Raleigh County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in July 2007: 79,170 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 24,326
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,467

% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

Land area: 607 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 130 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Raleigh County: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Raleigh County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
Black (8.5%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 38,975	(49.2%)
Females: 40,245	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,753
County population in 2003: 79,252
Jobs in 2003: 33,266

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Total labor force in 2004: 31,688
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Raleigh County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,498 ($28,181 in 1999)

This county:	$39,498
West Virginia:	$37,060

2007 median house/condo value: $95,400 ($69,800 in 2000)

Raleigh County:	$95,400
West Virginia:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $383 (lower quartile is $247, upper quartile is $457)

This county:	$383
State:	$387

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $809
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $235

Institutionalized population: 3,125

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 13
Assaults: 87
Burglaries: 208
Thefts: 909
Auto thefts: 89

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2004 Presidential Election results in Raleigh County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $461 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $306 (0.3%)

Raleigh County household income distribution in 2007

Raleigh County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 15.8%

Raleigh County:	15.8%
West Virginia:	16.9%

Median age of residents in 2007: 40 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 40 years old, Other race residents: 31 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.5%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	7.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Raleigh County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beckley, Crab Orchard, Bradley, Shady Spring, Coal City, Daniels, Amherstdale-Robinette, MacArthur, Stanaford, Mabscott.

2005 air pollution in Raleigh County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Fayette County , Kanawha County , Mercer County , Summers County , Wyoming County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Raleigh County: Surprise Valley Youth Camp (A), Table Rock (B), Huff Knob Lookout Tower (C), Lakeview Golf Course (D), Tams Mountain Lookout Tower (E), Round Knob Lookout Tower (F), Lick Knob Lookout Tower (G), Hotcoal (H), Harper Industrial Park (I), Wriston Knob Lookout Tower (J), Twin Oaks Golf Course (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Raleigh County include: Glade Creek Church (A), Star Church (B), Stanaford Road Church (C), Spruce Tabernacle (D), Good Hope Church (E), Matville Church (F), Grace Chapel (G), Shumate Chapel (H), Shady Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bradford Cemetery (1), Turner Cemetery (2), Tulliver Cemetery (3), Trump Cemetery (4), Moles Cemetery (5), Dunbar Cemetery (6), Cannaday Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Wingrove Lake (A), Rowland Mine Impoundment (B), Flat Top Lake (C), Beckly Water Supply Number One Lake (D), Little Beaver Lake (E), Lower Big Branch Refuse Impoundment (F), Collins Fork Impoundment (G), Stephens Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alderson Branch (A), Whitestick Creek (B), Laurel Run (C), Arnold Branch (D), Bailey Branch (E), Beaver Creek (F), Beaverpond Branch (G), Bee Branch (H), Lem Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Raleigh County include: Walhonde Roadside Park (1), New River Gorge National River (2), Little Beaver State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Abraham Post Office (A), Ghent Post Office (B), Glen Daniel Post Office (C), Ameagle Post Office (D), Harper Post Office (E), Helen Post Office (F), Artie Post Office (G), Jonben Post Office (H), Clear Creek Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.1%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 945 (47% naturalized citizens)

Raleigh County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 233 1990 to 1994: 99 1985 to 1989: 89 1980 to 1984: 64 1975 to 1979: 112 1970 to 1974: 122 1970 to 1974: 69 1965 to 1969: 157

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.7%

Raleigh County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 25,077
One, attached: 659
Two: 543
3 or 4: 640
5 to 9: 986
10 to 19: 378
20 or more: 727
Mobile homes: 6,600
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Raleigh County with a mortgage: 8,915 (593 second mortgage, 912 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,128

Here:	49.4% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Raleigh County
Average size of farms: 142 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8601
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $64.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10295
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27822
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Corn for grain: 18 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acres

Raleigh County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Mining (10%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (17%)
Canada (14%)
India (12%)
Germany (8%)
Japan (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Raleigh County:

United States or American (35%)
English (11%)
German (10%)
Irish (9%)
Italian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Raleigh County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,878 (83%)
Carpooled: 3,406 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 72 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 537 (2%)
Other means: 252 (1%)
Worked at home: 551 (2%)

People in group quarters in Raleigh County, West Virginia

2171 people in federal prisons and detention centers
558 people in nursing homes
366 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
352 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
127 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
18 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
8 people in other group homes
4 people in other types of correctional institutions
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,869.

5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Raleigh County: 0.05%
West Virginia average: 0.06%

2.57% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,925 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($16,468 average AGI)
Raleigh County: 2.56%
West Virginia average: 3.05%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Fayette County, WV	0.65% ($27,729 average AGI)
from Wyoming County, WV	0.44% ($28,162)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.23% ($29,948)
from Mercer County, WV	0.18% ($38,044)
from Summers County, WV	0.16% ($22,050)
from Boone County, WV	0.10% ($43,760)
from Greenbrier County, WV	0.09% ($38,792)

5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.16%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)
Raleigh County: 0.04%
West Virginia average: 0.02%

2.37% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,848 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($21,397 average AGI)
Raleigh County: 2.74%
West Virginia average: 2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Fayette County, WV	0.66% ($24,196 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.26% ($35,119)
to Summers County, WV	0.19% ($33,521)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.19% ($34,723)
to Mercer County, WV	0.18% ($34,067)
to Cabell County, WV	0.12% ($24,467)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.11% ($28,536)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Births per 1000 population in Raleigh County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Raleigh County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Raleigh County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,873 (11,436 aged, 4,437 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.79
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26609.41
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 616.360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 99658.98

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1096.420
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1125.470
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3.79

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41.74
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.05

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.11

Household type by relationship

Households: 75,581

In family households: 64,737 (17,408 male householders, 4,844 female householders)
17,637 spouses, 21,206 children (19,101 natural, 493 adopted, 1,612 stepchildren), 1,270 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 324 parents, 677 other relatives, 951 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,844 (3,906 male householders (3,256 living alone)), 5,734 female householders (5,359 living alone)), 1,204 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,639 (3,119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,448 2-persons, 5,812 3-persons, 3,971 4-persons, 1,458 5-persons, 355 6-persons, 208 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,615 1-person, 908 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 10 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Raleigh County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $642,442,000 ($8114 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,055,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $277,950,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $127,859,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,316,000
Federal grants: $118,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,252,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $95,252,000 ($11,320,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,558,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,217,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,575

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,016

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +205

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

Net internal migration: +265

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Raleigh County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.07 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 713
1995 to 1998: 2,680
1990 to 1994: 2,051
1980 to 1989: 4,636
1970 to 1979: 8,323
1960 to 1969: 3,502
1950 to 1959: 4,575
1940 to 1949: 4,455
1939 or earlier: 4,743

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 111 3 rooms: 339 4 rooms: 3,296 5 rooms: 6,397 6 rooms: 6,194 7 rooms: 4,002 8 rooms: 2,192 9+ rooms: 1,782

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 66 2 rooms: 431 3 rooms: 828 4 rooms: 2,340 5 rooms: 1,983 6 rooms: 1,056 7 rooms: 401 8 rooms: 210 9+ rooms: 152

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raleigh County:
	no bedroom: 39 1 bedroom: 483 2 bedrooms: 6,606 3 bedrooms: 13,371 4 bedrooms: 3,121 5+ bedrooms: 706

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County:
	no bedroom: 124 1 bedroom: 1,335 2 bedrooms: 3,321 3 bedrooms: 2,326 4 bedrooms: 321 5+ bedrooms: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,972 1 vehicle: 7,730 2 vehicles: 10,509 3 vehicles: 3,213 4 vehicles: 717 5+ vehicles: 185

Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,732 1 vehicle: 3,666 2 vehicles: 1,824 3 vehicles: 216 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 22

63% of Raleigh County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in West Virginia.

Raleigh County:	62.7%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 63147
Northeast: 2198
Midwest: 3759
South: 8105
West: 636

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (45%) Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Coal or coke (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (43%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 423

Here:	5.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 163

Here:	3.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,309

Here:	40.8%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Raleigh County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,811,000
Construction - General: $3,781,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,502,000
General Public Buildings: $2,044,000

Financial Administration: $1,768,000

Central Staff Services: $1,691,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,553,000

Corrections - Other: $1,546,000

General - Other: $1,006,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $621,000

Health Services - Other: $480,000

Fire Protection: $136,000

Welfare - Other: $40,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,379,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,969,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $614,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $28,126,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,173,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,953,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,048,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,216,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,173,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,081,000
General Support: $630,000
Tax - Property: $8,837,000
Other Selective Sales: $836,000

NEC: $721,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18