DEMOGRAPHICS

Population, 2006 estimate 16,337
Population 2000 14,943
Population % change 1990-2000 23.2%
Persons/square mile 65.3
Projected Population: 2010- 18,620 2015- 21,620
Town of Bath (2000) - 663      Paw Paw - 524

The historic center and surrounding town, known officially by its Colonial designation of Town of Bath, have a population of 633. Most people know Bath by its postal service designation of Berkeley Springs. About 2,500 people live in the historic area, plus the surrounding outskirts. Berkeley Springs is the county seat of Morgan County.

Total Housing Units (2002) - 8,335
Seasonal & Recreational - 1,213
Homeownership rate - 83.3%
Total Households - 6,145 Household size - 2.40
Median Age - 40.7 65 & Over - 2,475
Working Age - 9,120 Under 18 -3,348
Cost of Living - 74.3 (US index 100)

Average Sale Price for House in 2007 - $192,386 (Source: Metropolitan Regional Information Systems inc.)

Per Capita Incomes: 2000- $23,572 and 2003- $26,684 (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Morgan County workforce - 7,170; unemployed 340 Unemployment rate October 2007 - Morgan County - 5.9% ( Source: WV Bureau of Employment Programs)

Top 10 Employers:

1. Morgan County Board of Education - 400 employees
247 Harrison Avenue - 304-258-2430

2. U.S. Silica Company - 168 employees
Post Offic Box 187 - 304-258-2500

3. Morgan County War Memorial Hospital - 150 employees
109 War Memorial Drive - 304-258-1234

4. Caperton Furnitureworks - 103 employees
5270 Valley Road - 304-258-2343

5. Dayspring, Inc.
456 Autumn Acres Road - 304-258-3673

6. Morgan County Government
Post Office Box 28 - 304-258-8540

7. Citizens National Bank - 70 employees
101 South Washington Street - 304-258-1520

8. Food Lion, Inc. - 68 employees
70 Morgan Squaare, Suite 1 - 304-258-5288

9. The Inn & Spa at Berkeley Springs - 60 employees
1 Market Street - 304-258-2210

10.West Virginia Division of Natural Resources - Cacapon State Park - 26 full-time employees; 100 seasonal employees
818 Cacapon Lodge Drive - 304-258-1022