Upshur County, West Virginia (WV)

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• • 21,98993.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8163.5%Two or more races
  • 3491.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3281.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 880.4%Asian alone
  • 200.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 60.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 50.02%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $774 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $601 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upshur County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buckhannon.

Neighboring counties: Arapahoe County, Colorado , Arlington County, Virginia , Brown County, Ohio , Douglas County, Kansas , Gasconade County, Missouri , Loudoun County, Virginia .

Current college students: 1,781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 114 (39.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 512010 or later
• 192000 to 2009
• 161990 to 1999
• 171980 to 1989
• 151970 to 1979
• 26Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,974
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 120
• 3 or 4: 109
• 5 to 9: 97
• 10 to 19: 103
• 20 to 49: 42
• 50 or more: 183
• Mobile homes: 2,497
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 89

Housing units in Upshur County with a mortgage: 3,953 (292 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 270 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Religion statistics for Upshur County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Upshur 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 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: 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
• West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1696: May 01, 2007, FEMA Id: 1696, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,604 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.83% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($24,140 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($25,466 average AGI)

Upshur County:	2.01%
West Virginia average:	3.02%

from Lewis County, WV	0.64% ($33,436 average AGI)
from Harrison County, WV	0.42% ($37,056)
from Barbour County, WV	0.41% ($43,486)
from Randolph County, WV	0.29% ($43,920)
from Monongalia County, WV	0.25% ($44,000)

4.80% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,566 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($25,773 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($14,793 average AGI)

Upshur County:	1.59%
West Virginia average:	2.93%

to Lewis County, WV	0.76% ($36,215 average AGI)
to Harrison County, WV	0.53% ($48,667)
to Randolph County, WV	0.37% ($42,188)
to Barbour County, WV	0.29% ($44,920)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.27% ($26,913)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Upshur 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: 4,531 (1,363 living alone), Female householders: 5,282 (1,572 living alone)

• 4,480 spouses (4,480 opposite-sex spouses), 679 unmarried partners, (670 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,040 children (5,549 natural, 131 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 503 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 11 foster children, 183 other relatives, 511 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,370

Size of family households: 3,054 2-persons, 1,830 3-persons, 821 4-persons, 430 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,936 1-person, 458 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

2,546 married couples with children.
1,795 single-parent households (452 men, 1,343 women).

99.3% of residents of Upshur speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (8% speak English very well, 92% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $140,396,000 ($5,851 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,565,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,051,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $182,000
Federal grants: $31,386,000
Federal procurement contracts: $858,000 ($83,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,728,000 ($2,453,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,845,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,708,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,725,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.14 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Upshur County, West Virginia
• 132020 or later
• 9172010 to 2019
• 1,7002000 to 2009
• 1,5171990 to 1999
• 1,5611980 to 1989
• 1,7091970 to 1979
• 1,0391960 to 1969
• 8311950 to 1959
• 4221940 to 1949
• 1,5291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Upshur County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upshur County, West Virginia
• 01 room
• 552 rooms
• 983 rooms
• 4184 rooms
• 1,4695 rooms
• 1,8166 rooms
• 1,1747 rooms
• 1,0158 rooms
• 1,4929+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upshur County, West Virginia
• 211 room
• 892 rooms
• 2133 rooms
• 5104 rooms
• 5605 rooms
• 3936 rooms
• 2907 rooms
• 1158 rooms
• 839+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Upshur County, West Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Upshur County, West Virginia
• 0no bedroom
• 1381 bedroom
• 1,2532 bedrooms
• 4,3223 bedrooms
• 1,3924 bedrooms
• 4685+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upshur County, West Virginia
• 21no bedroom
• 3981 bedroom
• 6922 bedrooms
• 8983 bedrooms
• 2284 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Upshur County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 372no vehicle
• 2,0881 vehicle
• 3,0522 vehicles
• 1,6063 vehicles
• 4064 vehicles
• 515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Upshur County in renter-occupied apartments
• 520no vehicle
• 1,0351 vehicle
• 4332 vehicles
• 2223 vehicles
• 314 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.4% of Upshur 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, 54% lived in West Virginia.

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

• This state: 18,159
• Other state: 5,127
• Northeast: 1,562
• Midwest: 1,316
• South: 1,943
• West: 260

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,118
• Number of aged recipients: 79
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,039
• Number of recipients under 18: 135
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 774
• Number of recipients older than 64: 209
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 415
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 489