Roane County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (14.6%), Manufacturing (13.8%), Construction (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Roane County, West Virginia:

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

Males: 7,645	(49.5%)
Females: 7,801	(50.5%)

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Roane County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county:	$30,589
West Virginia:	$37,060

This county:	$301
State:	$387

Roane County:	$85,078
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $126,687

Here:	$126,687
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,832

Here:	$142,832
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $103,902

Here:	$103,902
State:	$109,679

Mobile homes: $39,291

Here:	$39,291
State:	$32,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000

Here:	$25,000
State:	$30,386

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 61
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	22.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roane County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spencer, Reedy.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Clay County , Jackson County , Kanawha County , Wirt County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Roane County: Spencer Golf Club (A), Tariff (B), Left Hand (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Roane County include: Steele Hollow Community Church (A), Spencer Temple (B), Spencer Church of the Nazarene (C), Beech Grove Church (D), Speed United Methodist Church (E), Goodhope Church (F), Goodwill Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Slate Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Triplett Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Monroe Cemetery (3), Morgan Cemetery (4), Hively Cemetery (5), Dry Hill Cemetery (6), Brannon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Silcott Lake (A), Lake Trotter (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Andy Run (A), Anthony Run (B), Ashcamp Run (C), Ashleycamp Run (D), Ashwood Branch (E), Wierlong Run (F), Batten Run (G), Bear Branch (H), Bear Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Roane County include: Grace Community Park (1), Taylor Public Hunting Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Gandeeville Post Office (A), Amma Post Office (B), Harmony Post Office (C), Left Hand Post Office (D), Linden Post Office (E), Looneyville Post Office (F), Clio Post Office (G), Newton Post Office (H), Tariff Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.2%
West Virginia:	8.5%

Current college students: 278
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 97 (45% naturalized citizens)

Roane County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,343
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 131
• 3 or 4: 130
• 5 to 9: 74
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 1,474
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Roane County with a mortgage: 1,180 (20 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,144

Here:	50.8% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Roane County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 7.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Roane County-area historical earthquake activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from Roane County center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,011 (75%) Carpooled: 1,036 (19%) Walked: 104 (2%) Other means: 34 (1%) Worked at home: 193 (4%)

5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.31%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($20,837 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($10,004 average AGI)

Roane County:	1.88%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Kanawha County, WV	1.41% ($39,000 average AGI)
from Jackson County, WV	0.45% ($27,864)
from Calhoun County, WV	0.27% ($30,308)
from Clay County, WV	0.21% ($8,800)

5.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,310 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.14%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.71% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($17,500 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($7,810 average AGI)

Roane County:	1.43%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Kanawha County, WV	1.20% ($24,517 average AGI)
to Jackson County, WV	0.83% ($30,400)
to Wood County, WV	0.29% ($20,714)
to Calhoun County, WV	0.21% ($18,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,910 (2,155 aged, 755 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,381 (3,642 male householders, 826 female householders)

  3,724 spouses, 4,456 children (3,988 natural, 121 adopted, 347 stepchildren), 198 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 122 other relatives, 263 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,953 (692 male householders (568 living alone)), 987 female householders (878 living alone)), 274 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 112 (94 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,010 2-persons, 1,077 3-persons, 916 4-persons, 317 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,446 1-person, 205 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

98.2% of residents of Roane County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,086,000 ($6321 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,501,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,909,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,466,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $746,000
Federal grants: $27,499,000
Federal procurement contracts: $502,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,964,000 ($1,839,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $605,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $916,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,956,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.9
State:	4.5

63% of Roane County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in West Virginia.

Roane County:	62.6%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 12370
• Northeast: 556
• Midwest: 1276
• South: 915
• West: 193

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,500

Here:	1.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	2.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	14.6%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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