Tucker County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 6,943 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,519
Renter-occupied apartments: 533

% of renters here:	17%
State:	25%

Land area: 419 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.1%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.1%), Manufacturing (13.4%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Tucker County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.0 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 3,570	(48.8%)
Females: 3,751	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,298
County population in 2003: 7,160
Jobs in 2003: 2,989

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Tucker County,WV real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,122
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.5%

Average household size:

Tucker County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,570 ($26,250 in 2000)

This county	$29,570
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,134

Tucker County	$78,134
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $370
Institutionalized population: 134
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Tucker County in 2000: $600

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 9
Auto thefts: 0

Tucker County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tucker County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $257 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tucker County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corporation of Ranson, Parsons, Davis, Thomas, Hendricks, Hambleton.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Grant County , Preston County , Randolph County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Tucker County: Horseshoe YMCA Camp (A), Forty Three (B), Camp Kidd (C), Camp Seventy (D), Fairfax Stone (E), Cheat District Ranger Station (F), Red Creek Campground (G), Red Creek (H), Camp Seventyone (I), Horseshore Recreation Site (J), Camp Seventytwo (K), Blackwater Lodge (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tucker County include: Bethel Church (A), Bretz Church of Christ (B), Brights Chapel (C), Brushy Fork Church (D), Mackeyville Church (E), Macedonia Church (F), Pifer Mountain Church (G), Church of God (H), Irons Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thomas Cemetery (1), Limestone Cemetery (2), Teter Cemetery (3), Knotts Cemetery (4), Mount Olivet Cemetery (5), Collett Cemetery (6), Goff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Spruce Island Lake (A), Elder Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aarons Run (A), Alder Run (B), Mike Run (C), Bearwallow Run (D), Bingham Run (E), Black Fork (F), Black Lick Run (G), Middle Run (H), Blackwater River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tucker County include: Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (1), Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (2), Ferron Experimental Forest (3), Canaan Valley Resort State Park (4), Fairfax Stone Historical Monument (5), Blackwater Falls State Park (6), Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 192
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (100% naturalized citizens)

Tucker County:	0.2%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 1
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 1
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 1

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.0%

Tucker County marital status for males

Tucker County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,566
One, attached: 77
Two: 83
3 or 4: 67
5 to 9: 132
10 to 19: 10
20 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 621
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Tucker County with a mortgage: 774 (22 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,002

Agriculture in Tucker County
Average size of farms: 178 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5971
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $30.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12506
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23561
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.63
Corn for grain: 138 harvested acres
Vegetables: 23 harvested acres

Tucker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 6.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Wood products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Mining (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (62%)
United Kingdom (15%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Tucker County:

United States or American (28%)
German (24%)
English (11%)
Irish (11%)
Italian (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Tucker County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,323 (80%)
Carpooled: 410 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 83 (3%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 62 (2%)

93 people in nursing homes
41 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,055.

5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.66%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,824 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($14,784 average AGI)
Tucker County: 2.71%
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 Randolph County, WV

1.15% ($25,433 average AGI)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,276 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,553 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($11,724 average AGI)
Tucker County: 2.35%
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 Randolph County, WV	1.25% ($32,212 average AGI)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.53% ($23,143)
to Marion County, WV	0.38% ($32,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Births per 1000 population in Tucker County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Tucker County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tucker County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,508 (1,252 aged, 256 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,187

In family households: 6,168 (1,786 male householders, 364 female householders)
1,736 spouses, 1,881 children (1,727 natural, 69 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 67 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,019 (410 male householders (336 living alone)), 508 female householders (487 living alone)), 101 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 134 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,050 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 383 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 823 1-person, 87 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

1,159 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (84 men, 174 women).

97.4% of residents of Tucker County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,178,000 ($8825 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,073,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,787,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,518,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,000
Federal grants: $25,533,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,688,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $334,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,459,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 337

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 461

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -238

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Tucker County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.70 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 378
1990 to 1994: 396
1980 to 1989: 1,143
1970 to 1979: 659
1960 to 1969: 413
1950 to 1959: 266
1940 to 1949: 291
1939 or earlier: 1,003

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tucker County, West Virginia:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 52
4 rooms: 263
5 rooms: 613
6 rooms: 682
7 rooms: 379
8 rooms: 249
9 or more rooms: 260

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucker County, West Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 59
4 rooms: 122
5 rooms: 110
6 rooms: 117
7 rooms: 47
8 rooms: 32
9 or more rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tucker County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 55
2 bedrooms: 553
3 bedrooms: 1,350
4 bedrooms: 451
5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucker County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 100
2 bedrooms: 176
3 bedrooms: 199
4 bedrooms: 50
5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Tucker County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 172
1 vehicle: 774
2 vehicles: 1,112
3 vehicles: 385
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Tucker County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 108
1 vehicle: 261
2 vehicles: 143
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

74% of Tucker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in West Virginia.

Tucker County:	73.8%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 5926
Northeast: 270
Midwest: 252
South: 730
West: 117

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (45%)
Wood (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (7%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	4.7%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.4%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49

Here:	31.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Tucker County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $169,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $511,000
Financial Administration: $316,000

General Public Buildings: $299,000

General - Other: $279,000

Health Services - Other: $264,000

Central Staff Services: $251,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $245,000

Parks & Recreation: $149,000

Libraries: $13,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $15,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $30,000
Police Protection: $15,000

Health - Other: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $805,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $103,000
All Other: $20,000
Tax - Property: $1,489,000
Other Selective Sales: $278,000

NEC: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,479,000

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