Lewis County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 15,37591.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0226.1%Two or more races
  • 2381.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 940.6%Asian alone
  • 440.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 280.2%Some other race alone
  • 210.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $767 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $553 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.

Cities in this county include: Weston, Jane Lew.

Neighboring counties: Andrew County, Missouri , Lander County, Nevada , Jackson County , Greene County, Virginia , Putnam County , Henry County, Virginia , James City County, Virginia , Weld County, Colorado , Rawlins County, Kansas .

Current college students: 459
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 62 (105.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 81990 to 1999
• 271980 to 1989
• 231970 to 1979
• 29Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,756
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 163
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 118
• 10 to 19: 79
• 20 to 49: 100
• 50 or more: 239
• Mobile homes: 1,647
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 2,264 (128 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 121 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Religion statistics for Lewis County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lewis 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, 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, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 12, 2010 to June 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1918: June 24, 2010, FEMA Id: 1918, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,382 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.05% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($33,353 average AGI)
0.81% relocated from other states ($9,029 average AGI)

Lewis County:	0.81%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Harrison County, WV	1.11% ($39,429 average AGI)
from Upshur County, WV	1.03% ($36,215)

4.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,602 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.11% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($35,951 average AGI)
0.79% relocated to other states ($6,650 average AGI)

Lewis County:	0.79%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Harrison County, WV	1.32% ($44,952 average AGI)
to Upshur County, WV	0.87% ($33,436)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lewis County

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

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,708 (1,031 living alone), Female householders: 3,317 (1,054 living alone)

• 3,336 spouses (3,301 opposite-sex spouses), 451 unmarried partners, (443 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,616 children (3,955 natural, 236 adopted, 433 stepchildren), 327 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 22 foster children, 268 other relatives, 374 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 238

Size of family households: 2,343 2-persons, 899 3-persons, 731 4-persons, 382 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,084 1-person, 442 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

2,089 married couples with children.
1,155 single-parent households (192 men, 963 women).

99.2% of residents of Lewis speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $129,181,000 ($7,540 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,271,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,917,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,854,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $173,000
Federal grants: $32,629,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,021,000 ($307,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,588,000 ($1,737,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $556,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,969,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,957,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.32 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Lewis County, West Virginia
• 892020 or later
• 8742010 to 2019
• 1,0512000 to 2009
• 9491990 to 1999
• 1,0201980 to 1989
• 1,2101970 to 1979
• 3181960 to 1969
• 5091950 to 1959
• 5721940 to 1949
• 1,6161939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lewis County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, West Virginia
• 111 room
• 112 rooms
• 343 rooms
• 6644 rooms
• 9335 rooms
• 9956 rooms
• 1,0267 rooms
• 5608 rooms
• 9029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, West Virginia
• 421 room
• 402 rooms
• 2903 rooms
• 4874 rooms
• 4565 rooms
• 2556 rooms
• 1347 rooms
• 778 rooms
• 1089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lewis County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, West Virginia
• 11no bedroom
• 1541 bedroom
• 1,0132 bedrooms
• 2,7873 bedrooms
• 9844 bedrooms
• 1795+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, West Virginia
• 44no bedroom
• 5251 bedroom
• 6162 bedrooms
• 5283 bedrooms
• 1304 bedrooms
• 625+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 156no vehicle
• 1,5251 vehicle
• 1,9972 vehicles
• 1,0753 vehicles
• 2994 vehicles
• 795+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in renter-occupied apartments
• 542no vehicle
• 7991 vehicle
• 3912 vehicles
• 1063 vehicles
• 204 vehicles
• 315+ vehicles

91.0% of Lewis 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, 90% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 13,904
• Other state: 2,573
• Northeast: 429
• Midwest: 905
• South: 988
• West: 241

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 979
• Number of aged recipients: 59
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 920
• Number of recipients under 18: 112
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 697
• Number of recipients older than 64: 170
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 352
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 420