Wayne County, West Virginia (WV)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Retail trade (14.2%), Manufacturing (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Wayne County, West Virginia:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 20,993	(48.9%)
Females: 21,910	(51.1%)

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Wayne County:	2.5 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

This county:	$34,134
West Virginia:	$37,060

This county:	$365
State:	$387

Wayne County:	$93,699
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $129,566

Here:	$129,566
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,616

Here:	$112,616
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $88,286

Here:	$88,286
State:	$109,679

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,868

Here:	$136,868
State:	$89,574

Mobile homes: $31,546

Here:	$31,546
State:	$32,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,143

Here:	$7,143
State:	$30,386

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 101
• Thefts: 101
• Auto thefts: 41

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kenova, Ceredo, Wayne, Fort Gay.

2005 air pollution in Wayne County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cabell County , Boyd County, Kentucky , Lincoln County , Mingo County , Lawrence County, Ohio , Lawrence County, Kentucky , Martin County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wayne County: Hickory Gap (A), Spring Valley Country Club (B), Forks of Hurricane (C), Brick Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wayne County include: Spurlock Church (A), Spruce Lick Church (B), Spring Valley Church (C), Mays Church (D), Beech Fork Church (E), Beech Grove Church (F), Bellomy Chapel (G), Gragston Church (H), Smith Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Harless Cemetery (1), Bradshaw Cemetery (2), Lucas Cemetery (3), Anderson Cemetery (4), Perry Cemetery (5), Hobbs Cemetery (6), Morrison Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mam-Maw Lake (A), Asbury Lake (B), Beech Fork Lake (C), East Lynn Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alum Fork (A), Amp Branch (B), Anderson Branch (C), Arkansas Branch (D), Artrip Branch (E), Balangee Branch (F), Milam Creek (G), Wildcat Branch (H), Bartram Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wayne County include: East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area (1), Wall Park (2), Beech Fork State Park (3), Camden Amusement Park (4), Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Kiahsville Post Office (A), Shoals Post Office (B), Wilsondale Post Office (C), East Lynn Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
West Virginia:	8.5%

Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 249 (38% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,664
• One, attached: 195
• Two: 291
• 3 or 4: 216
• 5 to 9: 289
• 10 to 19: 192
• 20 or more: 321
• Mobile homes: 3,924
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 4,457 (335 second mortgage, 489 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,458

Here:	50.0% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Wayne County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from Wayne County center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from Wayne County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,504 (85%) Carpooled: 1,543 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 62 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Walked: 312 (2%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 327 (2%)

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,418 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.95% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,089 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($12,328 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.39%
West Virginia average:	3.05%

from Cabell County, WV	2.09% ($25,418 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH	0.47% ($27,852)
from Mingo County, WV	0.18% ($28,174)
from Boyd County, KY	0.17% ($20,682)
from Lawrence County, KY	0.12% ($21,375)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.12% ($38,313)
from Lincoln County, WV	0.12% ($21,563)

5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.87% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($13,286 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($15,111 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.78%
West Virginia average:	2.96%

to Cabell County, WV	2.21% ($23,121 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, OH	0.47% ($37,919)
to Boyd County, KY	0.27% ($35,472)
to Lawrence County, KY	0.21% ($24,143)
to Putnam County, WV	0.15% ($41,650)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.13% ($28,882)
to Mingo County, WV	0.12% ($36,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,454 (4,768 aged, 1,686 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,694 (10,142 male householders, 2,577 female householders)

  10,466 spouses, 12,504 children (11,308 natural, 263 adopted, 933 stepchildren), 704 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 440 other relatives, 435 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,014 (1,918 male householders (1,698 living alone)), 2,607 female householders (2,464 living alone)), 489 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 195 (74 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,787 2-persons, 3,239 3-persons, 2,554 4-persons, 780 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,162 1-person, 283 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

98.5% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $293,008,000 ($6892 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,050,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $126,000
Federal grants: $85,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,567,000 ($859,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $54,438,000 ($5,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,655,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,206,000

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

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

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

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.76 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

67% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in West Virginia.

Wayne County:	67.2%
State average:	63.6%

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

• This state: 33369
• Northeast: 497
• Midwest: 3047
• South: 5318
• West: 313

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,100

Here:	3.2%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	2.1%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	8.7%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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