Ohio County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,792
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,537
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,217 (it was 6,196 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 106 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 394 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.6%), Retail trade (12.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 37,70390.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,8254.4%Two or more races
- 1,3503.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5631.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 2370.6%Asian alone
- 1130.3%Some other race alone
- 570.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 20,206 | (48.3%) |
Females: 21,598 | (51.7%) |
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Ohio County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,628 ($30,836 in 1999)
This county: | $54,628 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $609 (lower quartile is $407, upper quartile is $776)
This county: | $609 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $162,759 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
Ohio: | $162,759 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,124Detached houses: $214,063
Here: $214,063 State: $206,655 Townhouses or other attached units: $113,077
Here: $113,077 State: $205,683 In 2-unit structures: $102,795
Here: $102,795 State: $127,101 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,608
Here: $105,608 State: $136,692 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,996
Here: $126,996 State: $177,533 Mobile homes: $51,237
Here: $51,237 State: $63,963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $425
Institutionalized population: 555
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 12
- Burglaries: 2
- Thefts: 9
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 26
- Burglaries: 9
- Thefts: 44
- Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $370,000
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $425,600
- 2020: 6 buildings, average cost: $367,100
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $107,800
- 2017: 13 buildings, average cost: $657,400
- 2016: 7 buildings, average cost: $233,100
- 2015: 59 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $366,700
- 2013: 23 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 2012: 17 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2011: 14 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2010: 17 buildings, average cost: $180,800
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $256,400
- 2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2007: 22 buildings, average cost: $108,000
- 2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $158,700
- 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $144,500
- 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2003: 23 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $129,600
- 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $139,600
- 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $153,100
- 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $139,100
- 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $157,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $965 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $954 (0.7%)
Ohio County: | 15.7% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.1 years old, Females: 44.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 14.7 years old, Asian residents: 45.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.0 years old, Other race residents: 31.8 years old)
Area name: Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ohio County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wheeling, Bethlehem, West Liberty, Triadelphia, Clearview, Valley Grove.
2023 air pollution in Ohio County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Belmont County, Ohio , Lyon County, Nevada , Clinton County, Indiana , Middlesex County, New Jersey , Doniphan County, Kansas , Franklin County, Ohio , Warren County, Indiana .
Here: | 3.9% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,900
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 960 (66.2% naturalized citizens)
Ohio County: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3132010 or later
- 3422000 to 2009
- 1181990 to 1999
- 971980 to 1989
- 781970 to 1979
- 267Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14,205
- One, attached: 957
- Two: 1,102
- 3 or 4: 1,445
- 5 to 9: 628
- 10 to 19: 322
- 20 to 49: 637
- 50 or more: 1,365
- Mobile homes: 763
Housing units in Ohio County with a mortgage: 5,949 (803 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 751 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 372
Here: | 1.3% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ohio County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 13,134 | 9 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,919 | 35 |
Evangelical Protestant | 3,963 | 25 |
Other | 1,615 | 5 |
Black Protestant | 234 | 2 |
Orthodox | 180 | 1 |
None | 16,398 | - |
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:
Ohio County: | 3.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio County: | 3.83 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.12 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio County: | 12.8% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Ohio County: | 31.7% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 13.0% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Ohio County:
Average size of farms: 134 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,504
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $59.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,340
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,891
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.37%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.56%
Corn for grain: 166 harvested acres
Vegetables: 21 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres
Earthquake activity:
Ohio County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 39% 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 210.2 miles away from Ohio 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 98.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 108.4 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 217.9 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 250.3 miles away from Ohio County center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.1 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 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
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Ohio County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 24,325 (81.9%)
- Carpooled: 2,272 (7.7%)
- Bus: 223 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 274 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 35 (0.1%)
- Walked: 732 (2.5%)
- Worked at home: 1,446 (4.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Italy (13%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Mexico (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (7%)
- Dominican Republic (6%)
- Brazil (5%)
- German (21%)
- English (15%)
- American (11%)
- Irish (10%)
- Italian (8%)
- Polish (5%)
- Scotch-Irish (4%)
People in group quarters in Ohio County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 1,755 people in college/university student housing
- 413 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 215 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 66 people in state prisons
- 58 people in group homes intended for adults
- 32 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 31 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 26 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Ohio County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 1,692 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 476 people in nursing homes
- 204 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 94 people in religious group quarters
- 73 people in state prisons
- 43 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 39 people in other group homes
- 35 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,664 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.88% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.05% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($14,603 average AGI)
3.82% relocated from other states ($30,062 average AGI)
Ohio County: 3.82% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Marshall County, WV | 1.09% ($44,473 average AGI) |
from Belmont County, OH | 0.95% ($36,610) |
from Allegheny County, PA | 0.26% ($49,698) |
from Washington County, PA | 0.24% ($55,450) |
from Brooke County, WV | 0.21% ($40,371) |
from Jefferson County, OH | 0.19% ($43,219) |
from Monongalia County, WV | 0.15% ($52,520) |
6.32% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,157 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.32% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.00% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($12,758 average AGI)
4.31% relocated to other states ($37,399 average AGI)
Ohio County: 4.31% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Belmont County, OH | 1.14% ($36,942 average AGI) |
to Marshall County, WV | 1.11% ($44,064) |
to Allegheny County, PA | 0.30% ($89,510) |
to Washington County, PA | 0.26% ($65,605) |
to Brooke County, WV | 0.21% ($34,139) |
to Franklin County, OH | 0.16% ($46,519) |
to Jefferson County, OH | 0.16% ($38,556) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,286 (8,726 aged, 1,560 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 810 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ohio County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,043)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (800)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (778)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (637)
- Unspecified dementia (477)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (449)
- Congestive heart failure (335)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (323)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (283)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (213)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,647
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 984
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 124,691
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 980
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,348
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 79
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 109
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 121.7. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 41,804- Male householders: 8,826 (2,923 living alone), Female householders: 9,153 (3,791 living alone)
7,206 spouses (7,161 opposite-sex spouses), 1,156 unmarried partners, (1,101 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,427 children (9,436 natural, 391 adopted, 587 stepchildren), 901 grandchildren, 385 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 22 foster children, 396 other relatives, 907 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,372
Size of family households: 5,261 2-persons, 2,408 3-persons, 1,804 4-persons, 524 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,720 1-person, 808 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 38 4-persons.
4,902 married couples with children.
2,367 single-parent households (736 men, 1,631 women).
97.2% of residents of Ohio speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $392,597,000 ($8,646 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,250,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $153,683,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $90,480,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,951,000
Federal grants: $94,642,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,308,000 ($6,364,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,532,000 ($5,107,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $23,053,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,683,000
Federal Government insurance: $82,991,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,487Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,247
Here: | 72 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +131
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,649
Here: | -37 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.86 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Ohio County, West Virginia
- 122020 or later
- 1,3562010 to 2019
- 9822000 to 2009
- 1,4731990 to 1999
- 1,2791980 to 1989
- 2,2961970 to 1979
- 2,2361960 to 1969
- 2,4671950 to 1959
- 1,7021940 to 1949
- 6,8161939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, West Virginia
- 751 room
- 382 rooms
- 2403 rooms
- 7174 rooms
- 2,1605 rooms
- 2,6856 rooms
- 2,0007 rooms
- 1,5488 rooms
- 2,9329+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, West Virginia
- 1751 room
- 4802 rooms
- 8603 rooms
- 1,3744 rooms
- 1,2035 rooms
- 7996 rooms
- 3557 rooms
- 1108 rooms
- 2419+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ohio County, West Virginia
- 77no bedroom
- 2281 bedroom
- 2,4732 bedrooms
- 6,1783 bedrooms
- 2,8314 bedrooms
- 5525+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ohio County, West Virginia
- 193no bedroom
- 1,9151 bedroom
- 1,8402 bedrooms
- 1,2853 bedrooms
- 2964 bedrooms
- 925+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 523no vehicle
- 3,8121 vehicle
- 5,7642 vehicles
- 1,7653 vehicles
- 3994 vehicles
- 1415+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ohio County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,564no vehicle
- 3,0121 vehicle
- 8052 vehicles
- 1573 vehicles
- 494 vehicles
- 125+ vehicles
89.1% of Ohio County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in West Virginia.
Ohio County: | 89.1% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 28,126
- Other state: 12,661
- Northeast: 3,615
- Midwest: 5,053
- South: 3,074
- West: 780
- 72.7%Utility gas
- 19.8%Electricity
- 2.7%Wood
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 49.3%Utility gas
- 45.5%Electricity
- 1.7%Other fuel
- 1.1%Wood
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 27.4% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 15.8% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 20.5% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Ohio County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,018,000
Cash and Securities: $16,316,000
- Charges - Other: $14,664,000
Other: $4,527,000
- Construction - General - Other: $2,721,000
General - Other: $625,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $15,474,000
Police Protection: $13,157,000
General - Other: $7,418,000
Police Protection: $7,048,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,357,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,168,000
Central Staff Services: $1,931,000
Central Staff Services: $1,775,000
Financial Administration: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,576,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,486,000
Libraries: $1,147,000
General Public Buildings: $1,142,000
General Public Buildings: $1,051,000
Libraries: $770,000
Local Fire Protection: $373,000
Local Fire Protection: $322,000
Solid Waste Management: $162,000
Solid Waste Management: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,078,000
General Local Government Support: $269,000
Other: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,834,000
Interest on Debt: $8,527,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $360,000
Other: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,050,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,385,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $147,215,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,890,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,975,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,655,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,495,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,201,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,552,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,594,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $959,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $870,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,716,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,754,000
Donations From Private Sources: $397,000
Interest Earnings: $359,000
Fines and Forfeits: $334,000
Interest Earnings: $329,000
Fines and Forfeits: $293,000
Donations From Private Sources: $108,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,098,000
Cash and Securities: $7,372,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $15,313,000
End of Fiscal Year: $13,758,000
Beginning: $11,228,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,330,000
Cash and Securities: $8,594,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,306,000
General Local Government Support: $986,000
General Local Government Support: $444,000
Other: $227,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $14,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,565,000
Property: $12,491,000
Property: $12,037,000
Other: $3,209,000
Other: $2,365,000
Other License: $36,000
Other License: $30,000
Ohio County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,018,000
Cash and Securities: $16,316,000
- Charges - Other: $14,664,000
Other: $4,527,000
- Construction - General - Other: $2,721,000
General - Other: $625,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $15,474,000
Police Protection: $13,157,000
General - Other: $7,418,000
Police Protection: $7,048,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,357,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,168,000
Central Staff Services: $1,931,000
Central Staff Services: $1,775,000
Financial Administration: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,576,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,486,000
Libraries: $1,147,000
General Public Buildings: $1,142,000
General Public Buildings: $1,051,000
Libraries: $770,000
Local Fire Protection: $373,000
Local Fire Protection: $322,000
Solid Waste Management: $162,000
Solid Waste Management: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,078,000
General Local Government Support: $269,000
Other: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,834,000
Interest on Debt: $8,527,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $360,000
Other: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,050,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,385,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $147,215,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,890,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,975,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,655,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,495,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,201,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,552,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,594,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $959,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $870,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,716,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,754,000
Donations From Private Sources: $397,000
Interest Earnings: $359,000
Fines and Forfeits: $334,000
Interest Earnings: $329,000
Fines and Forfeits: $293,000
Donations From Private Sources: $108,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,098,000
Cash and Securities: $7,372,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $15,313,000
End of Fiscal Year: $13,758,000
Beginning: $11,228,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,330,000
Cash and Securities: $8,594,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,306,000
General Local Government Support: $986,000
General Local Government Support: $444,000
Other: $227,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $14,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,565,000
Property: $12,491,000
Property: $12,037,000
Other: $3,209,000
Other: $2,365,000
Other License: $36,000
Other License: $30,000
Ohio County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,018,000
Cash and Securities: $16,316,000
- Charges - Other: $14,664,000
Other: $4,527,000
- Construction - General - Other: $2,721,000
General - Other: $625,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $15,474,000
Police Protection: $13,157,000
General - Other: $7,418,000
Police Protection: $7,048,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,357,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,168,000
Central Staff Services: $1,931,000
Central Staff Services: $1,775,000
Financial Administration: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,576,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,486,000
Libraries: $1,147,000
General Public Buildings: $1,142,000
General Public Buildings: $1,051,000
Libraries: $770,000
Local Fire Protection: $373,000
Local Fire Protection: $322,000
Solid Waste Management: $162,000
Solid Waste Management: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,078,000
General Local Government Support: $269,000
Other: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,834,000
Interest on Debt: $8,527,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $360,000
Other: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,050,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,385,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $147,215,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,890,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,975,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,655,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,495,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,201,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,552,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,594,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $959,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $870,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,716,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,754,000
Donations From Private Sources: $397,000
Interest Earnings: $359,000
Fines and Forfeits: $334,000
Interest Earnings: $329,000
Fines and Forfeits: $293,000
Donations From Private Sources: $108,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,098,000
Cash and Securities: $7,372,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $15,313,000
End of Fiscal Year: $13,758,000
Beginning: $11,228,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,330,000
Cash and Securities: $8,594,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,306,000
General Local Government Support: $986,000
General Local Government Support: $444,000
Other: $227,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $14,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,565,000
Property: $12,491,000
Property: $12,037,000
Other: $3,209,000
Other: $2,365,000
Other License: $36,000
Other License: $30,000
Ohio County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,018,000
Cash and Securities: $16,316,000
- Charges - Other: $14,664,000
Other: $4,527,000
- Construction - General - Other: $2,721,000
General - Other: $625,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $15,474,000
Police Protection: $13,157,000
General - Other: $7,418,000
Police Protection: $7,048,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,357,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,215,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,168,000
Central Staff Services: $1,931,000
Central Staff Services: $1,775,000
Financial Administration: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,576,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,486,000
Libraries: $1,147,000
General Public Buildings: $1,142,000
General Public Buildings: $1,051,000
Libraries: $770,000
Local Fire Protection: $373,000
Local Fire Protection: $322,000
Solid Waste Management: $162,000
Solid Waste Management: $126,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,078,000
General Local Government Support: $269,000
Other: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,834,000
Interest on Debt: $8,527,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $360,000
Other: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,050,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,385,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $147,215,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,890,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,975,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,815,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,655,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,495,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,201,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,552,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,594,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $959,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $870,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $6,716,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,754,000
Donations From Private Sources: $397,000
Interest Earnings: $359,000
Fines and Forfeits: $334,000
Interest Earnings: $329,000
Fines and Forfeits: $293,000
Donations From Private Sources: $108,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,098,000
Cash and Securities: $7,372,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $15,313,000
End of Fiscal Year: $13,758,000
Beginning: $11,228,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,330,000
Cash and Securities: $8,594,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,306,000
General Local Government Support: $986,000
General Local Government Support: $444,000
Other: $227,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $14,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,565,000
Property: $12,491,000
Property: $12,037,000
Other: $3,209,000
Other: $2,365,000
Other License: $36,000
Other License: $30,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,401
- Number of aged recipients: 126
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,275
- Number of recipients under 18: 164
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 981
- Number of recipients older than 64: 256
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 494
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 630
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 19 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 97 | $100,299 | 175 | $112,771 | 476 | $135,571 | 141 | $43,043 | 6 | $538,833 | 70 | $54,486 | 4 | $91,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $106,000 | 4 | $121,750 | 30 | $156,133 | 10 | $49,200 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 25 | $76,760 | 21 | $111,286 | 193 | $116,155 | 72 | $20,722 | 0 | $0 | 18 | $51,056 | 10 | $73,400 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 11 | $110,909 | 22 | $132,773 | 126 | $145,929 | 11 | $41,909 | 2 | $23,500 | 6 | $87,333 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $112,000 | 1 | $12,000 | 18 | $107,222 | 2 | $72,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 29 | $135,034 | 19 | $191,947 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $85,333 | 9 | $171,667 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 6 | $137,667 | 7 | $219,286 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $104,000 | 1 | $289,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $38,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Ohio County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,021 | 79.3 years |
John | 871 | 74.4 years |
William | 831 | 74.8 years |
Charles | 610 | 74.6 years |
Robert | 576 | 70.4 years |
George | 476 | 76.0 years |
James | 472 | 71.7 years |
Helen | 398 | 78.1 years |
Joseph | 387 | 74.6 years |
Margaret | 373 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Ohio County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 224 | 77.8 years |
Smith | 219 | 75.8 years |
Johnson | 110 | 75.4 years |
Davis | 106 | 73.8 years |
Moore | 88 | 74.3 years |
Williams | 85 | 74.4 years |
Hall | 83 | 74.3 years |
Jones | 82 | 78.6 years |
Wilson | 82 | 74.4 years |
Thomas | 75 | 77.0 years |
Businesses in Ohio County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
AT&T | 3 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 4 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Rue21 | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
FedEx | 12 | Subway | 5 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Target | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Tim Hortons | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 |
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