Braxton County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 10,94087.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,26610.1%Two or more races
  • 1421.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1291.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 420.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 100.08%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $177,156

Here:	$177,156
State:	$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,086

Here:	$192,086
State:	$205,683

In 2-unit structures: $131,097

Here:	$131,097
State:	$127,101

Mobile homes: $77,745

Here:	$77,745
State:	$63,963

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: 2
• 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: 3
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $543 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $453 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Braxton County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville, Flatwoods.

Neighboring counties: Chaffee County, Colorado , Johnson County, Missouri .

Current college students: 320
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (61.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 52010 or later
• 122000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 01980 to 1989
• 21970 to 1979
• 20Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,337
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 81
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 to 49: 25
• 50 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 1,627
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Braxton County with a mortgage: 1,422 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Religion statistics for Braxton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Braxton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 22, 2016 to June 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4273: June 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4273, 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 Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 08, 2015 to April 11, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4220: May 18, 2015, FEMA Id: 4220, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4093: November 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4093, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
• West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• West Virginia Severe Storms, 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
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.28% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($32,790 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.29% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($23,538 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($9,253 average AGI)

Braxton County:	0.99%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

4.43% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,534 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.24% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($22,326 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($11,207 average AGI)

Braxton County:	1.19%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Nicholas County, WV

0.57% ($35,640 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Braxton County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,194 (710 living alone), Female householders: 2,504 (565 living alone)

• 2,390 spouses (2,390 opposite-sex spouses), 263 unmarried partners, (259 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,492 children (3,107 natural, 236 adopted, 162 stepchildren), 300 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 244 parents, 12 foster children, 60 other relatives, 367 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 431

Size of family households: 1,532 2-persons, 1,025 3-persons, 519 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,273 1-person, 199 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

1,509 married couples with children.
437 single-parent households (187 men, 250 women).

99.9% of residents of Braxton speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $99,238,000 ($6,638 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,684,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,493,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $150,000
Federal grants: $34,160,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,185,000 ($638,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,862,000 ($2,090,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $201,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $488,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,989,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Braxton County, West Virginia
• 02020 or later
• 3872010 to 2019
• 7532000 to 2009
• 7601990 to 1999
• 8271980 to 1989
• 1,0711970 to 1979
• 3041960 to 1969
• 6171950 to 1959
• 3851940 to 1949
• 1,1111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Braxton County, West Virginia
• 81 room
• 112 rooms
• 533 rooms
• 3554 rooms
• 9165 rooms
• 8366 rooms
• 5637 rooms
• 4158 rooms
• 6649+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 22 rooms
• 553 rooms
• 2304 rooms
• 1455 rooms
• 2856 rooms
• 897 rooms
• 448 rooms
• 249+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Braxton County, West Virginia
• 8no bedroom
• 491 bedroom
• 8342 bedrooms
• 2,0203 bedrooms
• 7144 bedrooms
• 2085+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Braxton County, West Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 1481 bedroom
• 2182 bedrooms
• 2473 bedrooms
• 2814 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Braxton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 217no vehicle
• 1,0431 vehicle
• 1,6802 vehicles
• 6993 vehicles
• 1734 vehicles
• 415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Braxton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 163no vehicle
• 3601 vehicle
• 2772 vehicles
• 383 vehicles
• 184 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.9% of Braxton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 98% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 9,745
• Other state: 2,486
• Northeast: 432
• Midwest: 1,166
• South: 810
• West: 68

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 821
• Number of aged recipients: 58
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 763
• Number of recipients under 18: 67
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 581
• Number of recipients older than 64: 173
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 274
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 376