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Tyler County, WV mapCounty population in 2005: 9,340 (28% urban, 72% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,211
Renter-occupied apartments: 625
% of renters here:  16%
State:  25%
Land area: 258 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  16.6%
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: Manufacturing (25.3%), Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Tyler County, West Virginia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Males: 4,686  (48.9%)
Females: 4,906  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $31,464
County population in 2003: 9,438
Jobs in 2003: 2,396

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,646
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.3%

Average household size:
Tyler County:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,995 ($29,290 in 2000)
This county  $32,995
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,645
Tyler County  $78,645
West Virginia:  $84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $342
Institutionalized population: 77
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Tyler County in 2000: $631


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0

Tyler County races chart


Tyler County, WV map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Tyler County West Virginia:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.0%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $380 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tyler 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: Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne, Friendly.

Neighboring counties: Doddridge County , Pleasants County , Ritchie County , Wetzel County , Monroe County, Ohio , Washington County, Ohio .


Tyler County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Tyler County: Next (A), Josephs Mills (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tyler County include: Gorrell Run Church (A), Smith Ridge Chapel (B), Big Run Church (C), Buck Run Church (D), Ripley Chapel (E), Riggs Chapel (F), Low Gap Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Atwood Cemetery (1), Friendly Cemetery (2), Mount Hope Cemetery (3), Tennant Cemetery (4), Mount Nebo Cemetery (5), Garrett Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Run (A), Arnold Creek (B), Badger Run (C), Beech Run (D), Willow Fork (E), Blue Run (F), Boardtree Run (G), Elk Fork (H), Bonelick Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tyler County include: Jug Wildlife Management Area (1), Conaway Run Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Alvy Post Office (A), Lima Post Office (B), Bens Run Post Office (C), Shirley Post Office (D), Wick Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.4%
West Virginia:  4.0%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 245
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (56% naturalized citizens)

Tyler County:  0.3%
Whole state:  1.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1985 to 1989: 5
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.1%

Tyler County marital status for males

Tyler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,799
  • One, attached: 24
  • Two: 39
  • 3 or 4: 22
  • 5 to 9: 39
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 or more: 63
  • Mobile homes: 744
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Housing units in Tyler County with a mortgage: 1,005 (32 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,118


Agriculture in Tyler County
Average size of farms: 177 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4841
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7174
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23370
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.24
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.27%
Corn for grain: 62 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 55 acres

Tyler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 4.0 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Chemicals (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Electricians (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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



  • United Kingdom (30%)
  • India (26%)
  • Canada (22%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Greece (7%)
  • Turkey (7%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Tyler County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • German (20%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Dutch (3%)
  • Italian (2%)

Tyler County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,690 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 488 (14%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 112 (3%)
  • Other means: 22 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 102 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Tyler County, West Virginia
  • 68 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,720.

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.29% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($15,449 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($10,467 average AGI)
Tyler County:  2.05%
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 Wetzel County, WV  1.79% ($21,071 average AGI)


6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.35% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($15,000 average AGI)
2.30% relocated to other states ($8,502 average AGI)
Tyler County:  2.30%
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 Wetzel County, WV  1.70% ($21,648 average AGI)
to Wood County, WV  0.50% ($31,375)
to Pleasants County, WV  0.38% ($30,167)
to Marshall County, WV  0.35% ($18,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3



Births per 1000 population in Tyler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Tyler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tyler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,642 (1,329 aged, 313 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 9,484
  • In family households: 8,316 (2,390 male householders, 446 female householders)
    2,349 spouses, 2,679 children (2,456 natural, 49 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 184 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 81 other relatives, 135 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,168 (440 male householders (363 living alone)), 566 female householders (528 living alone)), 162 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 108 (90 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,387 2-persons, 634 3-persons, 529 4-persons, 213 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 891 1-person, 89 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

1,616 married couples with children.
444 single-parent households (121 men, 323 women).

98.7% of residents of Tyler County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,022,000 ($5128 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $639,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,888,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,944,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,000
Federal grants: $10,392,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,454,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $173,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $580,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,292,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 446
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 614
Here:  66 per 1000 residents
State:  61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -75
Here:  -8 per 1000 residents
State:  +6 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Tyler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.0
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  4.5



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 99
  • 1995 to 1998: 213
  • 1990 to 1994: 286
  • 1980 to 1989: 477
  • 1970 to 1979: 768
  • 1960 to 1969: 589
  • 1950 to 1959: 505
  • 1940 to 1949: 376
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,467


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

  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 17
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 315
  • 5 rooms: 751
  • 6 rooms: 896
  • 7 rooms: 542
  • 8 rooms: 359
  • 9 or more rooms: 297


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

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 27
  • 3 rooms: 65
  • 4 rooms: 148
  • 5 rooms: 155
  • 6 rooms: 110
  • 7 rooms: 72
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9 or more rooms: 16


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

  • no bedroom: 24
  • 1 bedroom: 99
  • 2 bedrooms: 795
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,728
  • 4 bedrooms: 499
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 66


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tyler County:

  • no bedroom: 9
  • 1 bedroom: 104
  • 2 bedrooms: 263
  • 3 bedrooms: 215
  • 4 bedrooms: 32
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2


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

  • no vehicle: 218
  • 1 vehicle: 989
  • 2 vehicles: 1,374
  • 3 vehicles: 465
  • 4 vehicles: 128
  • 5 or more vehicles: 37


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

  • no vehicle: 123
  • 1 vehicle: 323
  • 2 vehicles: 151
  • 3 vehicles: 20
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

67% of Tyler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in West Virginia.

Tyler County:  66.9%
State average:  63.6%


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

  • This state: 7936
  • Northeast: 263
  • Midwest: 753
  • South: 464
  • West: 119

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here:  1.0%
West Virginia:  5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:  0.7%
West Virginia:  4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 40
Here:  17.3%
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)

Tyler County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $374,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $656,000
    Financial Administration: $417,000
    General - Other: $311,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $268,000
    Corrections - Other: $214,000
    Police Protection: $205,000
    General Public Buildings: $149,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $893,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $12,754,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,189,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $565,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $897,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $183,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $431,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,189,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $69,000
    General Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,146,000
    NEC: $74,000
    Other Selective Sales: $14,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $883,000

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