Mercer 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: 62,980
- Males: 29,947
- Females: 33,033
Ethnicity:
- White: 57,862
- Black/African American: 3,725
- Hispanic: 225
- Native American/Eskimo: 89
- Asian: 380
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 6
- 2 or more: 693
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (58,015)
- Spanish (510)
- French (190)
- Tagalog (145)
- German (110)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 506
- Philippines (144)
- Germany (58)
- United Kingdom (49)
- India (44)
- Italy (36)
- Canada (35)
- Mexico (26)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (7,850)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,734)
- Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches (1,803)
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church (1,774)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (1,736)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 34,458
- Sensory: 3,842
- Physical: 9,866
- Mental: 5,632
- Self-care: 2,717
- Go outside home: 5,813
- Employment: 6,469
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 662
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 26,509
- Utility gas: 7,274
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,235
- Electricity: 13,456
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,430
- Coal or Coke: 647
- Wood: 1,395
- Solar Energy: 18
- Other fuel: 21
- No fuel used: 33
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 51,099
- No vehicle: 5,549
- 1 or more vehicle: 45,550
Education Attainment:
- No School: 588
- No High School: 4,281
- Some High School: 7,335
- High School: 15,966
- Some College: 7,676
- Associate's Degree: 1,782
- College Degree: 3,767
- Master's Degree: 1,563
- Professional Degree: 592
- Doctoral Degree: 123
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 26,509
- Owners with phone: 19,576
- Owners without phone: 797
- Renters with phone: 5,334
- Renters without phone: 802
10 closest counties:
- Bland County, Virginia
- Wythe County, Virginia
- Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Giles County, Virginia
- Summers County, West Virginia
- McDowell County, West Virginia
- Tazewell County, Virginia
- Wyoming County, West Virginia
- Pulaski County, Virginia
- Monroe County, West Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24732, 24733, 24736, 24737, 24738, 24739, 24740, 24747, 24751, 25820, 25841, 25922, 25971
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WVVA (82 TV) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WSTG (95.9 FM) PRINCETON, WV
- WRIC-FM (97.7 FM) PRINCETON, WV
- WGCO (98.3 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WKQY (100.1 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WHAJ (104.5 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WWVV (104.9 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WHKX (106.3 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WGZR (106.9 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WHQX (107.7 FM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WWYO (970 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WFXH (1130 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WBDY (1190 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WKEZ (1240 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WHIS (1440 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WTZE (1470 AM) BLUEFIELD, WV
- WAEY (1490 AM) PRINCETON, WV
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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