Nicholas County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,976
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,886
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,164 (it was 1,836 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 649 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (12.6%), Construction (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 23,98997.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2471.0%Two or more races
- 1930.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 1670.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 900.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 550.2%Asian alone
Median resident age: | 45.5 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 12,182 | ![]() |
Females: 12,548 | ![]() |

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Nicholas County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $41,921 ($26,974 in 1999)
This county: | $41,921 |
West Virginia: | $48,850 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $390 (lower quartile is $290, upper quartile is $553)
This county: | $390 |
State: | $551 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $99,076 (it was $52,800 in 2000)
Nicholas: | $99,076 |
West Virginia: | $124,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $895Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $307
Institutionalized population: 148
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $84,300
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $91,400
- 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,500
- 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $66,400
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,000
- 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,700
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $139,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $103,500
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $202,800
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $68,800
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%)
Nicholas County: | 16.7% |
West Virginia: | 16.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 45.5 years old
(Males: 45.2 years old, Females: 46.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.8 years old, Black residents: 42.8 years old, American Indian residents: 85.2 years old, Asian residents: 52.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.6 years old, Other race residents: 20.0 years old)
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
.
Here: | 7.2% |
West Virginia: | 5.7% |
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)
Nicholas County: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 1.6% |
- 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
Here: | 33.3% with mortgage |
State: | 46.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Nicholas County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 5,096 | 46 |
Evangelical Protestant | 3,098 | 39 |
Catholic | 440 | 2 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
None | 17,598 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Nicholas County: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.77 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Nicholas County: | 7.27 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.42 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Nicholas County: | 11.4% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Nicholas County: | 31.7% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 13.7% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Nicholas County:
Average size of farms: 132 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,480
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $30.71
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8,413
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24,258
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.48%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.12
Corn for grain: 34 harvested acres
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acres
Earthquake activity:
Nicholas County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 158.4 miles away from Nicholas County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 127.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 170.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 221.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 229.0 miles away from Nicholas County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Nicholas County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 12, Landslides: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,860 (86.2%)
- Carpooled: 562 (7.1%)
- Bus: 82 (1.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 73 (0.9%)
- Walked: 114 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 267 (3.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Healthcare support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Austria (27%)
- Indonesia (22%)
- Ethiopia (18%)
- Cuba (10%)
- Denmark (9%)
- England (6%)
- Scotland (6%)
- American (21%)
- English (17%)
- Irish (16%)
- German (10%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Nicholas County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 176 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Nicholas County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 139 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 11 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
3.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,594 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.30% |
West Virginia average: | 5.10% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Webster County, WV | ![]() |
from Fayette County, WV | ![]() |
4.27% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,478 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.27% |
West Virginia average: | 5.62% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Fayette County, WV | ![]() |
to Webster County, WV | ![]() |
to Kanawha County, WV | ![]() |
to Braxton County, WV | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,958 (4,128 aged, 1,830 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 397 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Nicholas County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (451)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (448)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (439)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (340)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (204)
- Unspecified dementia (169)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (51)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (30)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (25)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (23)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,811
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 544
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 79,673
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,001
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,149
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 196.7. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 125.6
- Other - 71.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,730- 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).
98.1% of residents of Nicholas speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.2% 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:
Births: 1,473Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,553
Here: | 59 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: +8
Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 5.1 |
State: | 4.7 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Nicholas County: | 93.1% |
State average: | 88.3% |
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
- 37.2%Electricity
- 27.9%Utility gas
- 19.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.6%Wood
- 3.1%Other fuel
- 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 57.3%Electricity
- 23.4%Utility gas
- 10.8%Wood
- 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 0.6%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.9% |
West Virginia: | 8.3% |
Here: | 2.4% |
West Virginia: | 8.2% |
Here: | 7.0% |
West Virginia: | 13.0% |
Nicholas County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,289,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,550,000
Central Staff Services: $3,173,000
Parks and Recreation: $159,000
Health - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $746,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,229,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $94,000
- Tax - Property: $4,989,000
Other: $570,000
Other Selective Sales: $165,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,596,000
Nicholas County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,289,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,550,000
Central Staff Services: $3,173,000
Parks and Recreation: $159,000
Health - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $746,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,229,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $94,000
- Tax - Property: $4,989,000
Other: $570,000
Other Selective Sales: $165,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,596,000
Nicholas County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,289,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,550,000
Central Staff Services: $3,173,000
Parks and Recreation: $159,000
Health - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $746,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,229,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $94,000
- Tax - Property: $4,989,000
Other: $570,000
Other Selective Sales: $165,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,596,000
Nicholas County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $1,289,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,550,000
Central Staff Services: $3,173,000
Parks and Recreation: $159,000
Health - Other: $62,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $66,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $153,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,707,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $746,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $224,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,229,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $94,000
- Tax - Property: $4,989,000
Other: $570,000
Other Selective Sales: $165,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,596,000
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
Most common first names in Nicholas County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 156 | 71.5 years |
John | 128 | 75.3 years |
Mary | 125 | 78.9 years |
William | 113 | 75.3 years |
Charles | 103 | 73.8 years |
Robert | 68 | 69.0 years |
George | 58 | 77.6 years |
Joseph | 41 | 74.5 years |
Roy | 37 | 75.5 years |
Virginia | 36 | 73.4 years |
Most common last names in Nicholas County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Brown | 109 | 74.5 years |
Mcclung | 64 | 80.1 years |
Williams | 64 | 73.5 years |
Groves | 61 | 77.5 years |
Smith | 55 | 76.7 years |
Odell | 55 | 77.8 years |
Spencer | 50 | 75.1 years |
Hinkle | 47 | 74.1 years |
Grose | 46 | 73.9 years |
Rader | 46 | 74.3 years |
Businesses in Nicholas County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
CVS | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
H&R Block | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 |
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"