Monroe County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 11,50693.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4603.7%Two or more races
  • 2542.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 830.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $206,312

Here:	$206,312
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $151,560

Here:	$151,560
State:	$63,963

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 15
• Auto thefts: 4

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $617 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $603 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $572 a month.

Cities in this county include: Union, Peterstown.

Neighboring counties: Appomattox County, Virginia , Santa Clara County, California , Hancock County, Kentucky , Kingman County, Kansas , Lee County, Kentucky , Madison County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 482
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 183 (10.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 682010 or later
• 1312000 to 2009
• 31990 to 1999
• 141980 to 1989
• 101970 to 1979
• 44Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): $ minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,019
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 31
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 29
• 10 to 19: 31
• Mobile homes: 1,147

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 1,640 (86 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 86 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37

Religion statistics for Monroe County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Monroe 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 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: November 11, 2003 to November 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1500: November 21, 2003, FEMA Id: 1500, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• West Virginia Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2003 to March 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1455: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1455, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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.

5.07% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,605 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.76% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($20,140 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($24,465 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.31%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Greenbrier County, WV	1.22% ($38,127 average AGI)
from Giles County, VA	0.67% ($47,700)
from Mercer County, WV	0.44% ($25,550)
from Summers County, WV	0.44% ($23,250)

4.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,150 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.72% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($22,042 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($15,108 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.03%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Greenbrier County, WV	1.27% ($37,386 average AGI)
to Mercer County, WV	0.56% ($33,320)
to Giles County, VA	0.54% ($34,292)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monroe 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: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,232 (591 living alone), Female householders: 2,495 (900 living alone)

• 2,324 spouses (2,324 opposite-sex spouses), 271 unmarried partners, (271 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,582 children (2,801 natural, 323 adopted, 493 stepchildren), 296 grandchildren, 346 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 10 foster children, 227 other relatives, 294 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 73

Size of family households: 1,873 2-persons, 659 3-persons, 402 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,494 1-person, 98 2-persons.

1,390 married couples with children.
832 single-parent households (407 men, 425 women).

98.7% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 82% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $105,982,000 ($7,811 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,599,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,161,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,685,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $274,000
Federal grants: $25,103,000
Federal procurement contracts: $643,000 ($63,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,116,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $412,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,723,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,136,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.49 millions of gallons per day (37% from ground, 63% from surface)

• Year house built in Monroe County, West Virginia
• 02020 or later
• 5352010 to 2019
• 4982000 to 2009
• 7261990 to 1999
• 9901980 to 1989
• 1,0891970 to 1979
• 5911960 to 1969
• 4051950 to 1959
• 5171940 to 1949
• 8781939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, West Virginia
• 191 room
• 152 rooms
• 473 rooms
• 3834 rooms
• 7845 rooms
• 1,0396 rooms
• 6847 rooms
• 4418 rooms
• 4329+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 352 rooms
• 773 rooms
• 1544 rooms
• 1605 rooms
• 2326 rooms
• 1147 rooms
• 868 rooms
• 99+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, West Virginia
• 39no bedroom
• 731 bedroom
• 8802 bedrooms
• 2,1003 bedrooms
• 5874 bedrooms
• 1975+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, West Virginia
• 14no bedroom
• 901 bedroom
• 2142 bedrooms
• 4513 bedrooms
• 1104 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 227no vehicle
• 1,0631 vehicle
• 1,4042 vehicles
• 8873 vehicles
• 1924 vehicles
• 975+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in renter-occupied apartments
• 83no vehicle
• 4121 vehicle
• 2112 vehicles
• 1043 vehicles
• 454 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

92.1% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 7,700
• Other state: 4,375
• Northeast: 565
• Midwest: 428
• South: 3,283
• West: 133

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 559
• Number of aged recipients: 57
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 502
• Number of recipients under 18: 44
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 370
• Number of recipients older than 64: 145
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 232
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 256

Businesses in Monroe County, WV

• H&R Block: 1
• True Value: 1
• UPS: 1