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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,440
Male Share of the Population	51.9%
Female Share of the Population	48.1%
Senior Citizens	17.1%
Employed Population 16+	671
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	39.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.4%
Median Earnings25+	$25,306
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,034

Wealth

Median Family Income	$44,917
% Above Poverty Level	77.7%
% Below Poverty Level	22.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	0.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.3%
% Using Public Transportation	0.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	42.4%
Median Gross Rent	$490
Median House Value	$57,100

Ancestry

German	15.6%
Irish	14.3%
Italian	11.1%
Polish	8.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.1%
English	5.9%
French Except Basque	3.5%
Hungarian	2.2%
Slovak	2%
Dutch	1.7%
Croatian	1.3%
Israeli	1.3%
Scottish	1.2%
Arab	0.8%
Lebanese	0.8%
Serbian	0.7%
Swedish	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
African	0.4%
Danishn	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Greek	0.1%
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Benwood Almanac

Category	Value
County	Marshall County
Standard Zip Codes	26031
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.01
Approximate Longitude	-80.73

Benwood 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	WHEELING
Distance	2.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 66 F
Annual Precip	40.3 inches

Station	PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM
Distance	9.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	38 inches

Station	BARNESVILLE
Distance	22.2 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	43.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bethlehem	2,522	$87,375
Glen Dale	1,505	$65,625
McMechen	1,915	$55,978
Moundsville	8,651	$44,055
Triadelphia	779	$52,813
Wheeling	27,190	$61,966

Benwood Private Schools

Ss James & John School
52 7th St
ZIP: 26031
Elementary
Total Enrollment 93

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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