Webster County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in July 2007: 9,435 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,170
Renter-occupied apartments: 840

% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

Land area: 556 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Webster County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.4%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Webster County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
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:	40.4 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 4,783	(49.2%)
Females: 4,936	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,052
County population in 2003: 9,777
Jobs in 2003: 2,466

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,391
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Webster County:	2.4 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,276 ($21,055 in 1999)

This county:	$26,276
West Virginia:	$37,060

2007 median house/condo value: $58,036 ($47,500 in 2000)

Webster County:	$58,036
West Virginia:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $256 (lower quartile is $151, upper quartile is $364)

This county:	$256
State:	$387

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $825
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $197

Institutionalized population: 60

Webster County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County West Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.5%)

Webster County household income distribution in 2007

Webster County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	31.8%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cowen.

Neighboring counties: Braxton County , Greenbrier County , Lewis County , Nicholas County , Pocahontas County , Randolph County , Upshur County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Webster County: Twin Branches (A), Summit (B), McGuire Mountain (C), Dogway Camping Shelter (D), Three Forks of Williams River (E), Red Oak Lookout Tower (F), Samp (G), Cranberry Campground (H), Camp Caesar (I), Pleasant Hollow Camping Shelter (J), Big Mountain Lookout Tower (K), Point Mountain Lookout Tower (L), Prestonia (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Webster County include: Beaver Run Church (A), Glade Summit Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Hacker Valley Church (D), Sand Lick Church (E), Half Acre Bethel Church (F), Halo Church (G), Little Glade Church (H), Rader Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Laurel Fork Cemetery (1), Old Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Park (3), Life Cemetery (4), Cutlip Cemetery (5), Green Cemetery (6), Lynch Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Ceasar Lake (A), Camp Caesar Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aaron Run (A), Abb Run (B), Adkins Rockhouse Branch (C), Aldrich Branch (D), Amos Run (E), Back Fork (F), Rockcamp Run (G), Baldwin Branch (H), Baltimore Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Webster County include: Cranberry Back Country (1), Holly River State Park (2), Cranberry Wildlife Management Area (3), Bishop Knob Recreation Area (4), Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Gauley Mills Post Office (A), Hacker Valley Post Office (B), Bergoo Post Office (C), Boggs Post Office (D), Diana Post Office (E), Upperglade Post Office (F), Erbacon Post Office (G). 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: 152
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (66% naturalized citizens)

Webster County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 8

Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Webster County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,389
One, attached: 38
Two: 13
3 or 4: 91
5 to 9: 69
10 to 19: 30
20 or more: 65
Mobile homes: 1,341
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 237

Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 721 (25 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 966

Here:	42.7% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Webster County
Average size of farms: 102 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1356
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $34.00
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $3299
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $17317
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 98.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.43
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Mining (13%)
Construction (11%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (30%)
Educational services (17%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (61%)
United Kingdom (21%)
Austria (8%)
Germany (5%)
Italy (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Webster County:

United States or American (55%)
German (10%)
Irish (9%)
English (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Webster County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,939 (69%)
Carpooled: 635 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Walked: 76 (3%)
Other means: 34 (1%)
Worked at home: 98 (3%)

57 people in nursing homes
3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,173.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in West Virginia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($22,844 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($5,508 average AGI)
Webster County: 1.03%
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 Nicholas County, WV	1.25% ($26,057 average AGI)
to Braxton County, WV	0.39% ($21,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Webster County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Webster County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Webster County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,185 (1,476 aged, 709 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.15
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4071.480
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 152.3
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38014.01

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 907.790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1193.390

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19.55
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,659

In family households: 8,326 (2,297 male householders, 536 female householders)
2,338 spouses, 2,715 children (2,479 natural, 108 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 87 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,333 (545 male householders (467 living alone)), 649 female householders (602 living alone)), 139 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,226 2-persons, 792 3-persons, 533 4-persons, 219 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,069 1-person, 115 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

98.5% of residents of Webster County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,388,000 ($8061 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $627,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,763,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $103,000
Federal grants: $27,472,000
Federal procurement contracts: $298,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,184,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $132,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $890,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,953,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 504

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 606

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +11

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

Net internal migration: +191

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Webster County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 466
1990 to 1994: 398
1980 to 1989: 987
1970 to 1979: 1,052
1960 to 1969: 469
1950 to 1959: 493
1940 to 1949: 514
1939 or earlier: 841

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 81 4 rooms: 543 5 rooms: 796 6 rooms: 768 7 rooms: 438 8 rooms: 274 9+ rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, West Virginia:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 69 3 rooms: 57 4 rooms: 211 5 rooms: 246 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 37 9+ rooms: 34

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Webster County:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 90 2 bedrooms: 833 3 bedrooms: 1,655 4 bedrooms: 449 5+ bedrooms: 109

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 115 2 bedrooms: 317 3 bedrooms: 307 4 bedrooms: 57 5+ bedrooms: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 258 1 vehicle: 1,053 2 vehicles: 1,275 3 vehicles: 444 4 vehicles: 107 5+ vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 248 1 vehicle: 345 2 vehicles: 208 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 2

70% of Webster 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, 34% lived in West Virginia.

Webster County:	69.6%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 8208
Northeast: 251
Midwest: 594
South: 568
West: 48

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Electricity (23%) Wood (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Coal or coke (6%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Wood (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Coal or coke (6%) No fuel used (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	2.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	1.9%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	6.0%
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.)

Webster County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $153,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $605,000
Financial Administration: $292,000

General - Other: $290,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $256,000

Natural Resources - Other: $140,000

Police Protection: $134,000

General Public Buildings: $118,000

Health Services - Other: $70,000

Housing & Community Development: $42,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $14,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,100,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $376,000
All Other: $101,000
Tax - Property: $975,000
Public Utilities: $115,000

Other Selective Sales: $40,000

NEC: $18,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $0

Individual Income: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,200,000

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)

Webster County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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