State Statistical Abstracts 2008
West Virginia
For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
| Population / Land Area |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Total Population - (DL-1C) |
1,814,468 |
|
0.6% |
| Total Land Area (PS-1) |
24,078 |
|
0.7% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (MF-33GA) |
766,898 |
72.8% |
0.6% |
| Special Fuel (MF-33SF) |
287,134 |
27.2% |
0.7% |
| Total Fuel |
1,054,032 |
100.0% |
|
| Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21) |
17,849 |
2.3% |
0.5% |
| On Highway Gasoline (MF-21) |
749,049 |
97.7% |
0.6% |
| Public Road Length (Table HM-10) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
33,092 |
86.1% |
1.1% |
| Urban |
5,360 |
13.9% |
0.5% |
| Total |
38,452 |
100.0% |
1.0% |
| Public Road Length by Functional System (HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
554 |
1.4% |
1.2% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
1,386 |
3.6% |
0.9% |
| Minor Arterial |
2,088 |
5.4% |
0.9% |
| Collectors |
8,610 |
22.4% |
1.1% |
| Local |
25,804 |
67.1% |
0.9% |
| Other Freeways/ Expressways |
10 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Total |
38,452 |
100.0% |
1.0% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownership (HM-10) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| State Highway Agencies |
34,369 |
89.4% |
4.4% |
| County |
0 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Town/Townships |
3,162 |
8.2% |
0.2% |
| Other Jurisdictions |
87 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
| Federal |
834 |
2.2% |
0.6% |
| Total |
38,452 |
100.0% |
1.0% |
| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
2,316 |
2.9% |
1.1% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
3,686 |
4.7% |
0.8% |
| Minor Arterial |
4,270 |
5.4% |
0.8% |
| Collectors |
17,229 |
21.8% |
1.1% |
| Local |
51,607 |
65.2% |
0.9% |
| Other Freeways/ Expressways |
36 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Total |
79,144 |
100.0% |
0.9% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
12,113 |
58.3% |
1.2% |
| Urban |
8,661 |
41.7% |
0.4% |
| Total |
20,774 |
100.0% |
0.7% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
6,289 |
30.3% |
0.9% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
4,621 |
22.2% |
0.7% |
| Minor Arterial |
3,769 |
18.1% |
0.7% |
| Collectors |
4,341 |
20.9% |
1.0% |
| Local |
1,673 |
8.1% |
0.4% |
| Other Freeways/ Expressways |
81 |
0.4% |
0.0% |
| Total |
20,774 |
100.0% |
0.7% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-1C) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Male |
681,850 |
50.10% |
0.66% |
| Female |
679,076 |
49.90% |
0.65% |
| Total |
1,360,926 |
100.00% |
0.65% |
| Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents) |
| Gasoline |
32.2 |
| Diesel |
32.2 |
| Gasohol |
32.2 |
| Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Autos |
700,301 |
48.28% |
0.51% |
| Trucks/Picks/SUVs |
699,014 |
48.19% |
0.63% |
| Buses |
2,715 |
0.19% |
0.32% |
| Total |
1,402,030 |
|
|
| Motorcycles |
48,435 |
3.34% |
0.63% |
| Grand Total |
1,450,465 |
100.00% |
0.57% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
264 |
69.47% |
1.27% |
| Urban |
112 |
29.47% |
0.70% |
| Unknown |
4 |
1.05% |
0.80% |
| Total |
380 |
100% |
1.02% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) (SF-21) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Receipts |
$1,167,332 |
|
0.85% |
| Disbursements |
$1,207,679 |
|
0.91% |
| Revenues used for Highways (All Units Government -2007) (HF-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway User Taxes |
$459,161 |
20.09% |
1.09% |
| Tolls |
$1,420,344 |
62.16% |
2.28% |
| General Fund |
$212,437 |
9.30% |
0.67% |
| Property Taxes |
$54,659 |
2.39% |
0.64% |
| Other Imposts |
$440 |
0.02% |
0.00% |
| Misc. Receipts |
$25,160 |
1.10% |
0.16% |
| Bonds |
$112,842 |
4.94% |
0.44% |
| Total |
$2,285,043 |
100.00% |
1.14% |
| Disbursements for Highways (All Units Government-2007) (HF-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Capital Outlay |
$673,764 |
50.03% |
0.74% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$339,894 |
25.24% |
0.76% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$89,666 |
6.66% |
0.68% |
| Highway Law Enforcement & Safety |
$187,525 |
13.92% |
1.27% |
| Interest |
$28,966 |
2.15% |
0.35% |
| Bond Retirement |
$26,929 |
2.00% |
0.34% |
| Total |
$1,346,744 |
100.00% |
0.74% |
| Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2008 ($000) (FE-9) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway Account |
$201,315 |
86.41% |
0.64% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$31,670 |
13.59% |
0.63% |
| Total |
$232,985 |
100.00% |
0.64% |
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