Mineral County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 24,53391.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0213.8%Two or more races
  • 6452.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2981.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1460.5%Some other race alone
  • 300.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 210.08%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $233,842

Here:	$233,842
State:	$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $48,231

Here:	$48,231
State:	$205,683

In 2-unit structures: $153,747

Here:	$153,747
State:	$127,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $62,667

Here:	$62,667
State:	$136,692

Mobile homes: $57,575

Here:	$57,575
State:	$63,963

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 2

Health of residents in Mineral County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $947 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $728 (0.5%)

Area name: Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mineral County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Keyser, Fort Ashby, Wiley Ford, Piedmont, Carpendale, Ridgeley, Elk Garden, Burlington.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, Indiana , Clark County, Illinois , Millard County, Utah , Sierra County, California , Morgan County, Illinois , Saline County, Missouri , Shelby County, Missouri .

Current college students: 1,189
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 127 (43.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 931990 to 1999
• 261980 to 1989
• 131970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,653
• One, attached: 233
• Two: 262
• 3 or 4: 448
• 5 to 9: 207
• 10 to 19: 203
• 20 to 49: 91
• 50 or more: 40
• Mobile homes: 1,388

Housing units in Mineral County with a mortgage: 4,185 (299 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 252 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 205

Religion statistics for Mineral County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mineral 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: May 28, 2018 - June 3, 2018, FEMA Id: 4378, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
• West Virginia Severe 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
• 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 Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1496: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1496, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 08, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1137: September 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1137, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• West Virginia Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 02, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1096: January 25, 1996, FEMA Id: 1096, Natural disaster type: Flood
• West Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1084: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1084, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,721 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.51% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($13,908 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($38,813 average AGI)

Mineral County:	2.90%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Allegany County, MD	1.44% ($47,756 average AGI)
from Hampshire County, WV	0.53% ($37,842)
from Grant County, WV	0.25% ($61,704)

4.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,926 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.44% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($12,855 average AGI)
2.90% relocated to other states ($47,070 average AGI)

Mineral County:	2.90%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Allegany County, MD	1.23% ($65,511 average AGI)
to Hampshire County, WV	0.41% ($44,455)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.23% ($38,400)
to Grant County, WV	0.19% ($39,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mineral County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,523 (1,307 living alone), Female householders: 5,300 (1,823 living alone)

• 5,418 spouses (5,396 opposite-sex spouses), 728 unmarried partners, (685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,923 children (6,530 natural, 9 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 569 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 374 parents, 0 foster children, 389 other relatives, 582 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 671

Size of family households: 3,884 2-persons, 1,888 3-persons, 771 4-persons, 416 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,134 1-person, 424 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 61 4-persons.

2,894 married couples with children.
1,840 single-parent households (449 men, 1,391 women).

98.5% of residents of Mineral speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $205,834,000 ($7,583 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $52,104,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,796,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,628,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $497,000
Federal grants: $29,097,000
Federal procurement contracts: $49,246,000 ($48,272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,570,000 ($226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $438,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,848,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,274,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

• Year house built in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 1322020 or later
• 6482010 to 2019
• 9832000 to 2009
• 1,3711990 to 1999
• 1,8101980 to 1989
• 2,3141970 to 1979
• 1,7071960 to 1969
• 7361950 to 1959
• 5131940 to 1949
• 2,0711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 593 rooms
• 6794 rooms
• 1,8715 rooms
• 1,9756 rooms
• 1,4227 rooms
• 8928 rooms
• 1,8809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 121 room
• 1362 rooms
• 2933 rooms
• 6384 rooms
• 4495 rooms
• 2066 rooms
• 1407 rooms
• 1028 rooms
• 609+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 1701 bedroom
• 1,4962 bedrooms
• 5,2953 bedrooms
• 1,4384 bedrooms
• 4045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mineral County, West Virginia
• 13no bedroom
• 4941 bedroom
• 7502 bedrooms
• 6243 bedrooms
• 1674 bedrooms
• 45+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mineral County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 292no vehicle
• 2,0011 vehicle
• 3,5282 vehicles
• 2,0793 vehicles
• 6104 vehicles
• 2635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mineral County in renter-occupied apartments
• 345no vehicle
• 1,1731 vehicle
• 5092 vehicles
• 03 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.1% of Mineral County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 7,978
• Other state: 18,893
• Northeast: 1,420
• Midwest: 796
• South: 16,626
• West: 311

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 771
• Number of aged recipients: 45
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 726
• Number of recipients under 18: 107
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 526
• Number of recipients older than 64: 138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 238
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 344