Terra Alta, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,503 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,503 (10 farm, 1,493 nonfarm))

Terra Alta, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 684 (590 occupied: 441 owner occupied, 149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	25%

Housing density: 573 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: $299 (lower quartile is $218, upper quartile is $393)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $324

Median gross rent in Terra Alta, WV in 2007: $438

Housing units in Terra Alta with a mortgage: 178 (11 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160

Terra Alta,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,158 (it was $42,100 in 2000)

Terra Alta:	$65,158
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,141 - $104,781

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,837
Here: $89,837
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,092
Here: $99,092
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $69,829
Here: $69,829
State: $109,679

Mobile homes: $25,120
Here: $25,120
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,446

In family households: 1,272 (333 male householders, 71 female householders)
324 spouses, 424 children (385 natural, 19 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 39 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 174 (52 male householders (42 living alone)), 99 female householders (92 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person, 14 2-persons, 3 4-persons.

228 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (19 men, 71 women).

98.1% of residents of Terra Alta speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 75% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 4 (0.3%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Terra Alta, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 97 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 96 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 29

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 38 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 35 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 70
1970 to 1979: 166
1960 to 1969: 45
1950 to 1959: 59
1940 to 1949: 55
1939 or earlier: 255

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Terra Alta:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 103 3 bedrooms: 251 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 40 2 bedrooms: 44 3 bedrooms: 48 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 136 2 vehicles: 190 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 51 1 vehicle: 62 2 vehicles: 22 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 26
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 45
$50,000 to $59,999: 50
$60,000 to $69,999: 45
$70,000 to $79,999: 43
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 3
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Terra Alta rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Terra Alta:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$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: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Terra Alta, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.1%
Number of people working at home: 5 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 50
5 to 9 minutes: 143
10 to 14 minutes: 74
15 to 19 minutes: 90
20 to 24 minutes: 94
25 to 29 minutes: 33
30 to 34 minutes: 44
35 to 39 minutes: 13
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 30
60 to 89 minutes: 39
90 or more minutes: 10

Terra Alta mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 503 (79%)
Carpooled: 95 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 25 (4%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 5 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 81
$15,000 to $19,999: 63
$20,000 to $24,999: 45
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 46
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $44,999: 40
$45,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 43
$60,000 to $74,999: 21
$75,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 264

German: 232

English: 101

Other groups: 75

Irish: 73

Italian: 24

Scotch-Irish: 24

Dutch: 21

Polish: 18

Czech: 8

French (except Basque): 8

European: 8

Welsh: 6

Scottish: 4

Slovak: 3

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

Korea (50%)
Brazil (50%)

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

This state: 859
Northeast: 62
Midwest: 70
South: 452
West: 6

65% of Terra Alta residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 190
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 25
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 25
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 1
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 233
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33
Associate degree: 29
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,743
Two or more races householders: $32,356

Terra Alta household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Terra Alta marital status for males

Terra Alta marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,072
Two or more races householders: $40,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 463
One, attached: 5
Two: 17
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 115

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,035

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Terra Alta:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (10%) Wood (7%) Coal or coke (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (44%) Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (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): 5

Here:	5.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	15.4%
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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