Weston, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,262 (Urban population: 4,217 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 45 (all nonfarm))

Weston, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,241 (1,966 occupied: 1,284 owner occupied, 682 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	25%

Housing density: 1315 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 $258, upper quartile is $386)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $316

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

Housing units in Weston with a mortgage: 546 (35 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 607

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,764 (it was $50,400 in 2000)

Weston:	$68,764
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,321 - $105,532

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $85,417
Here: $85,417
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $252,031
Here: $252,031
State: $155,391

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,810
Here: $142,810
State: $138,103

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,280
Here: $141,280
State: $89,574

Mobile homes: $41,143
Here: $41,143
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,488

In family households: 3,618 (852 male householders, 383 female householders)
904 spouses, 1,143 children (1,032 natural, 5 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 47 other relatives, 120 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 870 (235 male householders (184 living alone)), 509 female householders (465 living alone)), 126 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 568 2-persons, 317 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 16 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 649 1-person, 70 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 13 5-persons.

539 married couples with children.
248 single-parent households (38 men, 210 women).

98.8% of residents of Weston speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 18 (0.4%)
(38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Weston, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 83 5 rooms: 271 6 rooms: 285 7 rooms: 309 8 rooms: 172 9 or more rooms: 147

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weston, West Virginia:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 60 3 rooms: 65 4 rooms: 177 5 rooms: 158 6 rooms: 88 7 rooms: 63 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 147
1970 to 1979: 239
1960 to 1969: 200
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 329
1939 or earlier: 1,021

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Weston:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 369 3 bedrooms: 607 4 bedrooms: 247 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weston:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 269 3 bedrooms: 138 4 bedrooms: 68 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Weston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 121 1 vehicle: 451 2 vehicles: 473 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Weston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 208 1 vehicle: 306 2 vehicles: 125 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 39
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 93
$50,000 to $59,999: 158
$60,000 to $69,999: 176
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 81
$90,000 to $99,999: 113
$100,000 to $124,999: 204
$125,000 to $149,999: 56
$150,000 to $174,999: 45
$175,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 to $249,999: 23
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Weston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Weston:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 44
$200 to $249: 57
$250 to $299: 136
$300 to $349: 113
$350 to $399: 85
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 39
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 2
$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: 63

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 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: 7

Weston, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.2%
Number of people working at home: 62 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 123
5 to 9 minutes: 436
10 to 14 minutes: 437
15 to 19 minutes: 196
20 to 24 minutes: 113
25 to 29 minutes: 64
30 to 34 minutes: 133
35 to 39 minutes: 49
40 to 44 minutes: 47
45 to 59 minutes: 46
60 to 89 minutes: 28
90 or more minutes: 16

Weston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,368 (78%)
Carpooled: 276 (16%)
Walked: 27 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 62 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 349
$10,000 to $14,999: 274
$15,000 to $19,999: 165
$20,000 to $24,999: 165
$25,000 to $29,999: 119
$30,000 to $34,999: 141
$35,000 to $39,999: 203
$40,000 to $44,999: 125
$45,000 to $49,999: 106
$50,000 to $59,999: 102
$60,000 to $74,999: 131
$75,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 18
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 634

German: 572

English: 458

Irish: 295

Other groups: 206

Italian: 150

Scotch-Irish: 44

Dutch: 43

Scottish: 43

British: 21

French (except Basque): 18

Swedish: 13

European: 9

French Canadian: 9

Welsh: 8

Danish: 6

Northern European: 6

Croatian: 5

Russian: 3

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

Sweden (39%)
Guatemala (33%)
El Salvador (28%)

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

This state: 3778
Northeast: 141
Midwest: 142
South: 371
West: 24

57% of Weston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 619
Less than 1 year of college: 101
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 161
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 108
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 101
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 758
Less than 1 year of college: 155
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 261
Associate degree: 47
Bachelor's degree: 134
Master's degree: 49
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,018
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $65,637
Two or more races householders: $26,832
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,219

Weston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Weston marital status for males

Weston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,563

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,739
One, attached: 31
Two: 113
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 48
10 to 19: 59
20 to 49: 84
50 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,644

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Weston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	3.7%
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: 11

Here:	16.2%
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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