Wood County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,151
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 26,621
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,334 (it was 9,654 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 367 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 227 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (15.7%), Manufacturing (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 77,99493.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,2222.7%Two or more races
- 1,2611.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,0041.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4790.6%Asian alone
- 1360.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 860.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 240.03%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 43.9 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 40,816 | (49.0%) |
Females: 42,524 | (51.0%) |
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Wood County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,787 ($33,285 in 1999)
This county: | $58,787 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $612 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $784)
This county: | $612 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $142,000 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
Wood: | $142,000 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $976Detached houses: $208,787
Here: $208,787 State: $206,655 Townhouses or other attached units: $218,504
Here: $218,504 State: $205,683 In 2-unit structures: $102,106
Here: $102,106 State: $127,101 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,577
Here: $169,577 State: $136,692 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,187
Here: $136,187 State: $177,533 Mobile homes: $77,843
Here: $77,843 State: $63,963
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Institutionalized population: 575
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 27
- Burglaries: 22
- Thefts: 235
- Auto thefts: 30
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 93
- Burglaries: 81
- Thefts: 194
- Auto thefts: 48
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 55 buildings, average cost: $238,400
- 2021: 94 buildings, average cost: $196,600
- 2020: 72 buildings, average cost: $237,700
- 2019: 67 buildings, average cost: $235,800
- 2018: 78 buildings, average cost: $213,400
- 2017: 95 buildings, average cost: $155,300
- 2016: 123 buildings, average cost: $159,300
- 2015: 115 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2014: 103 buildings, average cost: $184,900
- 2013: 79 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2012: 85 buildings, average cost: $187,300
- 2011: 72 buildings, average cost: $158,300
- 2010: 79 buildings, average cost: $168,800
- 2009: 95 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2008: 118 buildings, average cost: $121,300
- 2007: 155 buildings, average cost: $120,400
- 2006: 207 buildings, average cost: $117,300
- 2005: 202 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2004: 164 buildings, average cost: $103,400
- 2003: 158 buildings, average cost: $111,600
- 2002: 166 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2001: 178 buildings, average cost: $96,300
- 2000: 165 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 1999: 201 buildings, average cost: $87,200
- 1998: 171 buildings, average cost: $89,800
- 1997: 180 buildings, average cost: $89,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,115 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $773 (0.6%)
Wood County: | 20.9% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.9 years old
(Males: 42.5 years old, Females: 45.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 36.2 years old, American Indian residents: 46.7 years old, Asian residents: 58.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.4 years old)
Area name: Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wood County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.
Cities in this county include: Parkersburg, Vienna, Blennerhassett, Williamstown, Mineralwells, Boaz, Lubeck, Washington, North Hills, Waverly.
2023 air pollution in Wood County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.034 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: New Castle County, Delaware , Clarke County, Virginia , Greene County, Ohio , Lawrence County, Indiana , Jackson County, Missouri , Macoupin County, Illinois .
Here: | 4.3% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 3,348
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,214 (65.6% naturalized citizens)
Wood County: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2472010 or later
- 3782000 to 2009
- 1601990 to 1999
- 1401980 to 1989
- 1741970 to 1979
- 289Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30,687
- One, attached: 532
- Two: 1,024
- 3 or 4: 1,975
- 5 to 9: 606
- 10 to 19: 523
- 20 to 49: 642
- 50 or more: 859
- Mobile homes: 3,407
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69
Housing units in Wood County with a mortgage: 14,091 (913 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 613 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 339
Here: | 4.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wood County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 20,360 | 95 |
Evangelical Protestant | 13,623 | 79 |
Catholic | 4,444 | 4 |
Other | 1,068 | 5 |
Black Protestant | 24 | 1 |
None | 47,437 | - |
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:
Wood County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Wood County: | 5.23 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Wood County: | 11.9% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Wood County: | 29.3% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 15.3% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Wood County:
Average size of farms: 111 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4,885
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $70.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,549
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $16,101
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.46%
Corn for grain: 488 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 141 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 342 harvested acres
Vegetables: 25 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres
Earthquake activity:
Wood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 19% 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 215.6 miles away from Wood 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 149.1 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 165.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 163.2 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 194.0 miles away from Wood 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 148.3 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, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 10, 2015 to July 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4236: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4236, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- 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 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: September 16, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1558: September 20, 2004, FEMA Id: 1558, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 26, 1998 to July 27, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1229: July 01, 1998, FEMA Id: 1229, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wood County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 31,073 (80.1%)
- Carpooled: 3,191 (8.2%)
- Bus: 225 (0.6%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 28 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 227 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 33 (0.1%)
- Walked: 652 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 3,269 (8.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Philippines (15%)
- India (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- England (6%)
- Mexico (5%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
- Turkey (4%)
- American (26%)
- English (20%)
- German (13%)
- Irish (10%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Wood County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 465 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 237 people in college/university student housing
- 91 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 65 people in group homes intended for adults
- 62 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 33 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 31 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 21 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 15 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
People in group quarters in Wood County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 653 people in nursing homes
- 227 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 109 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 100 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 58 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 40 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 26 people in other group homes
- 18 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 6 people in religious group quarters
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in West Virginia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
4.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,864 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.39% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.26% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($11,119 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($37,744 average AGI)
Wood County: 3.12% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Washington County, OH | 0.94% ($43,950 average AGI) |
to Wirt County, WV | 0.13% ($35,884) |
to Pleasants County, WV | 0.12% ($39,447) |
to Ritchie County, WV | 0.12% ($39,895) |
to Jackson County, WV | 0.11% ($46,371) |
to Monongalia County, WV | 0.09% ($46,133) |
to Kanawha County, WV | 0.09% ($36,828) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,980 (13,895 aged, 4,085 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,499 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wood County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,664)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,429)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,213)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,082)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (689)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (653)
- Heart failure, unspecified (613)
- Congestive heart failure (567)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (474)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (445)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,870
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 582
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 83,502
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,144
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,048
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 119
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 136.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 85.2
- Other - 50.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 83,340- Male householders: 18,387 (5,548 living alone), Female householders: 18,833 (6,777 living alone)
15,509 spouses (15,420 opposite-sex spouses), 3,260 unmarried partners, (3,260 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,292 children (17,656 natural, 797 adopted, 1,839 stepchildren), 1,628 grandchildren, 641 brothers or sisters, 367 parents, 186 foster children, 1,432 other relatives, 1,730 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,075
Size of family households: 10,373 2-persons, 6,803 3-persons, 2,871 4-persons, 1,754 5-persons, 716 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,325 1-person, 2,044 2-persons, 58 3-persons.
9,033 married couples with children.
5,790 single-parent households (1,173 men, 4,617 women).
98.4% of residents of Wood speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $684,219,000 ($7,856 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,890,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $268,713,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $130,337,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $877,000
Federal grants: $118,007,000
Federal procurement contracts: $50,196,000 ($11,299,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $116,090,000 ($9,486,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,041,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,671,000
Federal Government insurance: $78,303,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,319Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,264
Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +113
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,015
Here: | -12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.80 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Wood County, West Virginia
- 2072020 or later
- 2,3112010 to 2019
- 2,9602000 to 2009
- 5,0321990 to 1999
- 4,4541980 to 1989
- 6,0571970 to 1979
- 5,0931960 to 1969
- 5,2541950 to 1959
- 2,5861940 to 1949
- 6,3701939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wood County, West Virginia
- 2631 room
- 02 rooms
- 9423 rooms
- 1,5224 rooms
- 4,0695 rooms
- 5,1106 rooms
- 6,2797 rooms
- 4,8198 rooms
- 4,7719+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood County, West Virginia
- 3091 room
- 2142 rooms
- 1,0283 rooms
- 2,4184 rooms
- 2,1085 rooms
- 1,6496 rooms
- 8667 rooms
- 3918 rooms
- 4629+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wood County, West Virginia
- 263no bedroom
- 4791 bedroom
- 5,8512 bedrooms
- 14,0563 bedrooms
- 4,9694 bedrooms
- 2,1575+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood County, West Virginia
- 309no bedroom
- 1,5441 bedroom
- 3,3982 bedrooms
- 3,2083 bedrooms
- 7324 bedrooms
- 2545+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wood County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 812no vehicle
- 9,0351 vehicle
- 11,5372 vehicles
- 4,3923 vehicles
- 1,2694 vehicles
- 7305+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wood County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,385no vehicle
- 4,7961 vehicle
- 2,3582 vehicles
- 7373 vehicles
- 864 vehicles
- 835+ vehicles
91.4% of Wood County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in West Virginia.
Wood County: | 91.4% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 60,829
- Other state: 20,845
- Northeast: 1,854
- Midwest: 10,904
- South: 6,788
- West: 1,299
- 77.7%Utility gas
- 15.5%Electricity
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 54.7%Utility gas
- 41.1%Electricity
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.4% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 16.0% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 22.5% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Wood County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,328,000
Other: $5,065,000
Air Transportation: $2,214,000
Air Transportation: $1,884,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $353,000
Air Transportation: $145,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $7,306,000
Police Protection: $6,540,000
Police Protection: $6,163,000
Financial Administration: $3,538,000
Central Staff Services: $2,813,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,286,000
Air Transportation: $2,191,000
Financial Administration: $2,137,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,104,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,680,000
Air Transportation: $1,451,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,309,000
Local Fire Protection: $888,000
Libraries: $856,000
Libraries: $798,000
Corrections - Other: $775,000
Parks and Recreation: $738,000
Local Fire Protection: $733,000
General - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $343,000
Corrections - Other: $269,000
General - Other: $170,000
Health - Other: $149,000
Health - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $356,000
Other: $352,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $75,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $389,000
Interest on Debt: $158,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,275,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,055,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,991,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,970,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $310,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $306,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $246,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $808,000
General Revenue - Other: $577,000
Fines and Forfeits: $299,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Rents: $72,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
Donations From Private Sources: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,887,000
General - Other: $574,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,230,000
Cash and Securities: $5,937,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,270,000
Cash and Securities: $84,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,987,000
Other: $572,000
General Local Government Support: $229,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
- Tax - Property: $14,775,000
Property: $14,408,000
Other: $1,600,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other Selective Sales: $630,000
Other Selective Sales: $486,000
Other License: $89,000
Other License: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,691,000
: $7,668,000
Wood County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,328,000
Other: $5,065,000
Air Transportation: $2,214,000
Air Transportation: $1,884,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $353,000
Air Transportation: $145,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $7,306,000
Police Protection: $6,540,000
Police Protection: $6,163,000
Financial Administration: $3,538,000
Central Staff Services: $2,813,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,286,000
Air Transportation: $2,191,000
Financial Administration: $2,137,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,104,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,680,000
Air Transportation: $1,451,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,309,000
Local Fire Protection: $888,000
Libraries: $856,000
Libraries: $798,000
Corrections - Other: $775,000
Parks and Recreation: $738,000
Local Fire Protection: $733,000
General - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $343,000
Corrections - Other: $269,000
General - Other: $170,000
Health - Other: $149,000
Health - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $356,000
Other: $352,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $75,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $389,000
Interest on Debt: $158,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,275,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,055,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,991,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,970,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $310,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $306,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $246,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $808,000
General Revenue - Other: $577,000
Fines and Forfeits: $299,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Rents: $72,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
Donations From Private Sources: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,887,000
General - Other: $574,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,230,000
Cash and Securities: $5,937,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,270,000
Cash and Securities: $84,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,987,000
Other: $572,000
General Local Government Support: $229,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
- Tax - Property: $14,775,000
Property: $14,408,000
Other: $1,600,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other Selective Sales: $630,000
Other Selective Sales: $486,000
Other License: $89,000
Other License: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,691,000
: $7,668,000
Wood County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,328,000
Other: $5,065,000
Air Transportation: $2,214,000
Air Transportation: $1,884,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $353,000
Air Transportation: $145,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $7,306,000
Police Protection: $6,540,000
Police Protection: $6,163,000
Financial Administration: $3,538,000
Central Staff Services: $2,813,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,286,000
Air Transportation: $2,191,000
Financial Administration: $2,137,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,104,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,680,000
Air Transportation: $1,451,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,309,000
Local Fire Protection: $888,000
Libraries: $856,000
Libraries: $798,000
Corrections - Other: $775,000
Parks and Recreation: $738,000
Local Fire Protection: $733,000
General - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $343,000
Corrections - Other: $269,000
General - Other: $170,000
Health - Other: $149,000
Health - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $356,000
Other: $352,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $75,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $389,000
Interest on Debt: $158,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,275,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,055,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,991,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,970,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $310,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $306,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $246,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $808,000
General Revenue - Other: $577,000
Fines and Forfeits: $299,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Rents: $72,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
Donations From Private Sources: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,887,000
General - Other: $574,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,230,000
Cash and Securities: $5,937,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,270,000
Cash and Securities: $84,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,987,000
Other: $572,000
General Local Government Support: $229,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
- Tax - Property: $14,775,000
Property: $14,408,000
Other: $1,600,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other Selective Sales: $630,000
Other Selective Sales: $486,000
Other License: $89,000
Other License: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,691,000
: $7,668,000
Wood County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,328,000
Other: $5,065,000
Air Transportation: $2,214,000
Air Transportation: $1,884,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $353,000
Air Transportation: $145,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $7,306,000
Police Protection: $6,540,000
Police Protection: $6,163,000
Financial Administration: $3,538,000
Central Staff Services: $2,813,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,286,000
Air Transportation: $2,191,000
Financial Administration: $2,137,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,104,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,680,000
Air Transportation: $1,451,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,309,000
Local Fire Protection: $888,000
Libraries: $856,000
Libraries: $798,000
Corrections - Other: $775,000
Parks and Recreation: $738,000
Local Fire Protection: $733,000
General - Other: $429,000
General Public Buildings: $343,000
Corrections - Other: $269,000
General - Other: $170,000
Health - Other: $149,000
Health - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $356,000
Other: $352,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $75,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $389,000
Interest on Debt: $158,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,275,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,055,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,991,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,970,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $310,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $306,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $246,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $808,000
General Revenue - Other: $577,000
Fines and Forfeits: $299,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Rents: $72,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
Donations From Private Sources: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,887,000
General - Other: $574,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,230,000
Cash and Securities: $5,937,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,270,000
Cash and Securities: $84,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,987,000
Other: $572,000
General Local Government Support: $229,000
General Local Government Support: $166,000
- Tax - Property: $14,775,000
Property: $14,408,000
Other: $1,600,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other Selective Sales: $630,000
Other Selective Sales: $486,000
Other License: $89,000
Other License: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,691,000
: $7,668,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,288
- Number of aged recipients: 123
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,165
- Number of recipients under 18: 520
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,386
- Number of recipients older than 64: 382
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,107
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,557
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 27 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 | 264 | $102,227 | 464 | $109,325 | 1,243 | $117,749 | 221 | $41,742 | 7 | $526,857 | 179 | $73,050 | 66 | $52,939 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $90,611 | 23 | $79,435 | 74 | $110,054 | 6 | $42,000 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $46,222 | 14 | $69,286 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 39 | $95,205 | 83 | $84,976 | 446 | $100,381 | 82 | $25,768 | 4 | $764,250 | 31 | $51,097 | 34 | $56,529 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 23 | $116,391 | 61 | $115,885 | 370 | $122,605 | 26 | $68,846 | 1 | $270,000 | 9 | $135,000 | 20 | $66,050 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $92,500 | 2 | $225,000 | 28 | $113,536 | 2 | $51,500 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $64,000 | 2 | $37,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 22 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 56 | $135,125 | 39 | $155,077 | 1 | $38,000 | 1 | $95,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 16 | $188,125 | 13 | $128,692 | 2 | $188,500 | 1 | $153,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 14 | $100,357 | 6 | $151,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $105,333 | 4 | $162,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $61,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Wood County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 836 | 78.9 years |
William | 808 | 74.3 years |
James | 705 | 72.4 years |
Charles | 681 | 74.4 years |
Robert | 633 | 70.7 years |
John | 631 | 73.9 years |
George | 328 | 77.0 years |
Helen | 320 | 78.9 years |
Ruth | 287 | 78.6 years |
Harry | 261 | 76.7 years |
Most common last names in Wood County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 466 | 76.5 years |
Davis | 262 | 76.4 years |
Wilson | 230 | 76.0 years |
Miller | 218 | 75.2 years |
Johnson | 209 | 77.6 years |
Williams | 195 | 73.9 years |
Brown | 190 | 78.8 years |
Deem | 178 | 75.7 years |
Moore | 169 | 77.1 years |
Stephens | 153 | 77.0 years |
Businesses in Wood County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 10 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
ALDI | 1 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
AT&T | 3 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 5 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Applebee's | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Nike | 7 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Burger King | 5 | Outback | 1 | |
CVS | 4 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
FedEx | 9 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Sears | 5 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Hardee's | 4 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Subway | 10 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Tim Hortons | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
KFC | 2 | UPS | 16 | |
Kmart | 2 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
Knights Inn | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 5 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | Wingate | 1 | |
LensCrafters | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Wood County on our top lists:
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"