Raleigh County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 63,58086.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,1727.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,8393.9%Two or more races
  • 1,2631.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5280.7%Asian alone
  • 1850.3%Some other race alone
  • 50.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $194,223

Here:	$194,223
State:	$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,571

Here:	$156,571
State:	$205,683

In 2-unit structures: $110,345

Here:	$110,345
State:	$127,101

Mobile homes: $47,499

Here:	$47,499
State:	$63,963

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 228
• Thefts: 473
• Auto thefts: 55

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 98
• Burglaries: 192
• Thefts: 417
• Auto thefts: 36

Health of residents in Raleigh 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: $899 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $678 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Raleigh County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beckley, Crab Orchard, Bradley, Shady Spring, Coal City, Daniels, MacArthur, Stanaford, Mabscott, Beaver.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Barton County, Missouri , Caroline County, Virginia , Mariposa County, California , Greenwood County, Kansas , Powhatan County, Virginia , Powell County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 3,688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 899 (52.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3312010 or later
• 872000 to 2009
• 1381990 to 1999
• 1531980 to 1989
• 2341970 to 1979
• 226Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,366
• One, attached: 1,208
• Two: 402
• 3 or 4: 721
• 5 to 9: 1,000
• 10 to 19: 318
• 20 to 49: 112
• 50 or more: 899
• Mobile homes: 3,604

Housing units in Raleigh County with a mortgage: 9,988 (659 second mortgage, 270 home equity loan, 389 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 405

Religion statistics for Raleigh County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Raleigh 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 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 Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4093: November 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4093, 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, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 09, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1893: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1893, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1881: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1881, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to June 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1838: May 15, 2009, FEMA Id: 1838, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,040 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.46% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($20,717 average AGI)
2.26% relocated from other states ($22,324 average AGI)

Raleigh County:	2.26%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Fayette County, WV	0.71% ($35,376 average AGI)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.27% ($44,086)
from Mercer County, WV	0.27% ($42,232)
from Wyoming County, WV	0.20% ($47,240)
from Summers County, WV	0.16% ($37,690)
from Greenbrier County, WV	0.14% ($42,194)
from Cabell County, WV	0.09% ($32,875)

4.95% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,002 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.32% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($17,824 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($33,178 average AGI)

Raleigh County:	2.63%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Fayette County, WV	0.58% ($40,054 average AGI)
to Mercer County, WV	0.28% ($32,690)
to Kanawha County, WV	0.27% ($38,544)
to Summers County, WV	0.18% ($42,809)
to Wyoming County, WV	0.17% ($35,302)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.13% ($29,500)
to Greenbrier County, WV	0.11% ($42,517)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Raleigh County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,698 (3,310 living alone), Female householders: 14,345 (4,850 living alone)

• 12,267 spouses (12,190 opposite-sex spouses), 1,161 unmarried partners, (1,161 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,172 children (18,152 natural, 2,146 adopted, 874 stepchildren), 892 grandchildren, 589 brothers or sisters, 1,523 parents, 173 foster children, 1,121 other relatives, 2,526 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,415

Size of family households: 9,141 2-persons, 5,671 3-persons, 2,920 4-persons, 941 5-persons, 306 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,160 1-person, 844 2-persons, 60 3-persons.

7,090 married couples with children.
7,457 single-parent households (1,152 men, 6,305 women).

97.1% of residents of Raleigh speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $642,442,000 ($8,114 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,055,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $277,950,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $127,859,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,316,000
Federal grants: $118,812,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,252,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $95,252,000 ($11,320,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,558,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,217,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.07 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Raleigh County, West Virginia
• 02020 or later
• 2,5042010 to 2019
• 3,0972000 to 2009
• 5,6901990 to 1999
• 4,9121980 to 1989
• 6,4551970 to 1979
• 2,0611960 to 1969
• 4,6121950 to 1959
• 3,3131940 to 1949
• 1,9861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 1803 rooms
• 1,3844 rooms
• 3,3835 rooms
• 6,3256 rooms
• 3,6227 rooms
• 2,5228 rooms
• 2,9829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia
• 4871 room
• 1152 rooms
• 1,1893 rooms
• 1,4284 rooms
• 1,2165 rooms
• 2,3716 rooms
• 2447 rooms
• 1968 rooms
• 3999+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Raleigh County, West Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 1011 bedroom
• 3,0562 bedrooms
• 12,2833 bedrooms
• 3,8744 bedrooms
• 1,0845+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raleigh County, West Virginia
• 487no bedroom
• 1,2311 bedroom
• 2,4752 bedrooms
• 2,9063 bedrooms
• 5464 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 620no vehicle
• 5,7231 vehicle
• 9,0592 vehicles
• 4,2903 vehicles
• 5334 vehicles
• 1735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Raleigh County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,183no vehicle
• 4,0451 vehicle
• 1,2742 vehicles
• 1433 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.2% of Raleigh County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 57,546
• Other state: 14,344
• Northeast: 1,692
• Midwest: 4,666
• South: 7,022
• West: 964

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,414
• Number of aged recipients: 128
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,286
• Number of recipients under 18: 391
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,581
• Number of recipients older than 64: 442
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,043
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,594

Raleigh County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"