Wirt County, West Virginia (WV)

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County population in July 2007: 5,809 (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).

2008 cost of living index in Wirt County: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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%

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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

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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 2007: $38,372 ($30,748 in 1999)

This county:	$38,372
West Virginia:	$37,060

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $271 (lower quartile is $158, upper quartile is $367)

This county:	$271
State:	$387

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,826 (it was $56,100 in 2000)

Wirt County:	$86,826
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,484 - $145,856

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,853
Here: $134,853
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,775
Here: $231,775
State: $155,391

Mobile homes: $35,317
Here: $35,317
State: $32,459

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $825
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $195

Institutionalized population: 24

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

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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 (0.6%)

Wirt County household income distribution in 2007

Wirt County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

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

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.6%

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 May 2009:

Here:	14.0%
West Virginia:	8.5%

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%

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

Here:	60.2% with mortgage
State:	52.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,254
Total congregations: 28

Adherents

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other
Adherents	943 (41.8%)	588 (26.1%)	431 (19.1%)	130 (5.8%)	162 (7.2%)
Congregations	8 (28.6%)	14 (50.0%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	4 (14.3%)

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

Religions in Wirt County - Elizabeth

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%

Wirt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below West Virginia state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Wirt County center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1204.210
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1000.680

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17.64
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 33.92

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.

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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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 (73.4%) Wood (11.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8.1%) Electricity (6.2%) Other fuel (1.0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62.9%) Electricity (20.3%) Wood (9.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.3%)

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 (Noninst.)

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

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)

Wirt 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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