Pennsboro, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,155 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,155 (12 farm, 1,143 nonfarm))

Pennsboro, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 606 (522 occupied: 410 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

Housing density: 278 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: $307 (lower quartile is $266, upper quartile is $395)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $296

Median gross rent in Pennsboro, WV in 2007: $446

Housing units in Pennsboro with a mortgage: 156 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 191

Pennsboro,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,943 (it was $35,500 in 2000)

Pennsboro:	$54,943
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,612 - $93,213

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $76,185
Here: $76,185
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $277,122
Here: $277,122
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $90,778
Here: $90,778
State: $109,679

Mobile homes: $17,908
Here: $17,908
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,214

In family households: 1,006 (258 male householders, 69 female householders)
266 spouses, 344 children (294 natural, 14 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 10 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 208 (67 male householders (52 living alone)), 111 female householders (102 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person, 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

183 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (30 men, 39 women).

99.0% of residents of Pennsboro speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 5 (0.4%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pennsboro, West Virginia:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 52 5 rooms: 106 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennsboro, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 59
1970 to 1979: 58
1960 to 1969: 30
1950 to 1959: 57
1940 to 1949: 62
1939 or earlier: 283

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pennsboro:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 152 3 bedrooms: 178 4 bedrooms: 59 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pennsboro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 46 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pennsboro in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 146 2 vehicles: 150 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Pennsboro in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 59 2 vehicles: 21 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 46
$70,000 to $79,999: 28
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Pennsboro rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pennsboro:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

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: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Pennsboro, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.8%
Number of people working at home: 2 (0.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 35
5 to 9 minutes: 89
10 to 14 minutes: 70
15 to 19 minutes: 79
20 to 24 minutes: 11
25 to 29 minutes: 12
30 to 34 minutes: 26
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 48
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 5

Pennsboro mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 350 (84%)
Carpooled: 52 (13%)
Walked: 10 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 100
$10,000 to $14,999: 62
$15,000 to $19,999: 57
$20,000 to $24,999: 43
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 30
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $44,999: 22
$45,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $74,999: 29
$75,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 263

Irish: 84

German: 79

English: 78

Other groups: 42

Italian: 18

Scottish: 11

Dutch: 7

British: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

French (except Basque): 5

Danish: 3

Arab:: 2

Austrian: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Syrian: 2

Polish: 2

Welsh: 2

Norwegian: 1

Scandinavian: 1

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

Panama (60%)
United Kingdom (40%)

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

This state: 1017
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 71
South: 46
West: 10

69% of Pennsboro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 163
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38
Associate degree: 8
Bachelor's degree: 16
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 195
Less than 1 year of college: 21
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 19
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 15.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 50.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,353
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $153,153
Some other race householders: $3,965
Two or more races householders: $33,145
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,653

Pennsboro household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pennsboro marital status for males

Pennsboro marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,309
Two or more races householders: $25,454
Hispanic or Latino householders: $47,272

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 481
One, attached: 7
Two: 12
3 or 4: 5
5 to 9: 25
Mobile homes: 76

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,965

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pennsboro:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (26%)

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): 0

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	4.0%
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)

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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