Upshur County, West Virginia
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State Health Department
- West Virginia Bureau for Public Health: 350 Capitol Street Room 702, Charleston
Population:
- Total Population: 23,404
- Males: 11,427
- Females: 11,977
Ethnicity:
- White: 22,827
- Black/African American: 106
- Hispanic: 186
- Native American/Eskimo: 23
- Asian: 75
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 9
- 2 or more: 178
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (21,675)
- Spanish (205)
- German (110)
- French (60)
- Japanese (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 98
- Germany (24)
- Japan (19)
- United Kingdom (18)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6)
- Iran (6)
- Philippines (5)
- Argentina (5)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- United Methodist Church, The (3,332)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (1,134)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (337)
- Catholic Church (290)
- Southern Baptist Convention (247)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 10,514
- Sensory: 1,302
- Physical: 3,101
- Mental: 1,733
- Self-care: 1,020
- Go outside home: 1,718
- Employment: 1,688
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 80
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 8,972
- Utility gas: 4,243
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,089
- Electricity: 2,197
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 59
- Coal or Coke: 55
- Wood: 1,126
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 190
- No fuel used: 13
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 17,847
- No vehicle: 1,804
- 1 or more vehicle: 16,043
Education Attainment:
- No School: 123
- No High School: 1,603
- Some High School: 2,137
- High School: 6,769
- Some College: 2,098
- Associate's Degree: 391
- College Degree: 1,321
- Master's Degree: 574
- Professional Degree: 115
- Doctoral Degree: 91
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 8,972
- Owners with phone: 6,667
- Owners without phone: 219
- Renters with phone: 1,831
- Renters without phone: 255
10 closest counties:
- Lewis County, West Virginia
- Barbour County, West Virginia
- Harrison County, West Virginia
- Randolph County, West Virginia
- Taylor County, West Virginia
- Webster County, West Virginia
- Marion County, West Virginia
- Braxton County, West Virginia
- Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Gilmer County, West Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
26201, 26210, 26215, 26218, 26219, 26228, 26229, 26234, 26236, 26237
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WVWC (92.1 FM) BUCKHANNON, WV
- WBVQ (93.1 FM) BUCKHANNON, WV
- WBRB (101.3 FM) BUCKHANNON, WV
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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