Tyler County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in July 2007: 8,952 (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: 35 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Tyler County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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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Tyler County,WV real estate house value trend

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 2007: $36,553 ($29,290 in 1999)

This county:	$36,553
West Virginia:	$37,060

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $302 (lower quartile is $215, upper quartile is $390)

This county:	$302
State:	$387

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,674 (it was $59,800 in 2000)

Tyler County:	$89,674
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,128 - $130,861

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $123,808
Here: $123,808
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,765
Here: $175,765
State: $155,391

Mobile homes: $24,977
Here: $24,977
State: $32,459

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $953
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $226

Institutionalized population: 77

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

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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%)

Tyler County household income distribution in 2007

Tyler County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

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 .

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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 May 2009:

Here:	10.4%
West Virginia:	8.5%

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%

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

Here:	47.3% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,934
Total congregations: 38

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	Pentecostal Church of God
Adherents	813 (27.7%)	762 (26.0%)	524 (17.9%)	222 (7.6%)	142 (4.8%)
Congregations	14 (36.8%)	14 (36.8%)	2 (5.3%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	140 (4.8%)	124 (4.2%)	113 (3.9%)	70 (2.4%)	24 (0.8%)
Congregations	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.3%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Tyler County - Paden City, Sistersville, Middlebourne, Friendly

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.

Tyler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Tyler County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.68
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2114.260
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 128.140
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75493.86

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 995.720
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1092.080

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 10.17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74.95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.71

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.

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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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 (71.8%) Wood (9.2%) Electricity (8.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.7%) Other fuel (0.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66.1%) Electricity (15.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.0%) Wood (7.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.3%)

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 undergraduate 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 (Noninst.)

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

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)

Tyler County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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