Tucker County Information
Tucker in
West Virginia occupies
421 square miles and has a 2006 population of
6,856, a change from a 2000 population of
7,321 and
7,728 in 1990.
10.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.2% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
16 acts of violent crime reported in
Tucker in 2004, a change from
7 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
191 people:
6.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.3%.
Read more about
Tucker, West Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tucker | |
| State | West Virginia | |
| Land Area | 421 sq. miles | Ranked 2,482 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 6,856 | Ranked 2,694 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 6,948 | |
| Population 2000 | 7,321 | Ranked 2,655 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 7,728 | Ranked 2,602 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.3% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | % | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 10.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 10.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 16 | 7 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 15 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 108 | 96 |
| Burglaries | 43 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 64 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 3,077 | 3,328 |
| Unemployed Population | 191 | 209 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2% | 6.3% |
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