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Nitro, WV

6,853 Population
5.3 square miles 1,282.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 44 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$35,489 ±$7,354 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $35,996 ±$878
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$53,848 ±$5,336 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $60,117 ±$1,599
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

20.2% ±10.7% (1,385  ±746) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 16.2% 32,722 (±1% / ±2,008)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

24.5 minutes ±2.6 (75,650  ±14,136) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 23.6 1,820,665 (±0.6 / ±64,273)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

2,828 ±305 Number of households
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 87,358 ±920
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.4 ±0.4 (6,853  ±723) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 2.3 202,084 (±0 / ±39)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

6.4% ±5.9% (81  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 4.3% † 1,859 (±0.8% / ±365)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)

Housing

3,507 ±406 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 104,519 ±221
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$128,900 ±$14,539 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $141,100 ±$4,252
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

6.7% ±4.4% (456  ±301.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 8.6% 17,413 (±0.7% / ±1,420.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)

Social

89.9% ±6.5% (4,415  ±538.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 90.7% 134,900 (±1.8% / ±2,612.4)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
17.2% ±4.2% (844  ±220.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 27.2% 40,417 (±1% / ±1,463.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6.8% ±3.2% (362  ±174) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 6.7% 11,023 (±0.5% / ±781)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
362 Total veterans ±174 295 Male ±151 67 Female ±82

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