Berkeley County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 104,79580.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,2327.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,7025.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,7784.5%Two or more races
  • 1,2991.0%Asian alone
  • 6690.5%Some other race alone
  • 150.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 65
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 154
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 62
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Berkeley County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,392 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,133 (0.5%)

Area name: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berkeley County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $874 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martinsburg, Inwood, Falling Waters, Hedgesville.

2023 air pollution in Berkeley County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Arapahoe County, Colorado , Colusa County, California , Platte County, Missouri , Sangamon County, Illinois , Scott County, Illinois .

Current college students: 2,424
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,318 (76.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,4142010 or later
• 2,2342000 to 2009
• 1,2381990 to 1999
• 3071980 to 1989
• 2771970 to 1979
• 416Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 38,497
• One, attached: 5,981
• Two: 774
• 3 or 4: 504
• 5 to 9: 1,250
• 10 to 19: 924
• 20 to 49: 123
• 50 or more: 475
• Mobile homes: 5,098
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 163

Housing units in Berkeley County with a mortgage: 28,504 (2,688 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 2,222 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 305

Religion statistics for Berkeley County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Berkeley County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
• West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
• West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1903: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1903, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• West Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3221: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3221, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1558: September 20, 2004, FEMA Id: 1558, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1496: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1496, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2003 to July 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1474: June 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1474, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 08, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1137: September 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1137, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,963 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.91% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($10,574 average AGI)
6.90% relocated from other states ($47,389 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	6.90%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Jefferson County, WV	1.20% ($51,140 average AGI)
from Washington County, MD	1.02% ($53,187)
from Frederick County, VA	0.72% ($58,940)
from Frederick County, MD	0.51% ($62,879)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.34% ($91,480)
from Winchester city, VA	0.32% ($49,259)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.25% ($74,857)

6.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,762 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.58% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($12,232 average AGI)
4.76% relocated to other states ($43,531 average AGI)

Berkeley County:	4.76%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Jefferson County, WV	0.83% ($52,810 average AGI)
to Washington County, MD	0.53% ($42,095)
to Frederick County, VA	0.36% ($60,261)
to Morgan County, WV	0.28% ($48,355)
to Franklin County, PA	0.20% ($52,810)
to Frederick County, MD	0.18% ($72,159)
to Winchester city, VA	0.16% ($42,050)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 6.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Berkeley County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 26,046 (5,732 living alone), Female householders: 25,099 (5,930 living alone)

• 25,335 spouses (24,318 opposite-sex spouses), 5,370 unmarried partners, (5,242 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,481 children (33,049 natural, 813 adopted, 1,619 stepchildren), 2,393 grandchildren, 1,104 brothers or sisters, 1,940 parents, 102 foster children, 2,184 other relatives, 3,289 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,147

Size of family households: 14,790 2-persons, 8,188 3-persons, 7,183 4-persons, 3,015 5-persons, 822 6-persons, 1,253 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,662 1-person, 3,758 2-persons, 371 3-persons, 103 4-persons.

17,879 married couples with children.
7,267 single-parent households (1,511 men, 5,756 women).

94.1% of residents of Berkeley speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $687,747,000 ($7,696 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $51,034,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $233,346,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,451,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $854,000
Federal grants: $59,599,000
Federal procurement contracts: $159,310,000 ($24,758,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $170,186,000 ($10,776,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,095,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $126,750,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,028,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.96 millions of gallons per day (60% from ground, 40% from surface)

• Year house built in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 1,7372020 or later
• 10,6212010 to 2019
• 16,1282000 to 2009
• 7,1251990 to 1999
• 4,9051980 to 1989
• 4,3181970 to 1979
• 1,3371960 to 1969
• 2,3871950 to 1959
• 1,4031940 to 1949
• 3,8281939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 361 room
• 2032 rooms
• 1,3333 rooms
• 2,4274 rooms
• 7,8965 rooms
• 8,8056 rooms
• 6,6177 rooms
• 5,4738 rooms
• 8,3609+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 3011 room
• 3252 rooms
• 7143 rooms
• 2,3194 rooms
• 2,4315 rooms
• 1,8656 rooms
• 1,7147 rooms
• 1898 rooms
• 1379+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 154no bedroom
• 7461 bedroom
• 4,4262 bedrooms
• 23,6853 bedrooms
• 9,7244 bedrooms
• 2,4155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berkeley County, West Virginia
• 407no bedroom
• 1,6431 bedroom
• 3,3012 bedrooms
• 2,6583 bedrooms
• 1,8974 bedrooms
• 895+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County, West Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 499no vehicle
• 8,9821 vehicle
• 17,8002 vehicles
• 8,8453 vehicles
• 3,0104 vehicles
• 2,0145+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Berkeley County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,156no vehicle
• 4,7931 vehicle
• 3,2522 vehicles
• 6183 vehicles
• 414 vehicles
• 1355+ vehicles

86.9% of Berkeley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 46,502
• Other state: 74,910
• Northeast: 13,167
• Midwest: 4,507
• South: 54,043
• West: 3,193

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,732
• Number of aged recipients: 116
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,616
• Number of recipients under 18: 320
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,148
• Number of recipients older than 64: 264
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 632
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 749

Berkeley County on our top lists:

• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"