Valley

Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. Valley Legal Resources
  2. Valley Statistics
  3. Valley Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Valley Employment Information
  5. Valley Family Information
  6. Valley Education Information
  7. Valley Public Benefits Information
  8. Valley Criminal Information
  9. Valley Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Valley Legal Resources Back to top

West Virginia Constitution
West Virginia Codes

West Virginia State Resources
West Virginia Website
West Virginia Governor
West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia Courts
West Virginia Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
West Virginia Northern


Valley Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 26,495
  • Land Area (2000): 925.832 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7.205 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 11,895
Valley Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,210 12.14%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 287 1.09%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 22,946 86.78%

Valley 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.


Valley Employment Information Back to top
Valley Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 949 15.08%
2. Public Administration 375 5.96%
3. Machinery Manufacturing 286 4.55%
4. Educational Services 281 4.47%
5. Mining 277 4.40%
6. Repair and Maintenance 247 3.93%
7. Truck Transportation 243 3.86%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 224 3.56%
9. Health Care 218 3.46%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 205 3.26%
11. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 168 2.67%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 166 2.64%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 161 2.56%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 153 2.43%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 146 2.32%
16. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 139 2.21%
17. Food Manufacturing 138 2.19%
18. Metal Manufactuing 129 2.05%
19. Finance and Insurance 104 1.65%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 95 1.51%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 861 17.35%
2. Educational Services 665 13.40%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 333 6.71%
4. Finance and Insurance 300 6.05%
5. Public Administration 297 5.99%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 226 4.55%
7. Department and Other General Stores 190 3.83%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 186 3.75%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 114 2.30%
10. Printing and Related Manufacturing 112 2.26%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 105 2.12%
12. Social Assistance 97 1.95%
13. Construction 94 1.89%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 92 1.85%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 73 1.47%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 67 1.35%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 66 1.33%
18. Food Manufacturing 64 1.29%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 57 1.15%
20. U.S. Postal Service 55 1.11%

Valley Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 436 6.93%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 436 6.93%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 422 6.71%
4. Other Production Occupations 350 5.56%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 272 4.32%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 250 3.97%
7. Other Management Occupations 247 3.93%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 234 3.72%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 201 3.19%
10. Other Construction Trades 200 3.18%
11. Other Material Moving Workers 184 2.92%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 162 2.57%
13. Carpenters 161 2.56%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 122 1.94%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 120 1.91%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 116 1.84%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 114 1.81%
18. Electricians 106 1.68%
19. Other Protective Service Workers 96 1.53%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 92 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 360 7.26%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 302 6.09%
3. Other Production Occupations 275 5.54%
4. Cashiers 230 4.64%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 204 4.11%
6. Registered Nurses 201 4.05%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 193 3.89%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 176 3.55%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 174 3.51%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 160 3.22%
11. Other Management Occupations 153 3.08%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 149 3.00%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 148 2.98%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 119 2.40%
15. Business Operations Specialists 114 2.30%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 111 2.24%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 107 2.16%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 93 1.87%
19. Customer Service Representatives 90 1.81%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 88 1.77%

Valley Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,746 51.23%
15-35 hours 1,904 9.08%
1-14 hours 388 1.85%
No regular hours 7,937 37.84%

Valley Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 737 6.82%
5 AM-5:29 AM 541 5.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 553 5.11%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,249 11.55%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,133 10.48%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,697 15.70%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,247 11.53%
8 AM-8:29 AM 903 8.35%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 330 3.05%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 434 4.01%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 107 0.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 104 0.96%
Noon-3:59 PM 953 8.81%
4 PM-11:59 PM 824 7.62%

Valley Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 237 2.19%
5-9 532 4.92%
10-14 1,138 10.53%
15-19 1,331 12.31%
20-24 1,655 15.31%
25-29 941 8.70%
30-34 1,723 15.94%
35-39 350 3.24%
40-44 487 4.50%
45-59 973 9.00%
60-89 631 5.84%
At least 90 814 7.53%

Valley Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 44 0.41% 5,790 53.55%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,560 23.68%
45-59 0 0.00% 973 9.00%
At least 60 37 0.34% 1,408 13.02%

Valley Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,498 13.54%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,979 81.18%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 141 1.27%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 81 0.73%
Color 6 Box Walked 113 1.02%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 248 2.24%

Valley 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.


Valley Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,898 (25,423 people)
Families (2000): 7,239 (21,630 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,480
People at same address in 1995: 15,092
Valley Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,132 11.44%
$10,000-$14,999 745 7.53%
$15,000-$19,999 746 7.54%
$20,000-$24,999 816 8.24%
$25,000-$29,999 622 6.28%
$30,000-$34,999 706 7.13%
$35,000-$39,999 776 7.84%
$40,000-$44,999 625 6.31%
$45,000-$49,999 591 5.97%
$50,000-$59,999 851 8.60%
$60,000-$74,999 1,011 10.21%
$75,000-$99,999 747 7.55%
$100,000-$124,999 275 2.78%
$125,000-$149,999 111 1.12%
$150,000-$199,999 51 0.52%
$200,000 or more 93 0.94%

Valley Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,140 21.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,066 31.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 403 4.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,895 19.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 44 0.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,494 15.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 23 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 560 5.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 187 1.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 72 0.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Valley Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,602 29.15%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,423 9.29%
Public Assistance 369 1.42%
Retirement 2,321 8.90%
Self Employment 1,046 4.01%
Social Security 2,826 10.84%
Supplemental Security 625 2.40%
Wage / Salary 7,356 28.21%
Other 1,509 5.79%

Valley Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,225 55.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,571 44.36%

Valley Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,245 11.11%
Color 1 Box Married 7,046 62.85%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,626 23.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 294 2.62%

Valley Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,096 10.85%
Color 1 Box Married 6,177 61.15%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,823 18.05%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,005 9.95%

Valley 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.


Valley Education Information Back to top
Valley Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,956 9.68%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,441 17.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 7,981 39.51%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,637 18.01%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 697 3.45%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,508 7.47%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 978 4.84%

Valley Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 88 0.33% 99 0.37% 187 0.71%
Kindergarten 300 1.13% 0 0.00% 300 1.13%
Grades 1-4 1,468 5.54% 100 0.38% 1,568 5.92%
Grades 5-8 1,365 5.15% 50 0.19% 1,415 5.34%
Grades 9-12 1,318 4.97% 52 0.20% 1,370 5.17%
Undergrad college 771 2.91% 88 0.33% 859 3.24%
Graduate or professional school 175 0.66% 30 0.11% 205 0.77%
Total 5,485 20.70% 419 1.58% 5,904 22.28%

Valley 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.


Valley Public Benefits Information Back to top
Valley Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,828 86.00%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,552 14.00%

Valley 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.


Valley Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 997
Valley 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.


Valley Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Valley Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,305 12.47%
10-19 Years 3,642 13.75%
20-29 Years 3,233 12.20%
30-39 Years 4,260 16.08%
40-49 Years 4,388 16.56%
50-59 Years 3,455 13.04%
60-69 Years 2,157 8.14%
70-79 Years 1,442 5.44%
80-89 Years 547 2.06%
90+ Years 66 0.25%

Valley Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,774 51.99%
Color 1 Box Female 12,721 48.01%

Valley Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 24,982 94.29%
Color 1 Box African-American 906 3.42%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 243 0.92%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 221 0.83%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 66 0.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 54 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 20 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Valley Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,431 24.73%
2. United States Or American 4,182 23.34%
3. Irish 2,758 15.39%
4. English 2,577 14.38%
5. Italian 1,006 5.61%
6. Polish 545 3.04%
7. Scotch Irish 359 2.00%
8. French Non-Basque 313 1.75%
9. Scottish 301 1.68%
10. Dutch 282 1.57%

Valley Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 24,317 97.80%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 274 1.10%
3. German 72 0.29%
4. French 71 0.29%
5. Italian 68 0.27%
6. Japanese 29 0.12%
7. Russian 11 0.04%
8. Other Slavic 9 0.04%
9. Chinese 8 0.03%
10. Arabic 5 0.02%

Valley Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 26,187 99.03%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 175 0.66%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 81 0.31%

Valley 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.
Valley 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.