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

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,201
Male Share of the Population	55.6%
Female Share of the Population	44.4%
Senior Citizens	26.7%
Employed Population 16+	1,502
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	55.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.3%
Median Earnings25+	$27,041
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,522
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,760

Wealth

Median Family Income	$48,569
% Above Poverty Level	84.2%
% Below Poverty Level	15.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	12 minutes
% Working from Home	1.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.6%
Median Gross Rent	$724
Median House Value	$98,800

Ancestry

German	28.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.4%
Irish	7.7%
English	4.6%
Ethiopian	3.5%
African	3.5%
French Except Basque	2.9%
Italian	0.8%
Dutch	0.7%
Swiss	0.6%
Scottish	0.2%
Polish	0.1%
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Moorefield Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hardy County
Standard Zip Codes	26836
Phone Area Codes	3,04,681
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.06
Approximate Longitude	-78.96

Moorefield 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	MOOREFIELD 1 SSE
Distance	0.9 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 40 F
Apr Temp	37 to 65 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	40 to 68 F
Annual Precip	32.8 inches

Station	MATHIAS
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 39 F
Apr Temp	35 to 62 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Station	ROMNEY 1 SW
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 65 F
Jul Temp	61 to 87 F
Oct Temp	40 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Elk Garden	214	$56,250
Petersburg	2,520	$46,445
Romney	2,176	$42,292
Wardensville	285	$63,000

Moorefield Public Libraries

Hardy County Public Library
102 N. MAIN ST.
Moorefield, West Virginia
(304) 538-6560

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Moorefield Public Schools

Moorefield Elementary School
400 North Main Street
ZIP: 26836
(304) 530-6356
Primary
Total Enrollment 519

Moorefield High School
401 North Main Street
ZIP: 26836
(304) 530-6034
High
Total Enrollment 402

Moorefield Intermediate School
345 Caledonia Heights Road
ZIP: 26836
(304) 530-3450
Primary
Total Enrollment 340

Moorefield Middle School
303 Caledonia Height Drive
ZIP: 26836
(304) 434-3000
Middle
Total Enrollment 340

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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