Morgan County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	25%

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Morgan County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.7 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 7,343	(49.1%)
Females: 7,600	(50.9%)

Morgan County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county	$39,445
West Virginia:	$33,452

Morgan County	$114,068
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: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 24
• Auto thefts: 4

Area name: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $874 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paw Paw.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County, Maryland , Berkeley County , Hampshire County , Washington County, Maryland , Frederick County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Morgan County: Locks-of-the-Mountain (A), Rock Gap (B), Orleans Road Station (C), Omps (D), Sideling Hill Lookout Tower (E), Ridge (F), Ridge State Fish Hatchery (G), Morgan County Observatory (H), Morgan County Public Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Morgan County include: Snyders Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Greenwood Church (C), Highland Church (D), Mahnes Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Chestnut Grove Church (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), Orleans Cross Roads Methodist Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ambrose Chapel Cemetery (1), Duckwall Cemetery (2), Chestnut Grove Cemetery (3), Friendship Cemetery (4), Cherry Orchard Cemetery (5), Old Enon Cemetery (6), Mount Nebo Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Cacapon Lake (A), Pennsylvania Glass Sand Dam B Lake (B), Basin C (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wiggins Run (A), Willett Run (B), Breakneck Run (C), Indian Run (D), Cacapon River (E), Cherry Run (F), Constant Run (G), Merchant Run (H), Dry Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Morgan County include: Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area (1), Cacapon Resort State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Great Cacapon Post Office (A), Sleepy Creek Post Office (B), Unger Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Current college students: 238
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 208 (50% naturalized citizens)

Morgan County:	1.4%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 36.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,288
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 106
• 3 or 4: 144
• 5 to 9: 71
• 10 to 19: 22
• 20 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 1,360
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 2,010 (117 second mortgage, 211 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,413

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,976 (76%) Carpooled: 1,184 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Railroad: 22 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 127 (2%) Other means: 50 (1%) Worked at home: 132 (2%)

8.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.72%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.58% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($11,269 average AGI)
6.14% relocated from other states ($31,929 average AGI)

Morgan County:	6.14%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Berkeley County, WV	1.63% ($37,767 average AGI)
from Washington County, MD	0.70% ($30,886)
from Frederick County, VA	0.57% ($37,917)
from Frederick County, MD	0.36% ($42,913)
from Jefferson County, WV	0.28% ($42,778)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.28% ($70,944)
from Hampshire County, WV	0.25% ($28,875)

6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.21%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.28% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($11,681 average AGI)
3.93% relocated to other states ($22,903 average AGI)

Morgan County:	3.93%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Berkeley County, WV	1.43% ($32,284 average AGI)
to Washington County, MD	0.68% ($33,476)
to Frederick County, VA	0.24% ($28,333)
to Hampshire County, WV	0.21% ($24,077)
to Fulton County, PA	0.18% ($41,182)
to Franklin County, PA	0.16% ($42,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,857 (2,426 aged, 431 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,611 (3,553 male householders, 791 female householders)

  3,666 spouses, 3,954 children (3,643 natural, 87 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 158 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 133 other relatives, 241 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,160 (876 male householders (685 living alone)), 924 female householders (818 living alone)), 360 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 172 (164 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,204 2-persons, 961 3-persons, 772 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,503 1-person, 258 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,346 married couples with children.
728 single-parent households (282 men, 446 women).

97.6% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,733,000 ($5739 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,378,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,490,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,892,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $106,000
Federal grants: $9,125,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,539,000 ($12,095,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,582,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,097,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,767,000

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	+74 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (95% from ground, 5% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.5

62% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in West Virginia.

Morgan County:	62.4%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 6256
• Northeast: 1597
• Midwest: 615
• South: 6017
• West: 191

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,800

Here:	5.6%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	5.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	16.3%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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