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West Virginia ranked 43rd in average VA home loan amount in Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

With $227,831 in loans issued, West Virginia ranked 43rd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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West Virginia collected $27.1 million in amusements sales tax in 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $5.5 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2020, 0.5 percent, or $27.1 million, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in West Virginia increases from Q2 to Q3 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for West Virginia in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $228,571, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Less than 10 people die in West Virginia from kidney disease in week ending May 15

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending May 15, an increase over the previous week.

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VA provides 427 home purchase loans in West Virginia in Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were 427 VA home purchase loans issued in West Virginia in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $106.8 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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West Virginia’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 22.9 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $844 million in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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West Virginia’s license tax revenue up 48.9 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $70 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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West Virginia’s license tax revenue up 89.2 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $70 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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West Virginia reports $70 million in license tax revenue in Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $70 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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West Virginia’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 18.4 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $844 million in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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West Virginia’s combined tax revenues up 38.1 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia collected $1.8 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Home vacancies in West Virginia down 0.3 percent in Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jul 4, 2021

West Virginia’s home vacancy rate was 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

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Huntington-Ashland sees 129,800 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in West Virginia's Huntington-Ashland metropolitan statistical area was 129,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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West Virginia collected 42.3% less in severance taxes in 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $5.5 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2020, $267 million came from severance taxes, a 42.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in West Virginia increases from Q3 to Q4 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for West Virginia in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $238,734, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Rental vacancies in West Virginia down 1.1% from Q1 to Q2 2018

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

Rental vacancies in West Virginia were 8.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, a decrease of 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Virginia ranks 35th in the U.S. for the most other license taxes paid in 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

In 2020, West Virginia collected $3.5 million in other license taxes, ranking it 35th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia collected $7.1 million in miscellaneous taxes in 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $5.5 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2020, 0.1 percent, or $7.1 million, came from miscellaneous taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Huntington-Ashland nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.2% since June 2021

By Mountain State Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Huntington-Ashland metropolitan statistical area was 128,200, a 1.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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West Virginia ranked 17th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Mountain State Times | Jul 2, 2021

West Virginia's home vacancy rate was 17th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.1 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.