raleigh County , Summers County , Wyoming County , Tazewell County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mercer County: Barn (A), Sand Gap (B), Mercer Healing Springs (C), Mercer County Health Center (D), Camp Creek (E), Mountaineer Speedway (F), Flat Top Yards (G), Mercer County Health Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Blue Prince Shopping Center (1), Mercer Mall Shopping Center (2), Airport Square Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mercer County include: Spanishburg Church (A), Golden Gate Church (B), Beeson Chapel (C), Good Hope Church (D), Goodwyn Chapel (E), Grace Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Smith Chapel (H), Green Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dunns Cemetery (1), Perdue Cemetery (2), Hypes Cemetery (3), Monte Vista Park (4), Morgan Cemetery (5), Lincoln Park Cemetery (6), McQuire Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Simon Fish Pond (A), Shawnee, Lake (B), Bramwell Lake (C), Bluewell Dam Number One (D), Bluewell Dam Number Two (E), Tolliver Branch Lake (F), Christian Fork Lake (G), Horton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Widemouth Creek (A), Little Island Creek (B), Barn Branch (C), Bear Creek (D), Wiley Branch (E), Beaver Branch (F), Bee Branch (G), Belcher Branch (H), Marsh Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mercer County include: Pinnacle Rock State Park (1), Camp Creek State Park (2), Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Camp Creek Post Office (A), Hiawatha Post Office (B), Kellysville Post Office (C), Lashmeet Post Office (D), Lerona Post Office (E), Coaldale Post Office (F), McComas Post Office (G), Beeson Post Office (H), Nemours Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.9%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Current college students: 3,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 506 (74% naturalized citizens)

Mercer County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,442
• One, attached: 426
• Two: 659
• 3 or 4: 864
• 5 to 9: 679
• 10 to 19: 627
• 20 or more: 550
• Mobile homes: 6,832
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 6,237 (548 second mortgage, 390 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,538

Mercer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 3.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,173 (84%) Carpooled: 2,684 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 87 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 367 (2%) Other means: 154 (1%) Worked at home: 412 (2%)

5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)

Mercer County:	0.07%
West Virginia average:	0.06%

1.89% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,670 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($17,690 average AGI)

Mercer County:	3.15%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from McDowell County, WV	0.63% ($24,922 average AGI)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.54% ($27,945)
from Raleigh County, WV	0.22% ($34,067)
from Wyoming County, WV	0.19% ($28,256)
from Summers County, WV	0.14% ($24,714)
from Monroe County, WV	0.13% ($21,692)
from Bland County, VA	0.10% ($24,667)

5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.30% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($7,975 average AGI)
3.82% relocated to other states ($32,850 average AGI)

Mercer County:	3.82%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Tazewell County, VA	0.70% ($44,762 average AGI)
to McDowell County, WV	0.23% ($16,213)
to Raleigh County, WV	0.22% ($38,044)
to Summers County, WV	0.11% ($26,043)
to Monroe County, WV	0.10% ($29,714)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.10% ($38,050)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.09% ($36,474)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,269 (10,655 aged, 3,614 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 52,012 (14,103 male householders, 3,927 female householders)

  14,120 spouses, 16,505 children (15,125 natural, 424 adopted, 956 stepchildren), 1,116 grandchildren, 439 brothers or sisters, 350 parents, 571 other relatives, 881 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,697 (3,317 male householders (2,715 living alone)), 5,208 female householders (4,889 living alone)), 1,172 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,271 (501 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,719 2-persons, 4,595 3-persons, 3,208 4-persons, 1,080 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,604 1-person, 791 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

8,702 married couples with children.
3,059 single-parent households (627 men, 2,432 women).

97.8% of residents of Mercer County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $485,006,000 ($7814 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,908,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,602,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,094,000
Federal grants: $99,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,847,000 ($304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,429,000 ($7,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,975,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,455,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,855,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.70 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

64% of Mercer 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, 40% lived in West Virginia.

Mercer County:	63.7%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 48527
• Northeast: 1368
• Midwest: 2420
• South: 9405
• West: 599

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,700

Here:	3.1%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	2.7%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	10.3%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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