Bethany College's Living Circumstances

Brooke County School District Overview

Bethany College located in Brooke County School District area. A total of 9,805 households are located in Brooke County School District area. Among them, 2,428 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.67 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,704 and 5,130 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.83% (178) of residents are non-citizens and 2.00% (428) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2018-2022

Social Characteristics of Brooke County School District, West Virginia
Household	9,805
Population	21,439
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,428 (24.76%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,704
Total Students	5,130
Pre-Kindergarten	272
Kindergarten	190
Grade 1-8	1,821
Grade 9-12	887
College/Graduate School	1,960
Veterans	18,478
Non-citizen	178
Non-English Home Language	428
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

18,954 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,514 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,463 people are in civilian labor force and 51 are in armed labor force. 10,066 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Brooke County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,849	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,230	83.56%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	687	6.98%
Public transportation	64	0.65%
Walked	466	4.73%
Other method	47	0.48%
Worked from home	355	3.60%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,066	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,093	30.73%
Service	2,015	20.02%
Sales and office	2,303	22.88%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,171	11.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,484	14.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,066	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	266	2.64%
Construction	649	6.45%
Manufacturing	1,200	11.92%
Wholesale trade	188	1.87%
Retail trade	1,386	13.77%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	605	6.01%
Information	85	0.84%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	493	4.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	736	7.31%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,522	25.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,038	10.31%
Other services, except public administration	412	4.09%
Public administration	486	4.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,066	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,200	81.46%
Government workers	1,515	15.05%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	351	3.49%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,771 for the 9,805 households in Brooke County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,167. 21,153 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,805	-
Less than $10,000	682	6.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	475	4.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,154	11.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,046	10.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,433	14.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,831	18.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,710	17.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,089	11.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	273	2.78%
More than $200,000	112	1.14%
Median Household Income	$51,496	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,771	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,277	-
Less than $10,000	201	3.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	219	3.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	306	4.87%
$25,000 - $34,999	437	6.96%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,047	16.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,446	23.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,354	21.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	929	14.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	243	3.87%
More than $200,000	95	1.51%

Median Family Income	$66,335	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,636	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,167	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,464	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,464	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,221	-
With health insurance coverage	21,153	95.19%
Public coverage	9,884	44.48%
Private health insurance	15,911	71.60%
Without health insurance coverage	1,068	4.81%

Housing

There are 10,794 housing units in Brooke County School District area, West Virginia with 9,805 units (90.84%) occupied. 7,469 houses (76.18%) are occupied by owner and 2,336 houses (23.82%) are rented. The average housing value is $93,200 and the average rental cost is $607. 94 houses (0.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,145 houses (29.14%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,794	-
Occupied	9,805	90.84%
Owner Occupied	7,469	76.18%
Renter Occupied	2,336	23.82%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,621	79.87%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	207	1.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,341	12.42%
Mobile Homes	625	5.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,794	-
Built 2014 or later	94	0.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	131	1.21%
Built 2000 - 2009	463	4.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	596	5.52%
Built 1980 - 1989	897	8.31%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,462	13.54%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,803	16.70%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,203	20.41%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,145	29.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,794	-
1 room	107	0.99%
2 rooms	228	2.11%
3 rooms	469	4.35%
4 rooms	1,111	10.29%
5 rooms	2,713	25.13%
6 rooms	2,551	23.63%
7 rooms	1,379	12.78%
8 rooms	1,149	10.64%
9 rooms or more	1,087	10.07%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,794	-
no bedroom	152	1.41%
1 bedroom	765	7.09%
2 bedrooms	3,224	29.87%
3 bedrooms	5,060	46.88%
4 bedrooms	1,337	12.39%
5 bedrooms or more	256	2.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,469	-
Less than $50,000	1,343	17.98%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,703	36.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,530	20.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	928	12.42%
$200,000 - $299,999	811	10.86%
$300,000 - $499,999	96	1.29%
$500,000 - $999,999	51	0.68%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.09%
Median House Value	$93,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,949	-
Less than $500	637	32.68%
$500 - $999	1,103	56.59%
$1,000 - $1,499	209	10.72%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$607	-

Demographic

A total of 22,459 people lives in Brooke County School District area, West Virginia with 11,089 male and 11,370 female. The males to female ratio is 49.37 to 50.63. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,459	-
Male	11,089	49.37%
Female	11,370	50.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,459	-
Under 5 years	977	4.35%
5 - 9 years	1,064	4.74%
10 - 14 years	1,134	5.05%
15 - 19 years	1,645	7.32%
20 - 24 years	1,363	6.07%
25 - 34 years	2,206	9.82%
35 - 44 years	2,441	10.87%
45 - 54 years	2,903	12.93%
55 - 59 years	1,837	8.18%
60 - 64 years	1,765	7.86%
65 - 74 years	2,945	13.11%
75 - 84 years	1,689	7.52%
85 years and older	490	2.18%
Median Age	46.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,459	-
One Race	22,235	99.00%
White	21,620	96.26%
Black or African American	392	1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.10%
Asian	108	0.48%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	52	0.23%
Other	41	0.18%

Two or more races	224	1.00%
White and Black or African American	98	0.44%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	88	0.39%
White and Asian	33	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%