Blue Ridge Community and Technical's Living Circumstances

Berkeley County School District Overview

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College located in Berkeley County School District area. A total of 44,221 households are located in Berkeley County School District area. Among them, 14,946 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 33,156 and 27,768 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.61% (1,853) of residents are non-citizens and 5.05% (5,791) 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 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Berkeley County School District, West Virginia
Household	44,221
Population	114,757
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,946 (33.80%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	33,156
Total Students	27,768
Pre-Kindergarten	1,623
Kindergarten	1,536
Grade 1-8	12,457
Grade 9-12	5,710
College/Graduate School	6,442
Veterans	87,993
Non-citizen	1,853
Non-English Home Language	5,791
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

91,219 residents are over the age of 16 and 59,617 people are in labor force. Among them, 59,411 people are in civilian labor force and 206 are in armed labor force. 55,876 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,114	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	46,185	83.80%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,594	10.15%
Public transportation	288	0.52%
Walked	525	0.95%
Other method	459	0.83%
Worked from home	2,063	3.74%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,876	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	19,008	34.02%
Service	9,586	17.16%
Sales and office	11,983	21.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,059	9.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,240	18.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,876	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	555	0.99%
Construction	3,732	6.68%
Manufacturing	5,756	10.30%
Wholesale trade	1,753	3.14%
Retail trade	7,048	12.61%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,078	7.30%
Information	1,143	2.05%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,881	5.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,923	8.81%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,232	21.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,515	8.08%
Other services, except public administration	2,207	3.95%
Public administration	5,053	9.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,876	-
Private wage and salary workers	42,096	75.34%
Government workers	11,638	20.83%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,031	3.63%
Unpaid family workers	111	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,914 for the 44,221 households in Berkeley County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $35,359. 107,766 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	44,221	-
Less than $10,000	2,054	4.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,566	3.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,312	7.49%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,309	9.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,620	12.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,481	21.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,579	14.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,466	16.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,406	5.44%
More than $200,000	1,428	3.23%
Median Household Income	$62,515	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,914	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	30,145	-
Less than $10,000	1,169	3.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	583	1.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,744	5.79%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,326	7.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,502	11.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,192	20.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,377	17.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,891	19.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,130	7.07%
More than $200,000	1,231	4.08%

Median Family Income	$72,756	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,784	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,359	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,282	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,282	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	114,881	-
With health insurance coverage	107,766	93.81%
Public coverage	42,935	37.37%
Private health insurance	82,095	71.46%
Without health insurance coverage	7,115	6.19%

Housing

There are 48,578 housing units in Berkeley County School District area, West Virginia with 44,221 units (91.03%) occupied. 33,000 houses (74.63%) are occupied by owner and 11,221 houses (25.37%) are rented. The average housing value is $182,200 and the average rental cost is $995. 1,784 houses (3.67%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,624 houses (11.58%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,578	-
Occupied	44,221	91.03%
Owner Occupied	33,000	74.63%
Renter Occupied	11,221	25.37%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	32,374	66.64%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,207	10.72%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,019	10.33%
Mobile Homes	5,952	12.25%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	26	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,578	-
Built 2014 or later	1,784	3.67%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,404	4.95%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,400	31.70%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,002	18.53%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,172	12.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,338	8.93%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,914	3.94%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,940	3.99%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,624	11.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,578	-
1 room	263	0.54%
2 rooms	793	1.63%
3 rooms	2,347	4.83%
4 rooms	6,360	13.09%
5 rooms	9,750	20.07%
6 rooms	9,601	19.76%
7 rooms	7,280	14.99%
8 rooms	5,470	11.26%
9 rooms or more	6,714	13.82%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,578	-
no bedroom	307	0.63%
1 bedroom	2,548	5.25%
2 bedrooms	9,161	18.86%
3 bedrooms	26,295	54.13%
4 bedrooms	8,388	17.27%
5 bedrooms or more	1,879	3.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	33,000	-
Less than $50,000	3,172	9.61%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,479	7.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,394	16.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,791	23.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	9,176	27.81%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,217	12.78%
$500,000 - $999,999	675	2.05%
$1,000,000 or more	96	0.29%
Median House Value	$182,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,454	-
Less than $500	924	8.84%
$500 - $999	4,375	41.85%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,942	37.71%
$1,500 - $1,999	905	8.66%
$2,000 - $2,499	268	2.56%
$2,500 - $2,999	40	0.38%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$995	-

Demographic

A total of 115,329 people lives in Berkeley County School District area, West Virginia with 56,868 male and 58,461 female. The males to female ratio is 49.31 to 50.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	115,329	-
Male	56,868	49.31%
Female	58,461	50.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	115,329	-
Under 5 years	7,147	6.20%
5 - 9 years	7,759	6.73%
10 - 14 years	7,619	6.61%
15 - 19 years	6,797	5.89%
20 - 24 years	6,579	5.70%
25 - 34 years	15,666	13.58%
35 - 44 years	15,685	13.60%
45 - 54 years	16,218	14.06%
55 - 59 years	7,975	6.91%
60 - 64 years	7,218	6.26%
65 - 74 years	10,867	9.42%
75 - 84 years	4,390	3.81%
85 years and older	1,409	1.22%
Median Age	38.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	115,329	-
One Race	111,871	97.00%
White	100,097	86.79%
Black or African American	9,039	7.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native	89	0.08%
Asian	1,242	1.08%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,404	1.22%

Two or more races	3,458	3.00%
White and Black or African American	1,846	1.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	591	0.51%
White and Asian	313	0.27%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%