Hinton, West Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,768
Male Share of the Population	47.7%
Female Share of the Population	52.3%
Senior Citizens	22.9%
Employed Population 16+	890
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	45.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.2%
Median Earnings25+	$27,107
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,087
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,317

Wealth

Median Family Income	$38,281
% Above Poverty Level	78.1%
% Below Poverty Level	21.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	4.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.2%
Median Gross Rent	$712
Median House Value	$74,500

Ancestry

German	18.7%
Irish	15%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	11.6%
English	11%
Italian	3.2%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Polish	1.4%
Scottish	1.1%
Dutch	1%
US/American	0.3%
Canadian	0.2%
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Hinton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Summers County
Standard Zip Codes	25951
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.66
Approximate Longitude	-80.88

Hinton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BLUESTONE LAKE
Distance	2.8 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 40 F
Apr Temp	39 to 66 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 67 F
Annual Precip	37.7 inches

Station	FLAT TOP
Distance	13.1 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	60 to 78 F
Oct Temp	42 to 61 F
Annual Precip	45.6 inches

Station	UNION 3 SSE
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 40 F
Apr Temp	36 to 63 F
Jul Temp	58 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 66 F
Annual Precip	36.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alderson	1,178	$40,833
Athens	1,043	$60,250
Beckley	16,697	$54,550
Mabscott	1,466	$75,368
Meadow Bridge	347	$34,583
Peterstown	654	$56,563

Hinton Public Libraries

Summers County Public Library
201 TEMPLE ST
Hinton, West Virginia
(304) 466-4490

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Hinton Hospitals

Summers County Arh Hospital
(Non-profit)
Terrace Street P O Box 940
(304) 466-1000

Hinton Public Schools

Hinton Area Elementary School
121 Park Avenue
ZIP: 25951
(304) 466-6024
Primary
Total Enrollment 483

Summers County High School
One Bobcat Drive
ZIP: 25951
(304) 466-6040
High
Total Enrollment 403

Summers Middle School
400 Temple St
ZIP: 25951
(304) 466-6030
Middle
Total Enrollment 411

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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Historic Hinton

Junction of New and Greenbrier rivers between 1910 and 1920

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Junction of New and Greenbrier rivers between 1910 and 1920

Hinton (from west) between 1900 and 1920

Down New River from Hinton (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Fayette) between 1900 and 1915

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