Roane County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in July 2007: 15,295 (21% urban, 79% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,905
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,256

% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

Land area: 484 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Roane County: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Roane County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,548
County population in 2003: 15,392
Jobs in 2003: 3,437

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Roane County,WV real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,454
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Roane County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,589 ($24,511 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $82,036 ($56,600 in 2000)

Roane County:	$82,036
West Virginia:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $301 (lower quartile is $203, upper quartile is $417)

This county:	$301
State:	$387

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $727
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $203

Institutionalized population: 94

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Roane County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $252 (0.4%)

Roane County household income distribution in 2007

Roane County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	22.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.7%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 36 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 15

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

Agriculture in Roane County
Average size of farms: 184 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5928
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $29.98
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.94%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8716
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.04%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21039
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.31%
Vegetables: 26 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Mining (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Health care (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Apparel (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (19%)
Korea (19%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (18%)
Mexico (15%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Philippines (8%)
Chile (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Roane County:

United States or American (47%)
German (12%)
Irish (10%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Roane County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Roane County, West Virginia

94 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in other group homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,288.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Roane County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Roane County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Roane County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.51
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6113.680
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 390.650
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47249.17

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1285.130
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1044.980
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.49

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19.55
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38.94

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.49

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,334

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 903

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

Deaths: 964

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

Net international migration: +25

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

Net internal migration: +34

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

Population growth in Roane County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 164
1995 to 1998: 517
1990 to 1994: 409
1980 to 1989: 1,008
1970 to 1979: 1,633
1960 to 1969: 793
1950 to 1959: 581
1940 to 1949: 638
1939 or earlier: 1,617

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roane County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 154 4 rooms: 523 5 rooms: 1,235 6 rooms: 1,227 7 rooms: 851 8 rooms: 473 9+ rooms: 393

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roane County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 50 3 rooms: 154 4 rooms: 295 5 rooms: 347 6 rooms: 214 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 51 9+ rooms: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roane County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 161 2 bedrooms: 1,166 3 bedrooms: 2,721 4 bedrooms: 670 5+ bedrooms: 162

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roane County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 229 2 bedrooms: 518 3 bedrooms: 368 4 bedrooms: 110 5+ bedrooms: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Roane County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 395 1 vehicle: 1,523 2 vehicles: 2,172 3 vehicles: 585 4 vehicles: 181 5+ vehicles: 49

Cars and other vehicles available in Roane County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 277 1 vehicle: 603 2 vehicles: 309 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 2

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (16%) Wood (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (17%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	1.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	2.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

Here:	14.6%
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.)

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Roane County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)