Calhoun County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,502
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,425
Renter-occupied apartments: 738 (it was 646 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 281 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (14.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Construction (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 5,90595.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2854.6%Two or more races
- 190.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 20.03%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10.02%Asian alone
Median resident age: | 48.6 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 2,961 | (47.6%) |
Females: 3,255 | (52.4%) |
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Calhoun County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $38,403 ($21,578 in 1999)
This county: | $38,403 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $392 (lower quartile is $266, upper quartile is $485)
This county: | $392 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $118,080 (it was $44,800 in 2000)
Calhoun: | $118,080 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $767Detached houses: $134,108
Here: $134,108 State: $206,655 Mobile homes: $124,450
Here: $124,450 State: $63,963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $224
Institutionalized population: 22
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 2
- Thefts: 8
- Auto thefts: 1
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $712 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $362 (0.3%)
Calhoun County: | 36.0% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.6 years old
(Males: 53.1 years old, Females: 46.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 48.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Grantsville.
Neighboring counties: Gilmer County , Clermont County, Ohio , Harrison County , Napa County, California , Scott County, Indiana , Scioto County, Ohio .
Here: | 9.6% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 204
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (86.0% naturalized citizens)
Calhoun County: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 122010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 01980 to 1989
- 21970 to 1979
- 31Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): ( minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,177
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 25
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 or more: 21
- Mobile homes: 943
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45
Housing units in Calhoun County with a mortgage: 705 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
Here: | 99.9% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Calhoun County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 1,169 | 17 |
Evangelical Protestant | 624 | 6 |
Other | 5 | - |
Catholic | - | - |
None | 5,829 | - |
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:
Calhoun County: | 2.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.17 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Calhoun County: | 4.17 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Calhoun County: | 11.2% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Calhoun County: | 32.7% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Calhoun County:
Average size of farms: 206 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4,989
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $22.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,058
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18,327
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.27%
Land in orchards: 20 acres
Earthquake activity:
Calhoun County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 22% 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 184.1 miles away from Calhoun 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 160.0 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 165.0 miles away from the 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 185.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 189.6 miles away from Calhoun County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), 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: April 13, 2015 to April 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4221: May 21, 2015, FEMA Id: 4221, 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 Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- West Virginia Severe Winter 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 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 Calhoun County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 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: 1,013 (88.4%)
- Carpooled: 85 (7.4%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0.1%)
- Walked: 2 (0.2%)
- Worked at home: 21 (1.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (28%)
- Production occupations (23%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
- Sales and related occupations (19%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (15%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Iraq (73%)
- Singapore (9%)
- Denmark (0%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- English (26%)
- American (18%)
- Irish (17%)
- German (10%)
- Italian (8%)
- Welsh (1%)
- Scottish (0%)
People in group quarters in Calhoun County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 24 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other group homes
3.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,721 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.05% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($34,721 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
3.87% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($27,256 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.87% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($27,256 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,729 (1,213 aged, 516 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 107 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Calhoun County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (68)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (53)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (21)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,285
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 580
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,026
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 826
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,327
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 14
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,216- Male householders: 1,210 (451 living alone), Female householders: 1,273 (305 living alone)
1,247 spouses (1,247 opposite-sex spouses), 177 unmarried partners, (177 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,704 children (1,413 natural, 52 adopted, 235 stepchildren), 152 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 6 foster children, 125 other relatives, 194 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 26
Size of family households: 823 2-persons, 426 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 754 1-person, 154 2-persons, 34 3-persons.
565 married couples with children.
438 single-parent households (58 men, 380 women).
99.3% of residents of Calhoun speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,928,000 ($8,082 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $766,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,484,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,342,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $284,000
Federal grants: $22,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $337,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,409,000 ($130,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $124,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $106,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,289,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 389Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 485
Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -87
Here: | -12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 5.1 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 92020 or later
- 1192010 to 2019
- 5202000 to 2009
- 4831990 to 1999
- 3381980 to 1989
- 3821970 to 1979
- 2881960 to 1969
- 2621950 to 1959
- 3241940 to 1949
- 4561939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 01 room
- 322 rooms
- 343 rooms
- 1374 rooms
- 5405 rooms
- 4766 rooms
- 3347 rooms
- 1648 rooms
- 2169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 91 room
- 62 rooms
- 303 rooms
- 1184 rooms
- 1865 rooms
- 386 rooms
- 1557 rooms
- 68 rooms
- 109+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 11no bedroom
- 411 bedroom
- 3982 bedrooms
- 1,2583 bedrooms
- 1384 bedrooms
- 1045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County, West Virginia
- 10no bedroom
- 711 bedroom
- 1962 bedrooms
- 2263 bedrooms
- 354 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 118no vehicle
- 5431 vehicle
- 6212 vehicles
- 5353 vehicles
- 614 vehicles
- 705+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in renter-occupied apartments
- 73no vehicle
- 3501 vehicle
- 572 vehicles
- 503 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
82.7% of Calhoun County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in West Virginia.
Calhoun County: | 82.7% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4,603
- Other state: 1,523
- Northeast: 186
- Midwest: 684
- South: 569
- West: 83
- 71.3%Utility gas
- 17.5%Electricity
- 5.5%Wood
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Other fuel
- 72.5%Utility gas
- 25.0%Electricity
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 0.0% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 1.2% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Calhoun County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $31,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,973,000
General - Other: $1,514,000
Central Staff Services: $138,000
Central Staff Services: $135,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Housing and Community Development: $58,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,300,000
General Revenue - Other: $823,000
Rents: $28,000
Rents: $24,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $865,000
Property: $820,000
Severance: $33,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,208,000
: $970,000
Calhoun County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $31,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,973,000
General - Other: $1,514,000
Central Staff Services: $138,000
Central Staff Services: $135,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Housing and Community Development: $58,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,300,000
General Revenue - Other: $823,000
Rents: $28,000
Rents: $24,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $865,000
Property: $820,000
Severance: $33,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,208,000
: $970,000
Calhoun County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $31,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,973,000
General - Other: $1,514,000
Central Staff Services: $138,000
Central Staff Services: $135,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Housing and Community Development: $58,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,300,000
General Revenue - Other: $823,000
Rents: $28,000
Rents: $24,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $865,000
Property: $820,000
Severance: $33,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,208,000
: $970,000
Calhoun County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $31,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,973,000
General - Other: $1,514,000
Central Staff Services: $138,000
Central Staff Services: $135,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Housing and Community Development: $58,000
Police Protection: $58,000
Housing and Community Development: $47,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,300,000
General Revenue - Other: $823,000
Rents: $28,000
Rents: $24,000
Royalties: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $275,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $27,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $865,000
Property: $820,000
Severance: $33,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,208,000
: $970,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 675
- Number of aged recipients: 46
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 629
- Number of recipients under 18: 43
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 497
- Number of recipients older than 64: 135
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 228
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 306
Most common first names in Calhoun County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 27 | 72.1 years |
William | 24 | 77.0 years |
John | 22 | 73.9 years |
Mary | 19 | 80.8 years |
Charles | 15 | 70.7 years |
Robert | 12 | 61.9 years |
Virginia | 11 | 79.4 years |
Walter | 10 | 80.4 years |
Donald | 10 | 69.9 years |
Paul | 9 | 70.3 years |
Most common last names in Calhoun County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Stump | 40 | 79.1 years |
Johnson | 21 | 74.8 years |
Richards | 20 | 71.4 years |
Stevens | 16 | 79.1 years |
Yoak | 16 | 77.7 years |
Smith | 15 | 82.9 years |
Bennett | 13 | 77.8 years |
Wilson | 13 | 77.6 years |
Miller | 12 | 74.3 years |
Whipkey | 12 | 78.7 years |
Businesses in Calhoun County, WV
- Rite Aid: 1