Fayette County, West Virginia
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- West Virginia Bureau for Public Health: 350 Capitol Street Room 702, Charleston
Population:
- Total Population: 47,579
- Males: 23,701
- Females: 23,878
Ethnicity:
- White: 43,767
- Black/African American: 2,451
- Hispanic: 332
- Native American/Eskimo: 194
- Asian: 201
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2
- Other: 2
- 2 or more: 630
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (43,950)
- Spanish (315)
- French (185)
- German (100)
- Italian (50)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 358
- United Kingdom (45)
- India (40)
- Philippines (34)
- Canada (22)
- Mexico (20)
- Ethiopia (19)
- Malaysia (18)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (6,751)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,035)
- Catholic Church (1,537)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (1,139)
- Church of the Nazarene (613)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 26,205
- Sensory: 2,870
- Physical: 7,289
- Mental: 4,397
- Self-care: 2,228
- Go outside home: 4,329
- Employment: 4,813
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 698
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 18,945
- Utility gas: 9,007
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,225
- Electricity: 6,154
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 970
- Coal or Coke: 286
- Wood: 1,266
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 20
- No fuel used: 17
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 36,663
- No vehicle: 4,755
- 1 or more vehicle: 31,908
Education Attainment:
- No School: 313
- No High School: 4,204
- Some High School: 5,771
- High School: 13,020
- Some College: 4,786
- Associate's Degree: 1,118
- College Degree: 2,190
- Master's Degree: 911
- Professional Degree: 238
- Doctoral Degree: 170
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 18,945
- Owners with phone: 14,113
- Owners without phone: 506
- Renters with phone: 3,758
- Renters without phone: 568
10 closest counties:
- Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Clay County, West Virginia
- Summers County, West Virginia
- Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Wyoming County, West Virginia
- Boone County, West Virginia
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Mercer County, West Virginia
- Monroe County, West Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
25002, 25031, 25036, 25040, 25057, 25085, 25090, 25115, 25118, 25119, 25136, 25139, 25152, 25161, 25173, 25185, 25186, 25812, 25831, 25833, 25837, 25840, 25846, 25854, 25855, 25859, 25862, 25864, 25866, 25868, 25879, 25880, 25901, 25904, 25907, 25912, 25914, 25917, 25931, 25936, 25938, 25942, 25962, 25976, 25986, 26674, 26680
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WOAY-TV (66 TV) OAK HILL, WV
- WAXS (94.1 FM) MOUNT HOPE, WV
- WOAY (860 AM) FAYETTEVILLE, WV
- WRRL (1130 AM) RAINELLE, WV
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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