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

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,943
Male Share of the Population	42.7%
Female Share of the Population	57.3%
Senior Citizens	17.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,114
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	52.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16%
Median Earnings25+	$32,125
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,159
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,143

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,839
% Above Poverty Level	78.9%
% Below Poverty Level	21.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	0.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	28%
Median Gross Rent	$598
Median House Value	$126,900

Ancestry

German	22.6%
English	14.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.3%
Irish	8.2%
Scottish	6.7%
Italian	4%
French Except Basque	1.4%
Polish	1.1%
Dutch	0.9%
Welsh	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Israeli	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
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Kingwood Almanac

Category	Value
County	Preston County
Standard Zip Codes	26537
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.47
Approximate Longitude	-79.68

Kingwood 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	TERRA ALTA NO 1
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 34 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 77 F
Oct Temp	41 to 60 F
Annual Precip	55.8 inches

Station	BRANDONVILLE
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	58 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	47.7 inches

Station	COOPERS ROCK ST FOREST
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	58 to 77 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albright	311	$28,929
Masontown	618	$50,658
Reedsville	407	$69,375
Rowlesburg	461	$43,365
Terra Alta	1,781	$49,830
Tunnelton	244	$38,333

Kingwood Public Libraries

Kingwood Public Library
205 WEST MAIN ST
Kingwood, West Virginia
(304) 329-1499

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Kingwood Hospitals

Preston Memorial Hospital
(Non-profit)
300 S Price Street
(304) 329-1400

Kingwood Public Schools

Central Preston Middle School
350 Preston Drive
ZIP: 26537
(304) 329-0033
Middle
Total Enrollment 245

Kingwood Elementary
207 S Price Street
ZIP: 26537
(304) 329-1034
Primary
Total Enrollment 583

Preston High School
400 Preston Drive
ZIP: 26537
(304) 329-0400
High
Total Enrollment 1265

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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