Martinsburg, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,020 (All urban)

Martinsburg, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,423 (6,676 occupied: 3,374 owner occupied, 3,302 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	25%

Housing density: 1476 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $576 (lower quartile is $458, upper quartile is $758)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $586

Median gross rent in Martinsburg, WV in 2007: $701

Housing units in Martinsburg with a mortgage: 1,808 (187 second mortgage, 139 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,282

Martinsburg,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $176,089 (it was $75,800 in 2000)

Martinsburg:	$176,089
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,043 - $219,457

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,740

In family households: 11,163 (2,604 male householders, 1,115 female householders)
2,449 spouses, 4,049 children (3,566 natural, 119 adopted, 364 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 107 other relatives, 420 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,577 (1,328 male householders (1,024 living alone)), 1,636 female householders (1,464 living alone)), 613 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 205 (75 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,722 2-persons, 942 3-persons, 571 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,488 1-person, 425 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 13 6-persons.

1,779 married couples with children.
1,251 single-parent households (275 men, 976 women).

95.2% of residents of Martinsburg speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 475 (3.2%)
(38.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Martinsburg, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 301 5 rooms: 697 6 rooms: 1,150 7 rooms: 581 8 rooms: 291 9 or more rooms: 296

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martinsburg, West Virginia:
	1 room: 85 2 rooms: 275 3 rooms: 734 4 rooms: 904 5 rooms: 690 6 rooms: 362 7 rooms: 168 8 rooms: 55 9 or more rooms: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 167
1995 to 1998: 581
1990 to 1994: 434
1980 to 1989: 799
1970 to 1979: 643
1960 to 1969: 601
1950 to 1959: 751
1940 to 1949: 563
1939 or earlier: 2,884

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Martinsburg:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 769 3 bedrooms: 1,933 4 bedrooms: 463 5 or more bedrooms: 96

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martinsburg:
	no bedroom: 115 1 bedroom: 1,103 2 bedrooms: 1,159 3 bedrooms: 781 4 bedrooms: 134 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Martinsburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 242 1 vehicle: 1,240 2 vehicles: 1,435 3 vehicles: 348 4 vehicles: 105 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Martinsburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 881 1 vehicle: 1,654 2 vehicles: 694 3 vehicles: 51 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Martinsburg, WV:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 76
$80,000 to $89,999: 104
$90,000 to $99,999: 107
$100,000 to $124,999: 333
$125,000 to $149,999: 535
$150,000 to $174,999: 601
$175,000 to $199,999: 551
$200,000 to $249,999: 567
$250,000 to $299,999: 341
$300,000 to $399,999: 314
$400,000 to $499,999: 114
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 11
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Martinsburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Martinsburg:

Less than $100: 64 people
$100 to $149: 62
$150 to $199: 209
$200 to $249: 102
$250 to $299: 73
$300 to $349: 87
$350 to $399: 107
$400 to $449: 258
$450 to $499: 395
$500 to $549: 299
$550 to $599: 290
$600 to $649: 318
$650 to $699: 413
$700 to $749: 275
$750 to $799: 238
$800 to $899: 274
$900 to $999: 117
$1,000 to $1,249: 35
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 7
No cash rent: 115

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 65 1990 to 1994: 77 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 78 1975 to 1979: 60 1970 to 1974: 59 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 102

Martinsburg, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 65 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 365
5 to 9 minutes: 947
10 to 14 minutes: 1020
15 to 19 minutes: 1005
20 to 24 minutes: 807
25 to 29 minutes: 394
30 to 34 minutes: 812
35 to 39 minutes: 75
40 to 44 minutes: 119
45 to 59 minutes: 180
60 to 89 minutes: 177
90 or more minutes: 287

Martinsburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,624 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,043 (17%)
Railroad: 49 (1%)
Taxi: 51 (1%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 325 (5%)
Other means: 75 (1%)
Worked at home: 65 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1089
$10,000 to $14,999: 552
$15,000 to $19,999: 576
$20,000 to $24,999: 574
$25,000 to $29,999: 619
$30,000 to $34,999: 502
$35,000 to $39,999: 423
$40,000 to $44,999: 337
$45,000 to $49,999: 344
$50,000 to $59,999: 499
$60,000 to $74,999: 666
$75,000 to $99,999: 285
$100,000 to $124,999: 143
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 or more: 36

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2721

German: 2134

United States or American: 2023

English: 1201

Irish: 1066

Italian: 439

French (except Basque): 218

Scottish: 174

European: 163

Scotch-Irish: 150

Polish: 148

Dutch: 114

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 106

Subsaharan African:: 87

African: 87

Jamaican: 84

Welsh: 45

Danish: 39

Portuguese: 36

Hungarian: 29

Norwegian: 29

Ukrainian: 23

British: 20

Czechoslovakian: 18

Lithuanian: 17

Barbadian: 13

Austrian: 13

Pennsylvania German: 11

French Canadian: 9

Slavic: 9

Bermudan: 9

Belgian: 9

Celtic: 8

Russian: 8

Swiss: 7

Slovak: 7

Swedish: 6

Canadian: 5

Slovene: 5

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

Mexico (23%)
Jamaica (21%)
Germany (8%)
India (8%)
Canada (8%)
Philippines (6%)
Korea (5%)

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

This state: 7786
Northeast: 1417
Midwest: 531
South: 4232
West: 323

48% of Martinsburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 132
7th and 8th grade: 279
9th grade: 212
10th grade: 147
11th grade: 191
12th grade, no diploma: 191
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,753
Less than 1 year of college: 272
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 622
Associate degree: 153
Bachelor's degree: 541
Master's degree: 182
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 63
7th and 8th grade: 400
9th grade: 159
10th grade: 244
11th grade: 260
12th grade, no diploma: 178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,856
Less than 1 year of college: 470
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 602
Associate degree: 311
Bachelor's degree: 465
Master's degree: 196
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 50.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 21.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,055
Black householders: $38,581
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,976
Asian householders: $22,986
Some other race householders: $43,866
Two or more races householders: $45,769
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,664

Martinsburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Martinsburg household income for Black householders

Martinsburg household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Martinsburg household income for Asian householders

Martinsburg household income for Some other race householders

Martinsburg household income for Two or more races householders

Martinsburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Martinsburg marital status for males

Martinsburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,038
Black or African American householders: $154,949
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $127,769
Asian householders: $261,346
Some other race householders: $127,769
Two or more races householders: $165,867
Hispanic or Latino householders: $168,887

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,838
One, attached: 711
Two: 548
3 or 4: 567
5 to 9: 527
10 to 19: 456
20 to 49: 274
50 or more: 406
Mobile homes: 96

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,568

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Martinsburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Utility gas (29%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 165

Here:	10.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

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

Here:	1.7%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Here:	10.3%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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