Braxton 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: 14,702
- Males: 7,426
- Females: 7,276
Ethnicity:
- White: 14,464
- Black/African American: 60
- Hispanic: 32
- Native American/Eskimo: 26
- Asian: 5
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 115
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (13,770)
- Spanish (95)
- German (50)
- French (25)
- Japanese (10)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 24
- Hungary (9)
- Germany (8)
- Philippines (3)
- France (2)
- Japan (2)
- Belarus (0)
- Afghanistan (0)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (2,253)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,570)
- Southern Baptist Convention (224)
- Catholic Church (145)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (106)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 7,732
- Sensory: 1,063
- Physical: 2,003
- Mental: 1,094
- Self-care: 721
- Go outside home: 1,383
- Employment: 1,553
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 149
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 5,771
- Utility gas: 2,444
- Bottled or LP gas: 706
- Electricity: 1,234
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 61
- Coal or Coke: 25
- Wood: 1,291
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 8
- No fuel used: 2
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 11,481
- No vehicle: 1,436
- 1 or more vehicle: 10,045
Education Attainment:
- No School: 96
- No High School: 1,482
- Some High School: 1,777
- High School: 4,351
- Some College: 1,332
- Associate's Degree: 289
- College Degree: 613
- Master's Degree: 228
- Professional Degree: 56
- Doctoral Degree: 49
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 5,771
- Owners with phone: 4,329
- Owners without phone: 181
- Renters with phone: 1,110
- Renters without phone: 151
10 closest counties:
- Gilmer County, West Virginia
- Webster County, West Virginia
- Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Clay County, West Virginia
- Calhoun County, West Virginia
- Lewis County, West Virginia
- Upshur County, West Virginia
- Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Ritchie County, West Virginia
- Roane County, West Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
26335, 26601, 26612, 26615, 26618, 26619, 26621, 26623, 26624, 26627, 26629, 26631, 26639, 26641
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WDBS (97.1 FM) SUTTON, WV
- WSGB (1490 AM) SUTTON, WV
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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