Brooke County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 20,59393.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7813.5%Two or more races
  • 3291.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2431.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1190.5%Asian alone
  • 240.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $800 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $574 (0.6%)

Area name: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brooke County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

Cities in this county include: Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, Wellsburg, Bethany, Beech Bottom, Windsor Heights.

2023 air pollution in Brooke County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County, Ohio , Utah County, Utah , Daviess County, Missouri , Jay County, Indiana , Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania , Mercer County, Missouri .

Current college students: 1,611
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 319 (45.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1542010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 391990 to 1999
• 221980 to 1989
• 121970 to 1979
• 230Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,833
• One, attached: 184
• Two: 186
• 3 or 4: 440
• 5 to 9: 341
• 10 to 19: 367
• 20 to 49: 153
• 50 or more: 173
• Mobile homes: 1,049

Housing units in Brooke County with a mortgage: 3,165 (287 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 259 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 280

Religion statistics for Brooke County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Brooke 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 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 20, 2018, FEMA Id: 4359, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 08, 2015 to April 11, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4220: May 18, 2015, FEMA Id: 4220, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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 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: January 04, 2005 to January 25, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1574: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 1574, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• 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 Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 02, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1096: January 25, 1996, FEMA Id: 1096, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.32% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,445 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.18% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,626 average AGI)
3.14% relocated from other states ($26,819 average AGI)

Brooke County:	3.14%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Hancock County, WV	1.45% ($36,878 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, OH	0.62% ($39,304)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.55% ($52,840)
from Washington County, PA	0.42% ($58,921)
from Ohio County, WV	0.40% ($34,139)

5.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,873 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.35% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($14,800 average AGI)
3.37% relocated to other states ($32,073 average AGI)

Brooke County:	3.37%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Hancock County, WV	1.49% ($33,319 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, OH	0.90% ($38,915)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.41% ($51,973)
to Ohio County, WV	0.39% ($40,371)
to Washington County, PA	0.22% ($39,950)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brooke County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,697 (1,817 living alone), Female householders: 5,169 (1,915 living alone)

• 3,912 spouses (3,835 opposite-sex spouses), 731 unmarried partners, (729 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,190 children (4,618 natural, 114 adopted, 438 stepchildren), 517 grandchildren, 163 brothers or sisters, 152 parents, 14 foster children, 349 other relatives, 349 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,003

Size of family households: 3,115 2-persons, 1,316 3-persons, 810 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,731 1-person, 436 2-persons, 42 3-persons.

2,127 married couples with children.
1,189 single-parent households (477 men, 712 women).

97.6% of residents of Brooke speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (10% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 70% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $152,736,000 ($6,162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,777,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,518,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,708,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $85,000
Federal grants: $21,515,000
Federal procurement contracts: $725,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,185,000 ($601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,775,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,767,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,298,000

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

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.86 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

• Year house built in Brooke County, West Virginia
• 312020 or later
• 2852010 to 2019
• 7032000 to 2009
• 7681990 to 1999
• 9041980 to 1989
• 1,7521970 to 1979
• 1,3591960 to 1969
• 1,6921950 to 1959
• 8091940 to 1949
• 2,0591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Brooke County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooke County, West Virginia
• 1221 room
• 02 rooms
• 473 rooms
• 4574 rooms
• 1,5975 rooms
• 1,8506 rooms
• 1,6027 rooms
• 7498 rooms
• 9569+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooke County, West Virginia
• 611 room
• 2882 rooms
• 2713 rooms
• 9314 rooms
• 4055 rooms
• 3176 rooms
• 757 rooms
• 978 rooms
• 99+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brooke County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooke County, West Virginia
• 126no bedroom
• 1031 bedroom
• 1,7472 bedrooms
• 3,9893 bedrooms
• 1,2714 bedrooms
• 1595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooke County, West Virginia
• 64no bedroom
• 8361 bedroom
• 9732 bedrooms
• 5003 bedrooms
• 824 bedrooms
• 15+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brooke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 197no vehicle
• 2,8361 vehicle
• 3,0212 vehicles
• 1,0073 vehicles
• 3094 vehicles
• 545+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brooke County in renter-occupied apartments
• 477no vehicle
• 1,5481 vehicle
• 3512 vehicles
• 933 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.9% of Brooke County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 12,382
• Other state: 9,393
• Northeast: 2,381
• Midwest: 5,422
• South: 1,089
• West: 392

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 542
• Number of aged recipients: 21
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 521
• Number of recipients under 18: 73
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 406
• Number of recipients older than 64: 63
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 161
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 253

Brooke County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"