Thomas, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 461 (all nonfarm))

Thomas, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 280 (228 occupied: 199 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	25%

Housing density: 467 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: $350 (lower quartile is $263, upper quartile is $418)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $279

Median gross rent in Thomas, WV in 2007: $561

Housing units in Thomas with a mortgage: 54 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 114

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,087 (it was $51,100 in 2000)

Thomas:	$79,087
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,685 - $114,337

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,454
Here: $89,454
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $167,953
Here: $167,953
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $104,744
Here: $104,744
State: $109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,415
Here: $109,415
State: $138,103

Mobile homes: $23,281
Here: $23,281
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 461

In family households: 373 (128 male householders, 10 female householders)
115 spouses, 89 children (80 natural, 5 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 88 (38 male householders (32 living alone)), 45 female householders (45 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 6 2-persons.

42 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (1 men, 18 women).

99.3% of residents of Thomas speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomas, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 26

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 3
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 28
1970 to 1979: 34
1960 to 1969: 19
1950 to 1959: 5
1940 to 1949: 26
1939 or earlier: 157

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thomas:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 101 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 10 3 bedrooms: 15 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 51 2 vehicles: 97 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 18 2 vehicles: 8 3 vehicles: 1 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 37
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Thomas rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Thomas:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 0
$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: 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: 4

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 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: 1

Thomas, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.8%
Number of people working at home: 2 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 17
5 to 9 minutes: 51
10 to 14 minutes: 31
15 to 19 minutes: 20
20 to 24 minutes: 31
25 to 29 minutes: 10
30 to 34 minutes: 10
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 2
45 to 59 minutes: 6
60 to 89 minutes: 3
90 or more minutes: 7

Thomas mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 152 (80%)
Carpooled: 20 (11%)
Bicycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 14 (7%)
Worked at home: 2 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 31
$10,000 to $14,999: 27
$15,000 to $19,999: 31
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $44,999: 11
$45,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $74,999: 14
$75,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 89

German: 54

Italian: 44

English: 39

Other groups: 17

Polish: 15

Swedish: 13

Irish: 12

Scotch-Irish: 5

Welsh: 5

Austrian: 4

Scottish: 4

French (except Basque): 3

Dutch: 2

Maltese: 1

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

This state: 358
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 24
South: 60
West: 9

80% of Thomas residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 117
Less than 1 year of college: 2
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 10
Master's degree: 1
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 100
Less than 1 year of college: 11
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20
Associate degree: 3
Bachelor's degree: 20
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,868
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $90,641

Thomas household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Thomas marital status for males

Thomas marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,909
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $65,454

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 223
One, attached: 6
Two: 12
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,888

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Thomas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (5%) Coal or coke (4%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (17%) Coal or coke (7%)

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

Here:	5.9%
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:	7.1%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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