Pocahontas County

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Pocahontas County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 9,131
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 76 / 127 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,435.334 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.033 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 123,000.000 acres (497.658 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 376
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 17.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 18.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $845,000
Physicians (2004): 8
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,896
Federal Spending (2004): $66,007

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,278	6.84%
Rural, Non-farm	17,410	93.16%

Pocahontas County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Employment Information Back to top
Pocahontas County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,165	3,605	560	13.44%	135
1991	4,116	3,437	679	16.50%	165
1992	4,099	3,515	585	14.26%	143
1993	4,120	3,636	484	11.76%	118
1994	4,275	3,717	558	13.06%	131
1995	4,278	3,527	751	17.56%	177
1996	4,235	3,696	538	12.71%	127
1997	4,255	3,891	364	8.56%	86
1998	4,328	3,957	371	8.58%	86
1999	4,323	3,966	357	8.26%	83
2000	4,036	3,766	270	6.68%	67
2001	3,965	3,693	272	6.85%	69
2002	3,976	3,702	274	6.89%	69
2003	4,035	3,767	268	6.64%	67
2004	3,843	3,609	235	6.11%	62
2005	3,764	3,529	235	6.25%	63
2006	3,808	3,527	282	7.40%	75
2007	3,750	3,461	290	7.73%	78
2008	3,783	3,483	301	7.95%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,502	4,177	325	7.22%	72
Feb 1990	4,430	4,129	301	6.79%	68
Mar 1990	4,140	3,799	341	8.24%	82
Apr 1990	3,843	3,261	582	15.14%	151
May 1990	4,043	3,464	579	14.32%	143
Jun 1990	4,053	3,580	473	11.67%	117
Jul 1990	4,160	3,639	521	12.52%	125
Aug 1990	4,074	3,417	657	16.13%	161
Sep 1990	3,976	3,280	696	17.51%	175
Oct 1990	4,021	3,307	714	17.76%	178
Nov 1990	4,133	3,364	769	18.61%	186
Dec 1990	4,605	3,845	760	16.50%	165

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,667	3,941	726	15.56%	156
Feb 1991	4,483	3,824	659	14.70%	147
Mar 1991	4,188	3,569	619	14.78%	148
Apr 1991	3,819	3,051	768	20.11%	201
May 1991	3,894	3,100	794	20.39%	204
Jun 1991	3,974	3,242	732	18.42%	184
Jul 1991	4,447	3,460	987	22.19%	222
Aug 1991	4,009	3,415	594	14.82%	148
Sep 1991	3,940	3,379	561	14.24%	142
Oct 1991	3,730	3,255	475	12.73%	127
Nov 1991	3,946	3,321	625	15.84%	158
Dec 1991	4,300	3,691	609	14.16%	142

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,646	3,964	682	14.68%	147
Feb 1992	4,442	3,892	550	12.38%	124
Mar 1992	4,279	3,741	538	12.57%	126
Apr 1992	3,961	3,289	672	16.97%	170
May 1992	3,906	3,180	726	18.59%	186
Jun 1992	4,057	3,287	770	18.98%	190
Jul 1992	4,038	3,470	568	14.07%	141
Aug 1992	3,941	3,430	511	12.97%	130
Sep 1992	3,876	3,389	487	12.56%	126
Oct 1992	3,837	3,356	481	12.54%	125
Nov 1992	3,897	3,379	518	13.29%	133
Dec 1992	4,313	3,802	511	11.85%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,423	3,998	425	9.61%	96
Feb 1993	4,430	3,995	435	9.82%	98
Mar 1993	4,276	3,846	430	10.06%	101
Apr 1993	3,962	3,398	564	14.24%	142
May 1993	3,964	3,380	584	14.73%	147
Jun 1993	4,057	3,523	534	13.16%	132
Jul 1993	4,166	3,713	453	10.87%	109
Aug 1993	4,046	3,536	510	12.61%	126
Sep 1993	3,904	3,424	480	12.30%	123
Oct 1993	3,880	3,446	434	11.19%	112
Nov 1993	3,989	3,474	515	12.91%	129
Dec 1993	4,348	3,899	449	10.33%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,755	4,210	545	11.46%	115
Feb 1994	4,655	4,122	533	11.45%	115
Mar 1994	4,533	3,956	577	12.73%	127
Apr 1994	4,084	3,519	565	13.83%	138
May 1994	4,068	3,495	573	14.09%	141
Jun 1994	4,104	3,577	527	12.84%	128
Jul 1994	4,217	3,677	540	12.81%	128
Aug 1994	4,130	3,527	603	14.60%	146
Sep 1994	4,030	3,444	586	14.54%	145
Oct 1994	4,034	3,473	561	13.91%	139
Nov 1994	4,164	3,568	596	14.31%	143
Dec 1994	4,523	4,031	492	10.88%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,576	4,093	483	10.56%	106
Feb 1995	4,540	4,039	501	11.04%	110
Mar 1995	4,348	3,924	424	9.75%	98
Apr 1995	4,095	3,145	950	23.20%	232
May 1995	4,067	3,115	952	23.41%	234
Jun 1995	4,254	3,354	900	21.16%	212
Jul 1995	4,281	3,444	837	19.55%	196
Aug 1995	4,215	3,356	859	20.38%	204
Sep 1995	4,121	3,325	796	19.32%	193
Oct 1995	4,039	3,293	746	18.47%	185
Nov 1995	4,082	3,305	777	19.03%	190
Dec 1995	4,719	3,930	789	16.72%	167

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	4,666	3,991	675	14.47%	145
Feb 1996	4,533	3,926	607	13.39%	134
Mar 1996	4,411	3,824	587	13.31%	133
Apr 1996	4,096	3,408	688	16.80%	168
May 1996	4,091	3,371	720	17.60%	176
Jun 1996	4,098	3,555	543	13.25%	133
Jul 1996	4,093	3,635	458	11.19%	112
Aug 1996	4,010	3,574	436	10.87%	109
Sep 1996	3,929	3,535	394	10.03%	100
Oct 1996	4,039	3,621	418	10.35%	103
Nov 1996	4,249	3,784	465	10.94%	109
Dec 1996	4,603	4,133	470	10.21%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,696	4,302	394	8.39%	84
Feb 1997	4,613	4,199	414	8.97%	90
Mar 1997	4,447	4,089	358	8.05%	81
Apr 1997	4,031	3,614	417	10.34%	103
May 1997	3,931	3,486	445	11.32%	113
Jun 1997	4,087	3,779	308	7.54%	75
Jul 1997	4,306	3,886	420	9.75%	98
Aug 1997	4,133	3,803	330	7.98%	80
Sep 1997	4,005	3,709	296	7.39%	74
Oct 1997	3,923	3,645	278	7.09%	71
Nov 1997	4,175	3,831	344	8.24%	82
Dec 1997	4,714	4,348	366	7.76%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,724	4,324	400	8.47%	85
Feb 1998	4,700	4,327	373	7.94%	79
Mar 1998	4,609	4,190	419	9.09%	91
Apr 1998	4,279	3,728	551	12.88%	129
May 1998	4,138	3,720	418	10.10%	101
Jun 1998	4,170	3,774	396	9.50%	95
Jul 1998	4,287	3,973	314	7.32%	73
Aug 1998	4,216	3,955	261	6.19%	62
Sep 1998	4,123	3,857	266	6.45%	65
Oct 1998	4,070	3,767	303	7.44%	74
Nov 1998	4,108	3,729	379	9.23%	92
Dec 1998	4,510	4,136	374	8.29%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,766	4,406	360	7.55%	76
Feb 1999	4,719	4,308	411	8.71%	87
Mar 1999	4,568	4,230	338	7.40%	74
Apr 1999	4,346	3,883	463	10.65%	107
May 1999	4,171	3,691	480	11.51%	115
Jun 1999	4,190	3,798	392	9.36%	94
Jul 1999	4,257	3,956	301	7.07%	71
Aug 1999	4,186	3,865	321	7.67%	77
Sep 1999	4,103	3,811	292	7.12%	71
Oct 1999	3,985	3,705	280	7.03%	70
Nov 1999	3,942	3,612	330	8.37%	84
Dec 1999	4,643	4,324	319	6.87%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,516	4,200	316	7.00%	70
Feb 2000	4,445	4,110	335	7.54%	75
Mar 2000	4,363	4,061	302	6.92%	69
Apr 2000	3,789	3,460	329	8.68%	87
May 2000	3,848	3,515	333	8.65%	87
Jun 2000	3,983	3,726	257	6.45%	65
Jul 2000	3,960	3,730	230	5.81%	58
Aug 2000	3,926	3,705	221	5.63%	56
Sep 2000	3,804	3,602	202	5.31%	53
Oct 2000	3,682	3,468	214	5.81%	58
Nov 2000	3,831	3,580	251	6.55%	66
Dec 2000	4,281	4,037	244	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,569	4,267	302	6.61%	66
Feb 2001	4,374	4,079	295	6.74%	67
Mar 2001	4,315	4,038	277	6.42%	64
Apr 2001	3,987	3,601	386	9.68%	97
May 2001	3,633	3,276	357	9.83%	98
Jun 2001	3,895	3,678	217	5.57%	56
Jul 2001	3,964	3,781	183	4.62%	46
Aug 2001	3,845	3,609	236	6.14%	61
Sep 2001	3,773	3,571	202	5.35%	54
Oct 2001	3,617	3,416	201	5.56%	56
Nov 2001	3,670	3,371	299	8.15%	81
Dec 2001	3,933	3,630	303	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,335	4,026	309	7.13%	71
Feb 2002	4,343	4,030	313	7.21%	72
Mar 2002	4,164	3,895	269	6.46%	65
Apr 2002	3,781	3,421	360	9.52%	95
May 2002	3,720	3,398	322	8.66%	87
Jun 2002	3,823	3,560	263	6.88%	69
Jul 2002	3,857	3,649	208	5.39%	54
Aug 2002	3,917	3,681	236	6.03%	60
Sep 2002	3,833	3,630	203	5.30%	53
Oct 2002	3,786	3,562	224	5.92%	59
Nov 2002	3,756	3,449	307	8.17%	82
Dec 2002	4,397	4,126	271	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,725	4,442	283	5.99%	60
Feb 2003	4,589	4,292	297	6.47%	65
Mar 2003	4,434	4,165	269	6.07%	61
Apr 2003	3,831	3,451	380	9.92%	99
May 2003	3,685	3,324	361	9.80%	98
Jun 2003	3,832	3,526	306	7.99%	80
Jul 2003	3,870	3,621	249	6.43%	64
Aug 2003	3,924	3,702	222	5.66%	57
Sep 2003	3,850	3,655	195	5.06%	51
Oct 2003	3,800	3,604	196	5.16%	52
Nov 2003	3,723	3,476	247	6.63%	66
Dec 2003	4,153	3,942	211	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,403	4,183	220	5.00%	50
Feb 2004	4,350	4,103	247	5.68%	57
Mar 2004	4,167	3,924	243	5.83%	58
Apr 2004	3,720	3,339	381	10.24%	102
May 2004	3,509	3,197	312	8.89%	89
Jun 2004	3,737	3,506	231	6.18%	62
Jul 2004	3,807	3,602	205	5.38%	54
Aug 2004	3,795	3,602	193	5.09%	51
Sep 2004	3,663	3,495	168	4.59%	46
Oct 2004	3,507	3,332	175	4.99%	50
Nov 2004	3,542	3,313	229	6.47%	65
Dec 2004	3,921	3,706	215	5.48%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,078	3,858	220	5.39%	54
Feb 2005	3,992	3,727	265	6.64%	66
Mar 2005	3,942	3,680	262	6.65%	66
Apr 2005	3,628	3,300	328	9.04%	90
May 2005	3,521	3,206	315	8.95%	89
Jun 2005	3,739	3,520	219	5.86%	59
Jul 2005	3,715	3,532	183	4.93%	49
Aug 2005	3,742	3,560	182	4.86%	49
Sep 2005	3,676	3,491	185	5.03%	50
Oct 2005	3,559	3,375	184	5.17%	52
Nov 2005	3,545	3,291	254	7.17%	72
Dec 2005	4,028	3,803	225	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,075	3,844	231	5.67%	57
Feb 2006	4,130	3,845	285	6.90%	69
Mar 2006	4,026	3,769	257	6.38%	64
Apr 2006	3,650	3,254	396	10.85%	108
May 2006	3,558	3,184	374	10.51%	105
Jun 2006	3,760	3,473	287	7.63%	76
Jul 2006	3,721	3,443	278	7.47%	75
Aug 2006	3,746	3,483	263	7.02%	70
Sep 2006	3,684	3,441	243	6.60%	66
Oct 2006	3,653	3,435	218	5.97%	60
Nov 2006	3,645	3,347	298	8.18%	82
Dec 2006	4,053	3,803	250	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,192	3,908	284	6.77%	68
Feb 2007	4,182	3,867	315	7.53%	75
Mar 2007	4,003	3,747	256	6.40%	64
Apr 2007	3,598	3,167	431	11.98%	120
May 2007	3,481	3,085	396	11.38%	114
Jun 2007	3,670	3,373	297	8.09%	81
Jul 2007	3,645	3,397	248	6.80%	68
Aug 2007	3,587	3,339	248	6.91%	69
Sep 2007	3,619	3,394	225	6.22%	62
Oct 2007	3,485	3,265	220	6.31%	63
Nov 2007	3,553	3,268	285	8.02%	80
Dec 2007	3,989	3,717	272	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,100	3,802	298	7.27%	73
Feb 2008	4,086	3,790	296	7.24%	72
Mar 2008	3,909	3,616	293	7.50%	75
Apr 2008	3,632	3,163	469	12.91%	129
May 2008	3,554	3,143	411	11.56%	116
Jun 2008	3,748	3,427	321	8.56%	86
Jul 2008	3,706	3,488	218	5.88%	59
Aug 2008	3,670	3,469	201	5.48%	55
Sep 2008	3,644	3,445	199	5.46%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Pocahontas County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	662	16.03%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	590	14.29%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	474	11.48%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	372	9.01%
5.	Public Administration	284	6.88%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	268	6.49%
7.	Educational Services	194	4.70%
8.	Truck Transportation	116	2.81%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	102	2.47%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	80	1.94%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	76	1.84%
12.	Health Care	68	1.65%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	56	1.36%
14.	Utilities	54	1.31%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	52	1.26%
16.	Finance and Insurance	48	1.16%
17.	Mining	48	1.16%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	48	1.16%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	40	0.97%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	36	0.87%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	662	21.02%
2.	Health Care	548	17.40%
3.	Educational Services	422	13.40%
4.	Public Administration	226	7.17%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	152	4.83%
6.	Finance and Insurance	120	3.81%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	76	2.41%
8.	U.S. Postal Service	72	2.29%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	70	2.22%
10.	Social Assistance	70	2.22%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	66	2.10%
12.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	54	1.71%
13.	Construction	52	1.65%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	50	1.59%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	42	1.33%
16.	Gasoline Stations	38	1.21%
17.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	38	1.21%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	32	1.02%
19.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	30	0.95%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	30	0.95%

Pocahontas County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	284	6.88%
2.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	220	5.33%
3.	Other Production Occupations	202	4.89%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	200	4.84%
5.	Other Construction Trades	188	4.55%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	184	4.46%
7.	Carpenters	144	3.49%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	142	3.44%
9.	Woodworkers	136	3.29%
10.	Farmers and Farm Managers	124	3.00%
11.	Other Management Occupations	120	2.91%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	118	2.86%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	118	2.86%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	104	2.52%
15.	Agricultural Workers	82	1.99%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	80	1.94%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	80	1.94%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	76	1.84%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	74	1.79%
20.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	74	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	206	6.54%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	180	5.71%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	170	5.40%
4.	Cashiers	160	5.08%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	156	4.95%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	152	4.83%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	128	4.06%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	114	3.62%
9.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	112	3.56%
10.	Other Management Occupations	112	3.56%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	104	3.30%
12.	Registered Nurses	104	3.30%
13.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	86	2.73%
14.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	86	2.73%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	78	2.48%
16.	Child Care Workers	68	2.16%
17.	Teachers, Secondary School	68	2.16%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	66	2.10%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	62	1.97%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	62	1.97%

Pocahontas County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	6,978	45.77%
15-35 hours	1,336	8.76%
1-14 hours	430	2.82%
No regular hours	6,501	42.64%

Pocahontas County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	368	5.34%
5 AM-5:29 AM	313	4.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	330	4.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM	643	9.33%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	808	11.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,035	15.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,184	17.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	671	9.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	373	5.41%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	314	4.56%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	30	0.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	30	0.44%
Noon-3:59 PM	514	7.46%
4 PM-11:59 PM	276	4.01%

Pocahontas County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	520	7.55%
5-9	908	13.18%
10-14	876	12.72%
15-19	980	14.23%
20-24	654	9.49%
25-29	307	4.46%
30-34	563	8.17%
35-39	136	1.97%
40-44	155	2.25%
45-59	783	11.37%
60-89	497	7.21%
At least 90	510	7.40%

Pocahontas County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	8	0.12%	4,237	61.50%
30-44	0	0.00%	854	12.40%
45-59	0	0.00%	783	11.37%
At least 60	10	0.15%	997	14.47%

Pocahontas County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	24	0.33%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,252	17.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	5,223	71.76%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	88	1.21%
Public transportation	18	0.25%
Walked	284	3.90%
Worked at home	389	5.34%

Pocahontas County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Family Information Back to top
: 7,680 (17,666 people)
: 5,058 (14,380 people)
: 1,685
: 11,483
Pocahontas County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,218	15.51%
$10,000-$14,999	838	10.67%
$15,000-$19,999	872	11.11%
$20,000-$24,999	802	10.21%
$25,000-$29,999	643	8.19%
$30,000-$34,999	682	8.69%
$35,000-$39,999	522	6.65%
$40,000-$44,999	410	5.22%
$45,000-$49,999	318	4.05%
$50,000-$59,999	530	6.75%
$60,000-$74,999	462	5.88%
$75,000-$99,999	302	3.85%
$100,000-$124,999	167	2.13%
$125,000-$149,999	44	0.56%
$150,000-$199,999	22	0.28%
$200,000 or more	20	0.25%

Pocahontas County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,135	29.60%
Family, 2 people	1,255	32.72%
Nonfamily, 2 people	151	3.94%
Family, 3 people	591	15.41%
Nonfamily, 3 people	14	0.37%
Family, 4 people	459	11.97%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5	0.13%
Family, 5 people	164	4.28%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.10%
Family, 6 people	39	1.02%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	18	0.47%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Pocahontas County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,455	25.74%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,540	11.99%
Public Assistance	206	0.97%
Retirement	1,859	8.77%
Self Employment	1,237	5.84%
Social Security	3,003	14.17%
Supplemental Security	597	2.82%
Wage / Salary	5,006	23.62%
Other	1,290	6.09%

Pocahontas County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,789	63.33%
With children under 18	1,615	36.67%

Pocahontas County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	930	11.62%
Married	4,738	59.22%
Never Married	2,022	25.27%
Widowed	311	3.89%

Pocahontas County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	644	8.62%
Married	4,421	59.14%
Never Married	1,156	15.46%
Widowed	1,254	16.78%

Pocahontas County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Education Information Back to top
Pocahontas County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,713	11.60%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,433	16.48%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,397	43.33%
Some college, no degree	2,061	13.96%
Associate degree	535	3.62%
Bachelors degree	1,114	7.55%
Graduate or professional degree	509	3.45%

Pocahontas County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	181	1.98%	44	0.48%	225	2.46%
Kindergarten	178	1.95%	0	0.00%	178	1.95%
Grades 1-4	812	8.89%	54	0.59%	866	9.48%
Grades 5-8	936	10.25%	74	0.81%	1,010	11.06%
Grades 9-12	876	9.59%	34	0.37%	910	9.97%
Undergrad college	289	3.17%	84	0.92%	373	4.08%
Graduate or professional school	80	0.88%	24	0.26%	104	1.14%
Total	3,352	36.71%	314	3.44%	3,666	40.15%

Pocahontas County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Business Information Back to top
: $55,766,000
: $45,848,000
: 1,245
Pocahontas County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	5	4	4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	0	0	2
1999 - Construction	5	4	9	7	4
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	4	3	1
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	8	4	10
1999 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	1	9	2	4
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	3	4	13
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	2
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	2	2
1999 - Retail Trade	3	8	10	8	21
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	5	4	4
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	1	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	1	1
1999 - Total	17	21	62	45	70
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	1	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	5	3	4	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	2	2
2000 - Construction	4	6	3	9	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	3	4
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	5	7	10
2000 - Information	1	0	2	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	2	5	6	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	1	2	4	14
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	1	2	2
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	1	2	4
2000 - Retail Trade	0	2	10	12	18
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	5	3	5
2000 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	3	1
2000 - Total	31	19	43	58	73
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	1	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	3	4	6
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	3
2001 - Construction	4	3	3	6	11
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	2	5
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	8	10	5
2001 - Information	0	1	2	0	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	2	8	2	3
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	3	5	3	14
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	5
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	2	2	6
2001 - Retail Trade	3	2	11	12	15
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	5	5	6
2001 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	3	3
2001 - Total	17	16	52	52	85
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	0	2	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	3	1	6	5
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	0	2	0
2002 - Construction	8	5	7	4	8
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	0	3	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	0	7	7	11
2002 - Information	0	0	2	1	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	4	1	7	2
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	4	5	12
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	1	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	4	2	3
2002 - Retail Trade	4	3	12	15	11
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	2	5	8
2002 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	3	0
2002 - Total	31	25	46	63	72
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	1	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	3	6	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	7	5	4	9	8
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	7	4
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	4	14	5	9
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	0	3	6	1
2003 - Mining	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	6	1	15
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	1	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	4	5
2003 - Retail Trade	0	5	16	11	14
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	4	4	7
2003 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	1	2
2003 - Total	21	22	60	56	77
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	3	1	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	7	2	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	8	5	12	5	6
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	1	0	9
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	7	11	9
2004 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	7	2	2
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	3	1	19
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	0	0	8
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	2	1	4
2004 - Retail Trade	3	4	12	9	20
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	4	3	7
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	3	1
2004 - Total	24	20	61	40	92
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	3	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	4	5	5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	4	7	6	8	10
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	3	6
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	6	9	7	9
2005 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	4	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	6	1	16
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	2	2	3
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	4	0	2
2005 - Retail Trade	4	5	15	10	16
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	4	7	3
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	1	1
2005 - Total	15	30	57	52	78

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Pocahontas County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	14,930	82.86%
Below Poverty Level	3,088	17.14%

Pocahontas County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$123	$2	$23	$0	$0	$467	$613	$349	$0	$39
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$202	$6	$162	$0	$0	$23	$387	$154	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$236	$19	$931	$0	$0	$59	$1,226	$226	$0	$478
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$321	$19	$1,455	$0	$0	$78	$1,854	$322	$0	$625
1982	$339	$31	$540	$0	$0	$101	$980	$338	$0	$683
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$516	$13	$478	$0	$0	$281	$1,275	$391	$0	$1,184
1986	$669	$26	$506	$0	$0	$299	$1,474	$490	$0	$1,380
1987	$659	$26	$770	$0	$0	$1,795	$3,224	$1,236	$0	$930
1988	$676	$149	$312	$0	$0	$383	$1,371	$562	$5,080	$5,786
1989	$669	$452	$329	$0	$0	$756	$1,754	$844	$5,080	$5,754
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$734	$386	$362	$0	$0	$3,934	$5,030	$2,288	$4,318	$5,053
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,046	$592	$772	$0	$0	$4,882	$6,700	$2,875	$7,439	$5,894
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$1,109	$1,052	$262	$0	$0	$5,069	$6,440	$3,241	$4,805	$4,676
2001	$1,172	$1,045	$643	$0	$0	$5,364	$7,179	$3,431	$3,887	$4,060
2002	$1,289	$982	$1,282	$0	$0	$6,502	$9,073	$3,534	$2,997	$2,972

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$62	$7	$471	$0	$0	$627
1972	$9	$14	$0	$0	$0	$64	$627
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$108	$59	$35	$0	$0	$397
1977	$31	$0	$0	$3	$0	$161	$397
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$201	$56	$75	$0	$0	$1,081
1979	$64	$0	$0	$0	$0	$685	$1,081
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$255	$44	$118	$0	$12	$2,019
1981	$80	$29	$0	$0	$0	$1,481	$2,019
1982	$0	$282	$45	$77	$0	$12	$912
1982	$81	$18	$0	$0	$0	$397	$912
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$0	$400	$54	$159	$0	$14	$1,324
1985	$136	$0	$0	$0	$0	$561	$1,324
1986	$0	$479	$46	$204	$0	$12	$1,365
1986	$166	$0	$0	$0	$0	$458	$1,365
1987	$0	$530	$70	$1,602	$0	$10	$3,492
1987	$138	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,142	$3,492
1988	$0	$559	$62	$114	$0	$5	$1,709
1988	$139	$0	$0	$0	$0	$830	$1,709
1989	$0	$561	$65	$107	$0	$3	$2,322
1989	$164	$0	$349	$0	$0	$1,073	$2,322
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$654	$70	$3,945	$0	$0	$5,771
1992	$165	$0	$297	$0	$0	$640	$5,771
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$2,125	$87	$4,567	$0	$89	$8,617
1997	$197	$0	$405	$0	$0	$1,147	$8,617
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$946	$112	$4,019	$0	$496	$6,701
2000	$237	$1	$374	$0	$0	$516	$6,701
2001	$0	$1,173	$110	$4,711	$0	$503	$8,265
2001	$303	$0	$231	$0	$0	$1,234	$8,265
2002	$0	$1,038	$124	$5,331	$0	$563	$9,280
2002	$347	$0	$209	$0	$0	$1,668	$9,280

Pocahontas County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Criminal Information Back to top
: 220

Pocahontas County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Pocahontas County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	978	10.71%
10-19 Years	1,086	11.89%
20-29 Years	981	10.74%
30-39 Years	1,257	13.77%
40-49 Years	1,429	15.65%
50-59 Years	1,295	14.18%
60-69 Years	998	10.93%
70-79 Years	672	7.36%
80-89 Years	365	4.00%
90+ Years	70	0.77%

Pocahontas County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,703	51.51%
Female	4,428	48.49%

Pocahontas County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	8,948	98.00%
African-American	71	0.78%
Multiracial	53	0.58%
Hispanic/Latino	39	0.43%
Asian	13	0.14%
Amerindian	4	0.04%
Other Race	3	0.03%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Pocahontas County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	3,387	26.35%
2.	German	2,524	19.63%
3.	Irish	2,353	18.30%
4.	English	1,587	12.35%
5.	Scotch Irish	581	4.52%
6.	Scottish	442	3.44%
7.	Dutch	422	3.28%
8.	Italian	422	3.28%
9.	French Non-Basque	187	1.45%
10.	Polish	133	1.03%

Pocahontas County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	17,420	98.05%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	171	0.96%
3.	French	60	0.34%
4.	German	30	0.17%
5.	Other Pacific Island	22	0.12%
6.	Italian	18	0.10%
7.	Arabic	18	0.10%
8.	Scandinavian	12	0.07%
9.	Polish	8	0.05%
10.	Chinese	4	0.02%

Pocahontas County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	18,576	99.40%
Naturalized immigrant	70	0.37%
Not a citizen	42	0.22%

Pocahontas County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Pocahontas County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arbovale	Durbin	Little Levels
Bartow	Edray	Marlinton
Buckeye	Green Bank	Slatyfork
Cass	Hillsboro	Snowshoe
Dunmore	Huntersville

Pocahontas County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

24915	24934	26209
24920	24944	26264
24924	24946	26291
24927	24954

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.