Wirt County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in 2005: 5,896 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,899
Renter-occupied apartments: 385

% of renters here:	17%
State:	25%

Land area: 233 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (13.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Wirt County, West Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wirt County, West Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Males: 2,939	(50.0%)
Females: 2,934	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,857
County population in 2003: 5,804
Jobs in 2003: 856

Total labor force in 2004: 2,477
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.1%

Average household size:

Wirt County:	2.6 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,637 ($30,748 in 2000)

This county	$34,637
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,668

Wirt County	$79,668
West Virginia:	$84,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $313
Institutionalized population: 24
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wirt County in 2000: $545

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 4

Wirt County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Wirt County West Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $310 (0.5%)

Area name: Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wirt County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elizabeth.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Jackson County , Ritchie County , Roane County , Wood County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wirt County: Palestine State Fish Hatchery (A), Camp Ko-Otaga (B), Camp Sandy Bend (C), Cranesnest Run (D), Grape Hill Farm (E), Camp Barbe (F), Beulah Hill Community Building (G), Brohard Community Building (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wirt County include: Standingstone Church (A), Mayberry Church (B), Bell Chapel (C), Grandview Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethesda Baptist Church (F), Beulah Church (G), Big Island Run Church (H), Shiloh Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Morgan Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Freeport Cemetery (3), Hartley Cemetery (4), Baker Cemetery (5), Gaites Cemetery (6), Gant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anns Run (A), Mile Run (B), Ballard Run (C), Bear Fork (D), Bear Run (E), Beaverdam Run (F), Bennett Run (G), Big Laurel Run (H), Wilson Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Wirt County: Hughes River Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Munday Post Office (A), Newark Post Office (B), Palestine Post Office (C), Brohard Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
West Virginia:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 140
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 19 (11% naturalized citizens)

Wirt County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.6%

Wirt County marital status for males

Wirt County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,006
One, attached: 17
Two: 22
3 or 4: 22
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 18
Mobile homes: 1,037
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 113

Housing units in Wirt County with a mortgage: 487 (18 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 322

Agriculture in Wirt County
Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18037
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $323.98
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17298
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $28074
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.08%

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Japan (53%)
Germany (26%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wirt County:

United States or American (42%)
German (15%)
Irish (11%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (4%)
Polish (2%)

Wirt County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,715 (77%)
Carpooled: 420 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Walked: 39 (2%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 43 (2%)

24 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 $37,463.

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

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.81% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($19,435 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($7,111 average AGI)
Wirt County: 1.45%
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 Wood County, WV

3.13% ($23,204 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Births per 1000 population in Wirt County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Wirt County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wirt County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,061 (816 aged, 245 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,849

In family households: 5,158 (1,444 male householders, 272 female householders)
1,437 spouses, 1,747 children (1,608 natural, 15 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 40 other relatives, 106 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 691 (303 male householders (243 living alone)), 285 female householders (268 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 24 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 760 2-persons, 406 3-persons, 360 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 511 1-person, 50 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,099 married couples with children.
283 single-parent households (79 men, 204 women).

99.0% of residents of Wirt County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,394,000 ($6237 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,538,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,915,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,845,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $54,000
Federal grants: $10,472,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,133,000 ($901,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $975,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $169,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,114,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 305

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 282

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +11

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wirt County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.13 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 117
1995 to 1998: 223
1990 to 1994: 250
1980 to 1989: 599
1970 to 1979: 724
1960 to 1969: 287
1950 to 1959: 288
1940 to 1949: 145
1939 or earlier: 633

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 81
4 rooms: 227
5 rooms: 476
6 rooms: 504
7 rooms: 357
8 rooms: 153
9 or more rooms: 93

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 13
3 rooms: 34
4 rooms: 105
5 rooms: 128
6 rooms: 59
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 63
2 bedrooms: 458
3 bedrooms: 1,051
4 bedrooms: 235
5 or more bedrooms: 84

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wirt County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 58
2 bedrooms: 152
3 bedrooms: 123
4 bedrooms: 42
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 109
1 vehicle: 507
2 vehicles: 823
3 vehicles: 346
4 vehicles: 94
5 or more vehicles: 20

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

no vehicle: 64
1 vehicle: 214
2 vehicles: 85
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

62% of Wirt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in West Virginia.

Wirt County:	61.9%
State average:	63.6%

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

This state: 5050
Northeast: 205
Midwest: 314
South: 220
West: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (73%)
Wood (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Electricity (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (20%)
Wood (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	4.1%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	3.2%
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)

Wirt County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $250,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $25,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $126,000
Central Staff Services: $116,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $108,000

General - Other: $75,000

Police Protection: $29,000

Corrections - Other: $25,000

General Public Buildings: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
Tax - Property: $344,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $461,000

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