Mineral County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 25,19694.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8953.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3191.2%Two or more races
  • 2360.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1140.4%Asian alone
  • 310.1%Some other race alone
  • 30.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $192,150

Here:	$192,150
State:	$165,782

Townhouses or other attached units: $45,639

Here:	$45,639
State:	$183,709

In 2-unit structures: $145,369

Here:	$145,369
State:	$115,788

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,784

Here:	$47,784
State:	$131,605

Mobile homes: $48,464

Here:	$48,464
State:	$71,341

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 3

Health of residents in Mineral County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $895 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $689 (0.5%)

Area name: Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mineral County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Keyser, Fort Ashby, Wiley Ford, Piedmont, Carpendale, Ridgeley, Elk Garden, Burlington.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, Indiana , Clark County, Illinois , Millard County, Utah , Sierra County, California , Morgan County, Illinois , Saline County, Missouri , Shelby County, Missouri .

Current college students: 1,189
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 205 (62.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 602010 or later
• 212000 to 2009
• 451990 to 1999
• 261980 to 1989
• 131970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,416
• One, attached: 243
• Two: 506
• 3 or 4: 501
• 5 to 9: 221
• 10 to 19: 150
• 20 to 49: 63
• 50 or more: 74
• Mobile homes: 1,074

Housing units in Mineral County with a mortgage: 4,182 (73 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,088

Religion statistics for Mineral County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mineral 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: May 28, 2018 - June 3, 2018, FEMA Id: 4378, Natural disaster type: 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 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
• West Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1496: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1496, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 08, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1137: September 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1137, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 02, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1096: January 25, 1996, FEMA Id: 1096, Natural disaster type: Flood
• West Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1084: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1084, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,540 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.30% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,000 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($27,540 average AGI)

Mineral County:	3.00%
West Virginia average:	2.49%

from Allegany County, MD	1.51% ($38,646 average AGI)
from Hampshire County, WV	0.48% ($28,627)
from Grant County, WV	0.23% ($38,000)

4.35% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,502 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.67% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,787 average AGI)
2.68% relocated to other states ($23,716 average AGI)

Mineral County:	2.68%
West Virginia average:	3.00%

to Allegany County, MD	1.15% ($31,585 average AGI)
to Hampshire County, WV	0.53% ($39,877)
to Grant County, WV	0.35% ($42,081)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.20% ($35,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mineral 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: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,694 (1,530 living alone), Female householders: 5,160 (1,663 living alone)

• 5,549 spouses (5,518 opposite-sex spouses), 672 unmarried partners, (627 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,690 children (6,350 natural, 47 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 934 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 299 parents, 0 foster children, 354 other relatives, 554 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 730

Size of family households: 3,999 2-persons, 1,446 3-persons, 1,225 4-persons, 429 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,194 1-person, 387 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

2,556 married couples with children.
1,691 single-parent households (504 men, 1,187 women).

97.2% of residents of Mineral speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 53% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well, 39% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $205,834,000 ($7,583 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $52,104,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,796,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,628,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $497,000
Federal grants: $29,097,000
Federal procurement contracts: $49,246,000 ($48,272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,570,000 ($226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $438,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,848,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,274,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

• Year house built in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 772014 or later
• 2002010 to 2013
• 1,0582000 to 2009
• 1,6361990 to 1999
• 1,8881980 to 1989
• 2,0181970 to 1979
• 1,8291960 to 1969
• 1,1231950 to 1959
• 7701940 to 1949
• 2,5251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 52 rooms
• 403 rooms
• 4144 rooms
• 1,9045 rooms
• 2,1296 rooms
• 1,4277 rooms
• 1,1158 rooms
• 1,2469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 111 room
• 512 rooms
• 3573 rooms
• 6534 rooms
• 7655 rooms
• 4156 rooms
• 1267 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 1089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 831 bedroom
• 1,4882 bedrooms
• 5,0323 bedrooms
• 1,3954 bedrooms
• 2785+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 12no bedroom
• 4151 bedroom
• 8872 bedrooms
• 1,0723 bedrooms
• 1804 bedrooms
• 155+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mineral County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 206no vehicle
• 1,6851 vehicle
• 3,2432 vehicles
• 2,1293 vehicles
• 6944 vehicles
• 3865+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mineral County in renter-occupied apartments
• 602no vehicle
• 1,1871 vehicle
• 6582 vehicles
• 813 vehicles
• 484 vehicles
• 35+ vehicles

93.4% of Mineral County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 8,503
• Other state: 18,224
• Northeast: 1,740
• Midwest: 740
• South: 15,723
• West: 228

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 771
• Number of aged recipients: 45
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 726
• Number of recipients under 18: 107
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 526
• Number of recipients older than 64: 138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 238
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 344