Harrison County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,644
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,835
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,432 (it was 7,032 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 416 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 156 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Retail trade (12.4%), Public administration (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 23%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 60,04092.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,5313.9%Two or more races
- 1,2391.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 8351.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4560.7%Asian alone
- 430.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 180.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 180.03%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 43.1 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 32,009 | (49.3%) |
Females: 32,906 | (50.7%) |
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Harrison County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,092 ($30,562 in 1999)
This county: | $58,092 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $669 (lower quartile is $473, upper quartile is $849)
This county: | $669 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,200 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Harrison: | $171,200 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,173
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $351
Institutionalized population: 559
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 39
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 136
- Auto thefts: 45
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 28
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 70
- Auto thefts: 18
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 81 buildings, average cost: $265,900
- 2021: 85 buildings, average cost: $246,600
- 2020: 54 buildings, average cost: $200,200
- 2019: 47 buildings, average cost: $184,500
- 2018: 59 buildings, average cost: $285,900
- 2017: 66 buildings, average cost: $193,500
- 2016: 126 buildings, average cost: $161,400
- 2015: 73 buildings, average cost: $207,100
- 2014: 81 buildings, average cost: $226,900
- 2013: 58 buildings, average cost: $194,700
- 2012: 132 buildings, average cost: $158,300
- 2011: 55 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2010: 116 buildings, average cost: $190,300
- 2009: 58 buildings, average cost: $209,600
- 2008: 92 buildings, average cost: $206,900
- 2007: 121 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 2006: 135 buildings, average cost: $188,400
- 2005: 141 buildings, average cost: $179,500
- 2004: 150 buildings, average cost: $145,400
- 2003: 125 buildings, average cost: $133,900
- 2002: 169 buildings, average cost: $94,500
- 2001: 87 buildings, average cost: $114,400
- 2000: 119 buildings, average cost: $110,600
- 1999: 156 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 1998: 179 buildings, average cost: $90,400
- 1997: 117 buildings, average cost: $86,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,142 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $714 (0.5%)
Harrison County: | 14.3% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.1 years old
(Males: 42.7 years old, Females: 43.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.6 years old, Black residents: 55.0 years old, American Indian residents: 21.6 years old, Asian residents: 45.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.6 years old, Other race residents: 20.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harrison County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $595 a month.
Cities in this county include: Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Salem, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Despard, Enterprise, Lumberport, Anmoore.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Reservoir: Cacapon State Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Mountain Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County, Colorado , Athens County, Ohio , Calhoun County , Boone County, Missouri , Grand County, Utah , Gilmer County , Clermont County, Ohio , Shelby County, Indiana .
Here: | 3.5% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 2,738
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 634 (63.9% naturalized citizens)
Harrison County: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1222010 or later
- 2302000 to 2009
- 2051990 to 1999
- 1681980 to 1989
- 1691970 to 1979
- 192Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,765
- One, attached: 626
- Two: 732
- 3 or 4: 873
- 5 to 9: 776
- 10 to 19: 1,169
- 20 to 49: 438
- 50 or more: 241
- Mobile homes: 1,925
Housing units in Harrison County with a mortgage: 8,296 (455 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 422 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 389
Here: | 2.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Harrison County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 16,442 | 93 |
Catholic | 8,647 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8,406 | 51 |
Other | 1,069 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 192 | 2 |
Orthodox | 110 | 1 |
None | 34,233 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Harrison County: | 1.90 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.17 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Harrison County: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Harrison County: | 14.1% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Harrison County: | 32.7% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 12.2% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Harrison County:
Average size of farms: 150 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,419
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.99%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,975
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,646
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.00
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16 acres
Earthquake activity:
Harrison County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 161.6 miles away from Harrison County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 151.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 165.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 208.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 199.4 miles away from Harrison County center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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: July 28, 2017 - July 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4331, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter 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 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 Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4059: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1769: June 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1769, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- 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
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Harrison County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 11, Landslides: 7, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 31,797 (82.3%)
- Carpooled: 2,634 (6.8%)
- Bus: 69 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 720 (1.9%)
- Bicycle: 54 (0.1%)
- Walked: 788 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 2,201 (5.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Nigeria (16%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
- Canada (8%)
- Bangladesh (6%)
- Korea (6%)
- Turkey (5%)
- India (5%)
- American (19%)
- English (18%)
- Italian (13%)
- German (12%)
- Irish (12%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Harrison County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 485 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 105 people in college/university student housing
- 71 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 61 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 45 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 44 people in group homes intended for adults
- 40 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 23 people in correctional residential facilities
- 11 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Harrison County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 543 people in nursing homes
- 350 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 83 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 54 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 53 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 34 people in other group homes
- 20 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 12 people in halfway houses
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in religious group quarters
5.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,180 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.34% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($27,713 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($19,467 average AGI)
Harrison County: 1.97% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Marion County, WV | 0.79% ($43,922 average AGI) |
from Monongalia County, WV | 0.40% ($60,204) |
from Lewis County, WV | 0.32% ($44,952) |
from Taylor County, WV | 0.31% ($36,815) |
from Doddridge County, WV | 0.22% ($34,518) |
from Upshur County, WV | 0.17% ($48,667) |
from Barbour County, WV | 0.14% ($35,914) |
5.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,188 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.61% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.41% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($27,903 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($30,285 average AGI)
Harrison County: 2.20% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Marion County, WV | 0.81% ($42,299 average AGI) |
to Monongalia County, WV | 0.55% ($57,549) |
to Taylor County, WV | 0.41% ($67,575) |
to Lewis County, WV | 0.27% ($39,429) |
to Doddridge County, WV | 0.20% ($33,943) |
to Upshur County, WV | 0.14% ($37,056) |
to Barbour County, WV | 0.14% ($22,514) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,132 (10,971 aged, 3,161 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,315 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Harrison County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,222)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,173)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,024)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,024)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (703)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (591)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (560)
- Unspecified dementia (338)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (283)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (279)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,368
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 684
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 61,185
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,283
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,230
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 107
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 56.7. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 142.8. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 102.9
- Other - 39.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 64,915- Male householders: 12,885 (3,888 living alone), Female householders: 13,102 (4,235 living alone)
12,561 spouses (12,537 opposite-sex spouses), 1,616 unmarried partners, (1,601 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,665 children (16,411 natural, 478 adopted, 776 stepchildren), 1,742 grandchildren, 646 brothers or sisters, 981 parents, 49 foster children, 389 other relatives, 2,330 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 949
Size of family households: 7,611 2-persons, 3,770 3-persons, 2,888 4-persons, 1,197 5-persons, 497 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,123 1-person, 1,737 2-persons, 115 3-persons.
9,509 married couples with children.
2,333 single-parent households (475 men, 1,858 women).
98.1% of residents of Harrison speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $603,332,000 ($8,833 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,615,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $225,182,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $111,402,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $758,000
Federal grants: $90,266,000
Federal procurement contracts: $35,454,000 ($6,584,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $140,270,000 ($8,341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,724,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,672,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,059,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,133Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,657
Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +259
Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +51
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.09 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Harrison County, West Virginia
- 1612020 or later
- 2,0582010 to 2019
- 2,4172000 to 2009
- 4,1151990 to 1999
- 2,5691980 to 1989
- 4,1181970 to 1979
- 3,4511960 to 1969
- 3,0881950 to 1959
- 2,2291940 to 1949
- 6,3391939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harrison County, West Virginia
- 01 room
- 372 rooms
- 3093 rooms
- 1,1564 rooms
- 3,4275 rooms
- 4,0806 rooms
- 3,8587 rooms
- 2,2958 rooms
- 4,3439+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison County, West Virginia
- 01 room
- 4772 rooms
- 8003 rooms
- 1,5024 rooms
- 1,7995 rooms
- 4896 rooms
- 9507 rooms
- 3818 rooms
- 849+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Harrison County, West Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 7891 bedroom
- 2,8932 bedrooms
- 11,3303 bedrooms
- 3,6254 bedrooms
- 8685+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison County, West Virginia
- 51no bedroom
- 1,7461 bedroom
- 2,4922 bedrooms
- 1,9133 bedrooms
- 2334 bedrooms
- 475+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 692no vehicle
- 5,3441 vehicle
- 9,2962 vehicles
- 3,1633 vehicles
- 7074 vehicles
- 3035+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,156no vehicle
- 2,9091 vehicle
- 1,7652 vehicles
- 5273 vehicles
- 1254 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.6% of Harrison County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in West Virginia.
Harrison County: | 89.6% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 49,765
- Other state: 14,416
- Northeast: 2,922
- Midwest: 3,566
- South: 6,584
- West: 1,344
- 82.4%Utility gas
- 13.2%Electricity
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 68.5%Utility gas
- 27.9%Electricity
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.8% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 5.4% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 44.2% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Harrison County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,272,000
Cash and Securities: $2,048,000
- Charges - Other: $3,685,000
Other: $3,493,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,006,000
Police Protection: $3,994,000
Central Staff Services: $3,683,000
Central Staff Services: $3,672,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,170,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,160,000
General - Other: $2,562,000
General - Other: $2,555,000
General Public Buildings: $2,449,000
General Public Buildings: $2,442,000
Financial Administration: $2,385,000
Financial Administration: $2,378,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,969,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,963,000
Health - Other: $1,264,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $629,000
Parks and Recreation: $627,000
Corrections - Other: $504,000
Corrections - Other: $503,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $208,000
Other: $208,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,356,000
Interest on Debt: $2,335,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,000
General Local Government Support: $26,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,693,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,319,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,632,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,760,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,966,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,172,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,303,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,296,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $146,000
Royalties: $10,000
Royalties: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $878,000
Central Staff Services: $878,000
Police Protection: $191,000
Police Protection: $191,000
General - Other: $185,000
General - Other: $185,000
General Public Building: $162,000
General Public Building: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,780,000
Cash and Securities: $28,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,344,000
Cash and Securities: $23,739,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $1,403,000
Health and Hospitals: $720,000
Health and Hospitals: $653,000
Other: $331,000
Other: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $26,386,000
Property: $25,913,000
Other: $1,606,000
Other: $1,578,000
Other License: $154,000
Other License: $151,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Harrison County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,272,000
Cash and Securities: $2,048,000
- Charges - Other: $3,685,000
Other: $3,493,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,006,000
Police Protection: $3,994,000
Central Staff Services: $3,683,000
Central Staff Services: $3,672,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,170,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,160,000
General - Other: $2,562,000
General - Other: $2,555,000
General Public Buildings: $2,449,000
General Public Buildings: $2,442,000
Financial Administration: $2,385,000
Financial Administration: $2,378,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,969,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,963,000
Health - Other: $1,264,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $629,000
Parks and Recreation: $627,000
Corrections - Other: $504,000
Corrections - Other: $503,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $208,000
Other: $208,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,356,000
Interest on Debt: $2,335,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,000
General Local Government Support: $26,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,693,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,319,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,632,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,760,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,966,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,172,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,303,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,296,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $146,000
Royalties: $10,000
Royalties: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $878,000
Central Staff Services: $878,000
Police Protection: $191,000
Police Protection: $191,000
General - Other: $185,000
General - Other: $185,000
General Public Building: $162,000
General Public Building: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,780,000
Cash and Securities: $28,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,344,000
Cash and Securities: $23,739,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $1,403,000
Health and Hospitals: $720,000
Health and Hospitals: $653,000
Other: $331,000
Other: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $26,386,000
Property: $25,913,000
Other: $1,606,000
Other: $1,578,000
Other License: $154,000
Other License: $151,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Harrison County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,272,000
Cash and Securities: $2,048,000
- Charges - Other: $3,685,000
Other: $3,493,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,006,000
Police Protection: $3,994,000
Central Staff Services: $3,683,000
Central Staff Services: $3,672,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,170,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,160,000
General - Other: $2,562,000
General - Other: $2,555,000
General Public Buildings: $2,449,000
General Public Buildings: $2,442,000
Financial Administration: $2,385,000
Financial Administration: $2,378,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,969,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,963,000
Health - Other: $1,264,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $629,000
Parks and Recreation: $627,000
Corrections - Other: $504,000
Corrections - Other: $503,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $208,000
Other: $208,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,356,000
Interest on Debt: $2,335,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,000
General Local Government Support: $26,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,693,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,319,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,632,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,760,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,966,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,172,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,303,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,296,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $146,000
Royalties: $10,000
Royalties: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $878,000
Central Staff Services: $878,000
Police Protection: $191,000
Police Protection: $191,000
General - Other: $185,000
General - Other: $185,000
General Public Building: $162,000
General Public Building: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,780,000
Cash and Securities: $28,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,344,000
Cash and Securities: $23,739,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $1,403,000
Health and Hospitals: $720,000
Health and Hospitals: $653,000
Other: $331,000
Other: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $26,386,000
Property: $25,913,000
Other: $1,606,000
Other: $1,578,000
Other License: $154,000
Other License: $151,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Harrison County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,272,000
Cash and Securities: $2,048,000
- Charges - Other: $3,685,000
Other: $3,493,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parking Facilities: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,006,000
Police Protection: $3,994,000
Central Staff Services: $3,683,000
Central Staff Services: $3,672,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,170,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,160,000
General - Other: $2,562,000
General - Other: $2,555,000
General Public Buildings: $2,449,000
General Public Buildings: $2,442,000
Financial Administration: $2,385,000
Financial Administration: $2,378,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,969,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,963,000
Health - Other: $1,264,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $629,000
Parks and Recreation: $627,000
Corrections - Other: $504,000
Corrections - Other: $503,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $208,000
Other: $208,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Other: $182,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,356,000
Interest on Debt: $2,335,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $26,000
General Local Government Support: $26,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,693,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $54,319,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,632,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,554,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,760,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,966,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,172,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,794,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,330,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,303,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,296,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Interest Earnings: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $146,000
Royalties: $10,000
Royalties: $10,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $878,000
Central Staff Services: $878,000
Police Protection: $191,000
Police Protection: $191,000
General - Other: $185,000
General - Other: $185,000
General Public Building: $162,000
General Public Building: $162,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Local Fire Protection: $120,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Financial Administration: $77,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Corrections - Other: $9,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,780,000
Cash and Securities: $28,637,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,344,000
Cash and Securities: $23,739,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,547,000
General Local Government Support: $1,403,000
Health and Hospitals: $720,000
Health and Hospitals: $653,000
Other: $331,000
Other: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $26,386,000
Property: $25,913,000
Other: $1,606,000
Other: $1,578,000
Other License: $154,000
Other License: $151,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,003
- Number of aged recipients: 127
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,876
- Number of recipients under 18: 471
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,189
- Number of recipients older than 64: 343
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 965
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,328
Most common first names in Harrison County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 870 | 78.5 years |
John | 748 | 74.8 years |
James | 653 | 71.9 years |
William | 612 | 74.3 years |
Charles | 531 | 73.7 years |
Robert | 455 | 69.6 years |
George | 275 | 76.1 years |
Joseph | 258 | 74.1 years |
Margaret | 232 | 79.3 years |
Frank | 229 | 75.0 years |
Most common last names in Harrison County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Davis | 343 | 78.2 years |
Smith | 285 | 77.5 years |
Williams | 199 | 74.4 years |
Swiger | 170 | 73.5 years |
Martin | 168 | 77.2 years |
Moore | 159 | 75.1 years |
Miller | 128 | 75.9 years |
Jones | 126 | 75.8 years |
Brown | 125 | 78.6 years |
Robinson | 122 | 77.8 years |
Businesses in Harrison County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 5 | Lowe's | 1 | |
ALDI | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Microtel | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 5 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
FedEx | 7 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GNC | 4 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Subway | 10 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 4 | |
Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 15 | |
Journeys | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 2 |
Harrison County on our top lists:
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"