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County:

Berkeley County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

114,634

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

36,356

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

46,775

28.7%

22.2%

6.5%

1990:

59,253

26.7%

20.7%

6.0%

2000:

75,905

28.1%

22.6%

5.5%

2005:

93,394

22.9%

20.0%

2.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

69,733

91.9%

0-to-19:

21,374

28.2%

Black:

3,523

4.6%

20-to-39:

21,841

28.8%

Hispanic:

1,156

1.5%

40-to-59:

21,177

27.9%

American Indian:

173

0.2%

60-plus:

11,513

15.2%

Other:

1,320

1.7%

Median Age:

35.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

236.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.1%

Median Family Income:

$44,302

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.7%

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