Upshur County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 23,712 (39% urban, 61% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,886
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,086

% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

Land area: 355 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.3%), Retail trade (14.0%), Manufacturing (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Upshur County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Black (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 11,354	(48.5%)
Females: 12,050	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,945
County population in 2003: 23,770
Jobs in 2003: 8,796

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Total labor force in 2004: 10,663
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Upshur County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,385 ($26,973 in 2000)

This county	$30,385
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,515

Upshur County	$89,515
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $362
Institutionalized population: 141
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Upshur County in 2000: $631

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 18
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 50
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 56
Auto thefts: 7

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2004 Presidential Election results in Upshur County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $285 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upshur County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buckhannon.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Harrison County , Lewis County , Randolph County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Upshur County: Stockerts (A), Fishing Camp (B), Bailey Ridge Community Center (C), Ours Mill (D), Ash Camp (E), EUB Acres (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Southfork Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Upshur County include: Spruce Fork Church (A), Goshen Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Big Bend Church (D), Sand Run Church (E), Salem Church (F), Hampton Church (G), Harmany Church (H), Sago Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alton Cemetery (1), Lanham Cemetery (2), Chestnut Flat Cemetery (3), Mount Carmel Cemetery (4), Bailey Cemetery (5), Tenmile Cemetery (6), Mount Olive Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: The Fishpond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alec Run (A), Bear Run (B), Bearcamp Run (C), Beaver Run (D), Bee Run (E), Beech Run (F), Bens Run (G), Blacklick Run (H), Bridge Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Upshur County: French Creek Game Farm (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Kanawha Head Post Office (A), Rock Cave Post Office (B), Tallmansville Post Office (C), Frenchton Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 98 (40% naturalized citizens)

Upshur County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 33
1990 to 1994: 7
1985 to 1989: 11
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.1%

Upshur County marital status for males

Upshur County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,706
One, attached: 63
Two: 260
3 or 4: 175
5 to 9: 141
10 to 19: 100
20 or more: 190
Mobile homes: 2,080
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Upshur County with a mortgage: 2,535 (129 second mortgage, 271 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,106

Agriculture in Upshur County
Average size of farms: 145 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5794
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $40.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.41%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8893
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23398
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.23%
Corn for grain: 20 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 58 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Mining (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

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

Germany (24%)
Japan (19%)
United Kingdom (18%)
Other Southern Africa (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Iran (6%)
Philippines (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Upshur County:

United States or American (34%)
German (19%)
English (13%)
Irish (9%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Upshur County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,943 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,119 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Walked: 658 (7%)
Other means: 81 (1%)
Worked at home: 285 (3%)

People in group quarters in Upshur County, West Virginia

1192 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
124 people in nursing homes
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
15 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
11 people in other group homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in religious group quarters
2 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,225.

5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.71% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($16,747 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($19,842 average AGI)
Upshur County: 2.94%
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	0.45% ($31,286 average AGI)
from Lewis County, WV	0.44% ($26,147)
from Harrison County, WV	0.41% ($47,875)
from Barbour County, WV	0.23% ($34,000)
from Monongalia County, WV	0.14% ($53,455)

5.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.10% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,615 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($12,272 average AGI)
Upshur County: 2.40%
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 Lewis County, WV	0.67% ($23,212 average AGI)
to Randolph County, WV	0.48% ($20,162)
to Harrison County, WV	0.32% ($36,960)
to Barbour County, WV	0.28% ($26,955)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.21% ($32,875)
to Marion County, WV	0.21% ($28,938)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.18% ($22,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Upshur County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Upshur County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Upshur County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,180 (3,341 aged, 839 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,031

In family households: 19,161 (5,231 male householders, 1,243 female householders)
5,245 spouses, 6,383 children (5,905 natural, 165 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 182 other relatives, 461 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,870 (1,109 male householders (942 living alone)), 1,438 female householders (1,328 living alone)), 323 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,373 (134 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,967 2-persons, 1,634 3-persons, 1,198 4-persons, 487 5-persons, 157 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,270 1-person, 248 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

3,757 married couples with children.
1,078 single-parent households (288 men, 790 women).

97.9% of residents of Upshur County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,396,000 ($5851 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,565,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,051,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $182,000
Federal grants: $31,386,000
Federal procurement contracts: $858,000 ($83,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,728,000 ($2,453,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,845,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,708,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,725,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,446

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,366

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +27

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +230

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Upshur County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.14 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 228
1995 to 1998: 703
1990 to 1994: 946
1980 to 1989: 2,064
1970 to 1979: 2,186
1960 to 1969: 966
1950 to 1959: 844
1940 to 1949: 714
1939 or earlier: 2,100

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 87
4 rooms: 659
5 rooms: 1,856
6 rooms: 1,750
7 rooms: 1,210
8 rooms: 646
9 or more rooms: 654

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

1 room: 22
2 rooms: 121
3 rooms: 286
4 rooms: 536
5 rooms: 592
6 rooms: 252
7 rooms: 131
8 rooms: 89
9 or more rooms: 57

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 143
2 bedrooms: 1,298
3 bedrooms: 4,249
4 bedrooms: 976
5 or more bedrooms: 220

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upshur County:

no bedroom: 33
1 bedroom: 432
2 bedrooms: 785
3 bedrooms: 616
4 bedrooms: 161
5 or more bedrooms: 59

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

no vehicle: 504
1 vehicle: 1,790
2 vehicles: 3,005
3 vehicles: 1,195
4 vehicles: 348
5 or more vehicles: 44

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

no vehicle: 404
1 vehicle: 1,065
2 vehicles: 510
3 vehicles: 81
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 0

63% of Upshur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in West Virginia.

Upshur County:	62.5%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 18471
Northeast: 1785
Midwest: 1196
South: 1539
West: 267

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (23%)
Wood (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (53%)
Electricity (29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Wood (7%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95

Here:	3.7%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	2.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,353

Here:	79.9%
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)

Upshur County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
Charges - All Other: $743,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Construction - Air Transportation: $1,291,000
Regular Highways: $557,000

Parks & Recreation: $156,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $1,050,000
Corrections - Other: $917,000

Central Staff Services: $682,000

General Public Buildings: $481,000

Police Protection: $478,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $469,000

Health Services - Other: $286,000

General - Other: $249,000

Fire Protection: $235,000

Parks & Recreation: $185,000

Welfare - Other: $71,000

Libraries: $16,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,333,000
Public Welfare: $40,000
General - Interest on Debt: $191,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,609,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $171,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $86,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,275,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $334,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $633,000
Interest Earnings: $203,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $140,000
Health - Other: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,887,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,275,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $777,000
Health & Hospitals: $222,000

General Support: $182,000
Tax - Property: $2,960,000
NEC: $265,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,179,000

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