Moorefield, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,438 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,438 (14 farm, 2,424 nonfarm))

Moorefield, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,177 (1,114 occupied: 662 owner occupied, 452 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	25%

Housing density: 722 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: $316 (lower quartile is $230, upper quartile is $407)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $404

Median gross rent in Moorefield, WV in 2007: $430

Housing units in Moorefield with a mortgage: 187 (22 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202

Moorefield,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,909 (it was $56,800 in 2000)

Moorefield:	$87,909
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,543 - $139,988

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,778
Here: $134,778
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $10,077
Here: $10,077
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $96,985
Here: $96,985
State: $109,679

Mobile homes: $25,635
Here: $25,635
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,400

In family households: 1,847 (452 male householders, 184 female householders)
443 spouses, 599 children (527 natural, 29 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 35 other relatives, 91 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 553 (196 male householders (161 living alone)), 275 female householders (242 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 299 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 403 1-person, 63 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

293 married couples with children.
180 single-parent households (39 men, 141 women).

96.9% of residents of Moorefield speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 3 (0.1%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moorefield, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 93 5 rooms: 170 6 rooms: 166 7 rooms: 111 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moorefield, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 105 4 rooms: 151 5 rooms: 102 6 rooms: 36 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 68
1990 to 1994: 102
1980 to 1989: 284
1970 to 1979: 205
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 125
1940 to 1949: 61
1939 or earlier: 234

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moorefield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 162 3 bedrooms: 387 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moorefield:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 136 2 bedrooms: 186 3 bedrooms: 98 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Moorefield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 265 2 vehicles: 238 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Moorefield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 141 1 vehicle: 207 2 vehicles: 98 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 35
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 42
$20,000 to $24,999: 35
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 26
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 32
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 46
$80,000 to $89,999: 52
$90,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 147
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $174,999: 8
$175,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 to $249,999: 26
$250,000 to $299,999: 10
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Moorefield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Moorefield:

Less than $100: 49 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 25
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 76
$300 to $349: 70
$350 to $399: 61
$400 to $449: 49
$450 to $499: 37
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 33

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Moorefield, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.5%
Number of people working at home: 39 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 145
5 to 9 minutes: 421
10 to 14 minutes: 199
15 to 19 minutes: 80
20 to 24 minutes: 80
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 83
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 31
90 or more minutes: 23

Moorefield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 841 (75%)
Carpooled: 132 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 102 (9%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 39 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 224
$10,000 to $14,999: 130
$15,000 to $19,999: 111
$20,000 to $24,999: 101
$25,000 to $29,999: 93
$30,000 to $34,999: 64
$35,000 to $39,999: 64
$40,000 to $44,999: 74
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $74,999: 62
$75,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 468

German: 363

Other groups: 307

Irish: 87

English: 40

Italian: 40

Scottish: 14

European: 12

French (except Basque): 9

Scotch-Irish: 8

Swiss: 7

Finnish: 6

Norwegian: 5

French Canadian: 4

Dutch: 4

Welsh: 3

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

Mexico (100%)

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

This state: 1529
Northeast: 69
Midwest: 64
South: 712
West: 19

56% of Moorefield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 322
Less than 1 year of college: 32
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
Associate degree: 21
Bachelor's degree: 16
Master's degree: 13
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 407
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,033
Black householders: $22,549
Two or more races householders: $8,418
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $55,733

Moorefield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Moorefield household income for Black householders

Moorefield household income for Two or more races householders

Moorefield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Moorefield marital status for males

Moorefield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,309
Black or African American householders: $71,709
Two or more races householders: $103,709
Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,636

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 583
One, attached: 35
Two: 34
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 34
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 355

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,783

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Moorefield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Utility gas (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (5%) Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (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): 5

Here:	4.4%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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