Nicholas County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 23,98990.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2470.9%Two or more races
  • 1930.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1670.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 900.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 550.2%Asian alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $130,192

Here:	$130,192
State:	$165,782

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,553

Here:	$110,553
State:	$183,709

In 2-unit structures: $92,614

Here:	$92,614
State:	$115,788

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $25,102

Here:	$25,102
State:	$148,240

Mobile homes: $61,449

Here:	$61,449
State:	$71,341

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 101
• Thefts: 347
• Auto thefts: 33

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: $639 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $391 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nicholas County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.

Cities in this county include: Summersville, Richwood, Craigsville, Nettie, Dixie, Fenwick, Birch River, Tioga, Belva.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Missouri , Caroline County, Virginia , Gibson County, Indiana , Jefferson County, Indiana , Martin County, Indiana .

Current college students: 797
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 256 (24.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1582010 or later
• 542000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 281970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,388
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 121
• 3 or 4: 140
• 5 to 9: 184
• 10 to 19: 19
• 20 to 49: 67
• 50 or more: 153
• Mobile homes: 2,979
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Nicholas County with a mortgage: 2,990 (27 second mortgage, 253 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,991

Religion statistics for Nicholas County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Nicholas 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: June 22, 2016 to June 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4273: June 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4273, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 10, 2015 to July 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4236: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• 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 Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4093: November 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4093, 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 Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1881: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1881, 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 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
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,594 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.35% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($23,819 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($8,772 average AGI)

Nicholas County:	0.95%
West Virginia average:	2.49%

from Webster County, WV	0.39% ($22,697 average AGI)
from Fayette County, WV	0.34% ($37,793)

4.27% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,478 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.75% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($22,473 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($14,005 average AGI)

Nicholas County:	1.52%
West Virginia average:	3.00%

to Fayette County, WV	0.55% ($31,277 average AGI)
to Webster County, WV	0.36% ($28,935)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.29% ($30,240)
to Braxton County, WV	0.28% ($28,708)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,847 (1,072 living alone), Female householders: 5,156 (1,559 living alone)

• 5,437 spouses (5,415 opposite-sex spouses), 568 unmarried partners, (549 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,384 children (5,809 natural, 201 adopted, 365 stepchildren), 835 grandchildren, 194 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 0 foster children, 355 other relatives, 571 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 149

Size of family households: 3,883 2-persons, 1,693 3-persons, 800 4-persons, 468 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,630 1-person, 350 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

2,558 married couples with children.
1,432 single-parent households (214 men, 1,218 women).

98.4% of residents of Nicholas speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $190,442,000 ($7,248 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,111,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,931,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,508,000
Federal grants: $41,569,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,815,000 ($9,585,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,500,000 ($2,063,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $892,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,741,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,039,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Nicholas County, West Virginia
• 1302014 or later
• 4312010 to 2013
• 1,2452000 to 2009
• 2,3761990 to 1999
• 1,6981980 to 1989
• 2,3571970 to 1979
• 1,2661960 to 1969
• 9381950 to 1959
• 9381940 to 1949
• 1,7091939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Nicholas County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, West Virginia
• 221 room
• 72 rooms
• 933 rooms
• 6924 rooms
• 1,5425 rooms
• 2,0216 rooms
• 1,6907 rooms
• 9128 rooms
• 9759+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, West Virginia
• 311 room
• 242 rooms
• 2273 rooms
• 4474 rooms
• 5015 rooms
• 3986 rooms
• 2127 rooms
• 818 rooms
• 1089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nicholas County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, West Virginia
• 26no bedroom
• 421 bedroom
• 1,7332 bedrooms
• 4,5733 bedrooms
• 1,3474 bedrooms
• 2675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, West Virginia
• 32no bedroom
• 3741 bedroom
• 5432 bedrooms
• 9913 bedrooms
• 814 bedrooms
• 345+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 503no vehicle
• 1,9941 vehicle
• 3,2912 vehicles
• 1,7053 vehicles
• 2984 vehicles
• 1815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in renter-occupied apartments
• 391no vehicle
• 1,0411 vehicle
• 3992 vehicles
• 1953 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.1% of Nicholas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 20,215
• Other state: 3,987
• Northeast: 806
• Midwest: 1,383
• South: 1,442
• West: 330

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,283
• Number of aged recipients: 72
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,211
• Number of recipients under 18: 100
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 962
• Number of recipients older than 64: 221
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 398
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 582

Nicholas County on our top lists:

• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"