Preston County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,440
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,596
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,355 (it was 1,948 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 648 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 52 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.1%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 29,73887.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,0276.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9942.9%Two or more races
- 8312.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1120.3%Asian alone
- 1060.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 200.06%Some other race alone
- 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 42.8 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
Males: 17,882 | (52.8%) |
Females: 15,984 | (47.2%) |
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Preston County: | 2.0 people |
West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,168 ($27,927 in 1999)
This county: | $59,168 |
West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $560 (lower quartile is $406, upper quartile is $675)
This county: | $560 |
State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,802 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
Preston: | $156,802 |
West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,189
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $363
Institutionalized population: 2,350
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 41
- Auto thefts: 14
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 107
- Auto thefts: 12
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $305,000
- 2021: 7 buildings, average cost: $173,600
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $156,600
- 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $146,100
- 2017: 10 buildings, average cost: $105,900
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,800
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $130,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $90,200
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $55,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $76,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $76,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2007: 0 buildings
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,000
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $79,000
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $60,500
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $94,900
- 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $64,900
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,200
- 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $65,300
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $104,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $877 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $559 (0.5%)
Preston County: | 14.7% |
West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.8 years old
(Males: 41.6 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.6 years old, Black residents: 34.9 years old, American Indian residents: 30.0 years old, Asian residents: 33.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 37.8 years old, Other race residents: 54.0 years old)
Area name: Morgantown, WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Preston County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kingwood, Terra Alta, Masontown, Rowlesburg, Reedsville, Newburg, Tunnelton, Albright, Aurora, Brandonville.
Neighboring counties: Baltimore County, Maryland , Chester County, Pennsylvania , Hardy County , Monongalia County , Highland County, Ohio , Baltimore city, Maryland .
Here: | 3.6% |
West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 691
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: 17.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 577 (27.4% naturalized citizens)
Preston County: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1972010 or later
- 852000 to 2009
- 1281990 to 1999
- 461980 to 1989
- 101970 to 1979
- 80Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,038
- One, attached: 118
- Two: 243
- 3 or 4: 247
- 5 to 9: 514
- 10 to 19: 11
- 20 to 49: 116
- 50 or more: 53
- Mobile homes: 2,740
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 72
Housing units in Preston County with a mortgage: 4,774 (308 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 266 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185
Here: | 2.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Preston County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 4,777 | 61 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,302 | 37 |
Catholic | 1,349 | 5 |
Other | 366 | 3 |
None | 24,726 | - |
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:
Preston County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Preston County: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Preston County: | 11.6% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Preston County: | 29.0% |
State: | 31.1% |
Here: | 8.6% |
State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Preston County:
Average size of farms: 155 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11,161
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.63%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,182
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.22%
Corn for grain: 1907 harvested acres
Vegetables: 110 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres
Earthquake activity:
Preston County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 44% 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 143.0 miles away from Preston 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 144.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 166.8 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 221.3 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 246.2 miles away from Preston County center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 140.0 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: June 29, 2019 - June 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4455, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- 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 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, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4059: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe 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
- 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Preston County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 9, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 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: 5,991 (74.0%)
- Carpooled: 847 (10.5%)
- Bus: 13 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 26 (0.3%)
- Walked: 212 (2.6%)
- Worked at home: 1,093 (13.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Mexico (29%)
- Dominican Republic (12%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Sri Lanka (6%)
- Colombia (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- Peru (4%)
- American (46%)
- German (15%)
- English (10%)
- Irish (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Preston County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 2,086 people in federal prisons
- 239 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 28 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 20 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Preston County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 252 people in nursing homes
- 81 people in other group homes
- 77 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,083 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.60% |
West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.82% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($24,527 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($22,555 average AGI)
Preston County: 2.78% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Monongalia County, WV | 1.73% ($52,124 average AGI) |
from Garrett County, MD | 0.34% ($39,220) |
from Taylor County, WV | 0.22% ($53,778) |
from Marion County, WV | 0.21% ($43,200) |
4.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,595 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.42% |
West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.49% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($22,345 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($25,250 average AGI)
Preston County: 1.93% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Monongalia County, WV | 1.31% ($37,210 average AGI) |
to Marion County, WV | 0.36% ($43,744) |
to Garrett County, MD | 0.27% ($37,375) |
to Polk County, IA | 0.22% ($0) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,886 (4,689 aged, 1,197 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 736 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Preston County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (685)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (431)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (418)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (348)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (167)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (150)
- Congestive heart failure (122)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (119)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (46)
- Unspecified dementia (26)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,617
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 84
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,738
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,013
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,116
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 164.3. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 116.0
- Other - 48.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 33,866- Male householders: 6,000 (1,388 living alone), Female householders: 6,988 (1,650 living alone)
7,039 spouses (7,003 opposite-sex spouses), 1,063 unmarried partners, (1,020 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,507 children (6,895 natural, 103 adopted, 467 stepchildren), 748 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 182 parents, 100 foster children, 329 other relatives, 394 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,508
Size of family households: 4,602 2-persons, 2,004 3-persons, 1,389 4-persons, 696 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,039 1-person, 856 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
3,965 married couples with children.
1,371 single-parent households (288 men, 1,083 women).
97.9% of residents of Preston speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 63% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (10% speak English very well, 90% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $186,186,000 ($6,236 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,110,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,892,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,049,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $168,000
Federal grants: $39,140,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,743,000 ($477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,194,000 ($9,881,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,024,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,676,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,640Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,772
Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +9
Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +937
Here: | +31 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.42 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 5.0 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Preston County, West Virginia
- 582020 or later
- 1,5352010 to 2019
- 2,6572000 to 2009
- 2,0551990 to 1999
- 2,1001980 to 1989
- 2,4861970 to 1979
- 8021960 to 1969
- 7411950 to 1959
- 5641940 to 1949
- 2,3121939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Preston County, West Virginia
- 121 room
- 882 rooms
- 2743 rooms
- 1,0514 rooms
- 2,0475 rooms
- 2,3356 rooms
- 2,1387 rooms
- 9868 rooms
- 1,6189+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston County, West Virginia
- 171 room
- 942 rooms
- 2043 rooms
- 5284 rooms
- 7925 rooms
- 3546 rooms
- 2097 rooms
- 868 rooms
- 2279+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Preston County, West Virginia
- 29no bedroom
- 2501 bedroom
- 2,3182 bedrooms
- 6,0693 bedrooms
- 1,5104 bedrooms
- 3105+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston County, West Virginia
- 17no bedroom
- 3941 bedroom
- 7282 bedrooms
- 1,2273 bedrooms
- 1114 bedrooms
- 395+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Preston County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 311no vehicle
- 2,5461 vehicle
- 4,7942 vehicles
- 2,0853 vehicles
- 5624 vehicles
- 2205+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Preston County in renter-occupied apartments
- 497no vehicle
- 1,0571 vehicle
- 6762 vehicles
- 2063 vehicles
- 324 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.9% of Preston 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, 78% lived in West Virginia.
Preston County: | 89.9% |
State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 21,912
- Other state: 11,197
- Northeast: 2,325
- Midwest: 2,125
- South: 6,316
- West: 433
- 24.6%Electricity
- 20.2%Utility gas
- 19.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.0%Wood
- 4.1%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 46.0%Electricity
- 16.4%Utility gas
- 13.1%Wood
- 12.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.4%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.6% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Here: | 3.5% |
West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Here: | 5.7% |
West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Preston County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,160,000
Other: $1,538,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,536,000
Central Staff Services: $2,533,000
Police Protection: $2,328,000
Police Protection: $2,237,000
General - Other: $1,263,000
Financial Administration: $1,209,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,142,000
General - Other: $842,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $822,000
Correctional Institutions: $795,000
Correctional Institutions: $639,000
Financial Administration: $478,000
Health - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $392,000
General Public Buildings: $338,000
Local Fire Protection: $249,000
Local Fire Protection: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Parks and Recreation: $74,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $394,000
Other: $253,000
Public Welfare: $93,000
Public Welfare: $65,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
Interest on Debt: $30,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,037,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $892,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $747,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $602,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $374,000
General Revenue - Other: $366,000
General Revenue - Other: $252,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Rents: $18,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $246,000
General - Other: $242,000
General - Other: $105,000
Central Staff Services: $92,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,900,000
Cash and Securities: $4,775,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $484,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
General Local Government Support: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
Other: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $6,250,000
Property: $6,249,000
Other: $444,000
Other Selective Sales: $101,000
Other License: $95,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
Other License: $30,000
Other: $21,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Preston County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,160,000
Other: $1,538,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,536,000
Central Staff Services: $2,533,000
Police Protection: $2,328,000
Police Protection: $2,237,000
General - Other: $1,263,000
Financial Administration: $1,209,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,142,000
General - Other: $842,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $822,000
Correctional Institutions: $795,000
Correctional Institutions: $639,000
Financial Administration: $478,000
Health - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $392,000
General Public Buildings: $338,000
Local Fire Protection: $249,000
Local Fire Protection: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Parks and Recreation: $74,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $394,000
Other: $253,000
Public Welfare: $93,000
Public Welfare: $65,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
Interest on Debt: $30,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,037,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $892,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $747,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $602,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $374,000
General Revenue - Other: $366,000
General Revenue - Other: $252,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Rents: $18,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $246,000
General - Other: $242,000
General - Other: $105,000
Central Staff Services: $92,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,900,000
Cash and Securities: $4,775,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $484,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
General Local Government Support: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
Other: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $6,250,000
Property: $6,249,000
Other: $444,000
Other Selective Sales: $101,000
Other License: $95,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
Other License: $30,000
Other: $21,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Preston County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,160,000
Other: $1,538,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,536,000
Central Staff Services: $2,533,000
Police Protection: $2,328,000
Police Protection: $2,237,000
General - Other: $1,263,000
Financial Administration: $1,209,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,142,000
General - Other: $842,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $822,000
Correctional Institutions: $795,000
Correctional Institutions: $639,000
Financial Administration: $478,000
Health - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $392,000
General Public Buildings: $338,000
Local Fire Protection: $249,000
Local Fire Protection: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Parks and Recreation: $74,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $394,000
Other: $253,000
Public Welfare: $93,000
Public Welfare: $65,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
Interest on Debt: $30,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,037,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $892,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $747,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $602,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $374,000
General Revenue - Other: $366,000
General Revenue - Other: $252,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Rents: $18,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $246,000
General - Other: $242,000
General - Other: $105,000
Central Staff Services: $92,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,900,000
Cash and Securities: $4,775,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $484,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
General Local Government Support: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
Other: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $6,250,000
Property: $6,249,000
Other: $444,000
Other Selective Sales: $101,000
Other License: $95,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
Other License: $30,000
Other: $21,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Preston County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $2,160,000
Other: $1,538,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,536,000
Central Staff Services: $2,533,000
Police Protection: $2,328,000
Police Protection: $2,237,000
General - Other: $1,263,000
Financial Administration: $1,209,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,142,000
General - Other: $842,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $822,000
Correctional Institutions: $795,000
Correctional Institutions: $639,000
Financial Administration: $478,000
Health - Other: $415,000
Health - Other: $392,000
General Public Buildings: $338,000
Local Fire Protection: $249,000
Local Fire Protection: $188,000
Parks and Recreation: $181,000
Natural Resources - Other: $95,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
Parks and Recreation: $74,000
Solid Waste Management: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $394,000
Other: $253,000
Public Welfare: $93,000
Public Welfare: $65,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
Interest on Debt: $30,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,037,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $892,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $747,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $602,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $374,000
General Revenue - Other: $366,000
General Revenue - Other: $252,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Rents: $18,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $246,000
General - Other: $242,000
General - Other: $105,000
Central Staff Services: $92,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,900,000
Cash and Securities: $4,775,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $484,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
Health and Hospitals: $251,000
General Local Government Support: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $119,000
Other: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $6,250,000
Property: $6,249,000
Other: $444,000
Other Selective Sales: $101,000
Other License: $95,000
Other Selective Sales: $90,000
Other License: $30,000
Other: $21,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,295
- Number of aged recipients: 83
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,212
- Number of recipients under 18: 180
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 888
- Number of recipients older than 64: 227
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 381
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 584
Most common first names in Preston County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 177 | 77.4 years |
William | 168 | 73.3 years |
Charles | 163 | 74.4 years |
John | 156 | 75.9 years |
James | 155 | 70.6 years |
Robert | 131 | 66.6 years |
George | 95 | 76.8 years |
Joseph | 71 | 73.7 years |
Harry | 66 | 76.1 years |
Richard | 62 | 67.1 years |
Most common last names in Preston County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Bolyard | 122 | 77.2 years |
Wolfe | 100 | 75.7 years |
Miller | 99 | 73.9 years |
Shaffer | 92 | 74.5 years |
Taylor | 89 | 75.6 years |
Smith | 74 | 77.7 years |
Wiles | 60 | 76.9 years |
Knotts | 59 | 74.0 years |
Martin | 59 | 75.7 years |
Sisler | 53 | 72.3 years |
Businesses in Preston County, WV | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
GameStop | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 |