Oak Hill, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Oak Hill, West Virginia main profile, West Virginia, West Virginia smaller cities, West Virginia small towns, West Virginia forum, All US cities. Total population: 7,509 (Urban population: 7,434 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 75 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 3,606 (3,225 occupied: 2,347 owner occupied, 878 renter occupied) % of renters here:   27% State:   25% Housing density: 746 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Oak Hill, West Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Moving Back Home!!! Looking For a House to Rent!  (1 reply) Moving Back Home!!! Looking For a House to Rent!  (0 replies) Need rural house to rent in Beckley/Hinton area  (8 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $45,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $290 Median gross rent in Oak Hill, WV in 2000: $398 Housing units in Oak Hill with a mortgage: 1,124 (58 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 970 Household type by relationship Households: 7,350 In family households: 6,132 (1,571 male householders, 540 female householders) 1,598 spouses, 1,883 children (1,711 natural, 68 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 88 other relatives, 176 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,218 (382 male householders (351 living alone)), 722 female householders (664 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives In group quarters: 159 (119 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,005 2-persons, 540 3-persons, 380 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,015 1-person, 83 2-persons, 6 3-persons. 932 married couples with children. 458 single-parent households (71 men, 387 women). 98.0% of residents of Oak Hill speak English at home. 0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 32% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 49 (0.7%) (87.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Oak Hill, WV: Less than $10,000: 14 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $15,000 to $19,999: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 38 $25,000 to $29,999: 69 $30,000 to $34,999: 139 $35,000 to $39,999: 172 $40,000 to $49,999: 441 $50,000 to $59,999: 289 $60,000 to $69,999: 275 $70,000 to $79,999: 211 $80,000 to $89,999: 139 $90,000 to $99,999: 108 $100,000 to $124,999: 86 $125,000 to $149,999: 51 $150,000 to $174,999: 27 $175,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 to $249,999: 12 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 7 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Oak Hill: Less than $100: 41 $100 to $149: 59 $150 to $199: 50 $200 to $249: 111 $250 to $299: 119 $300 to $349: 168 $350 to $399: 105 $400 to $449: 58 $450 to $499: 19 $500 to $549: 20 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 8 $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: 112

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.2%
Number of people working at home: 31 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 222 5 to 9 minutes: 548 10 to 14 minutes: 437 15 to 19 minutes: 370 20 to 24 minutes: 277 25 to 29 minutes: 131 30 to 34 minutes: 249 35 to 39 minutes: 59 40 to 44 minutes: 29 45 to 59 minutes: 106 60 to 89 minutes: 131 90 or more minutes: 72

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,241 (84%) Carpooled: 289 (11%) Walked: 80 (3%) Other means: 21 (1%) Worked at home: 31 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 556 $10,000 to $14,999: 381 $15,000 to $19,999: 384 $20,000 to $24,999: 296 $25,000 to $29,999: 212 $30,000 to $34,999: 262 $35,000 to $39,999: 219 $40,000 to $44,999: 159 $45,000 to $49,999: 144 $50,000 to $59,999: 219 $60,000 to $74,999: 196 $75,000 to $99,999: 133 $100,000 to $124,999: 33 $125,000 to $149,999: 5 $150,000 to $199,999: 0 $200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

• United States or American: 1412
• Other groups: 877
• Irish: 622
• English: 614
• German: 548
• Italian: 189
• Polish: 155
• Scottish: 132
• Scotch-Irish: 69
• Dutch: 56
• Russian: 51
• European: 39
• Norwegian: 27
• French (except Basque): 25
• Lithuanian: 23
• Hungarian: 21
• British: 20
• Greek: 14
• Welsh: 13
• Slavic: 11
• Finnish: 10
• Arab:: 9
• Syrian: 9
• French Canadian: 8
• Slovene: 6
• Canadian: 3

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

• This state: 5970
• Northeast: 221
• Midwest: 372
• South: 726
• West: 111

61% of Oak Hill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 37
• Nursery to 4th grade: 46
• 5th and 6th grade: 83
• 7th and 8th grade: 203
• 9th grade: 130
• 10th grade: 120
• 11th grade: 85
• 12th grade, no diploma: 95
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 886
• Less than 1 year of college: 121
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 281
• Associate degree: 125
• Bachelor's degree: 164
• Master's degree: 72
• Professional school degree: 20
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 43
• Nursery to 4th grade: 4
• 5th and 6th grade: 107
• 7th and 8th grade: 192
• 9th grade: 111
• 10th grade: 135
• 11th grade: 133
• 12th grade, no diploma: 147
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,150
• Less than 1 year of college: 190
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 353
• Associate degree: 111
• Bachelor's degree: 192
• Master's degree: 77
• Professional school degree: 13
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.3%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 35.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $23,783
• Black householders: $34,531
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $63,750
• Asian householders: $40,417
• Two or more races householders: $73,365
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $25,833

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $55,500
• Black or African American householders: $40,500
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,500
• Asian householders: $85,000
• Two or more races householders: $75,400
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,851
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 108
• 3 or 4: 63
• 5 to 9: 111
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 to 49: 39
• 50 or more: 57
• Mobile homes: 294

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,600

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West Virginia:	15.4%

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