St Marys, WV

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St. Marys, West Virginia

St. Marys, West Virginia, in Pleasants county, is 75 miles N of Charleston, West Virginia (center to center) and 96 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 2,017.

The People and Families of St. Marys

In St. Marys, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, St. Marys had a median family income of $37,621.

St. Marys Housing

Owners occupy 72% of the housing units in St. Marys.

Commuting

In St. Marys, 94% of commuters drive to work. Commuting to work in the city tends to be by car.

High Points

St Marys strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 15%

Comparative Profile of St. Marys, WV

Comparing St Marys to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	75 miles N of Charleston, West Virginia (center to center)
Nearest Large City	96 miles SW of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Pleasants
Standard Zip Codes	26170
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.392
Longitude	-81.204

Station	NEWPORT
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 64 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Station	BENS RUN 1 SSE
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	37 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 66 F
Annual Precip	42.7 inches

Station	WEST UNION 2
Distance	24.6 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 39 F
Apr Temp	36 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 66 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Library
Pleasants County Public Library 101 Lafayette St. St. Marys, West Virginia (304) 684-7494

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,017	100%
Male	956	47.4%
Female	1,061	52.6%
Under 18	447	22.2%
18+	1,570	77.8%
65+	420	20.8%
Median Age	41.5
Average Family Size	2.81
White	1,988	98.6%
African-American	1	0%
Asian	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	13	0.6%
Other	3	0.1%
Mixed Race	6	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	0.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,621
Population In Poverty	305	15.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,954
Growth	-63
Growth %	-3.09%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	27.7%
English	18.8%
German	17.9%
Irish	10.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.5%
Scottish	4.5%
Scotch-Irish	4.1%
Italian	2.5%
Dutch	1.4%
European	1.2%
French (except Basque)	1%
Hungarian	0.9%
Polish	0.8%
Norwegian	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Lebanese	0.2%

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