Total Population | 636 |
Male Share of the Population | 45.8% |
Female Share of the Population | 54.2% |
Senior Citizens | 18.1% |
Employed Population 16+ | 230 |
Age of the Population | 38 |
% of people married | 43.5% |
Average household size | 2 |
Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 1.7% |
Median Earnings25+ | $22,500 |
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $0 |
Median Earnings With High School Degree | $30,938 |
Median Family Income | $31,806 |
% Above Poverty Level | 70.4% |
% Below Poverty Level | 29.6% |
Average Commute Time | 23 minutes |
% Working from Home | 7.4% |
% Walking and Biking to Work | 3% |
% Using Public Transportation | % |
People Living Alone | 27.8% |
Median Gross Rent | $488 |
Median House Value | $51,000 |
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 26.4% |
Irish | 21.9% |
German | 21.5% |
English | 8.6% |
Dutch | 3.3% |
Italian | 3% |
Welsh | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0.6% |
French Except Basque | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 0.3% |
Austrian | 0.2% |
Scottish | 0.2% |
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Category | Value |
County | Webster County |
Standard Zip Codes | 26206 |
Phone Area Codes | 3,04,681 |
Time Zone | America/New_York |
Approximate Latitude | 38.41 |
Approximate Longitude | -80.55 |
Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:
Station | WEBSTER SPRINGS 1 E |
Distance | 9.2 miles |
Jan Temp | 18 to 40 F |
Apr Temp | 35 to 63 F |
Jul Temp | 58 to 82 F |
Oct Temp | 37 to 66 F |
Annual Precip | 47.3 inches |
Station | RICHWOOD 1 SSE |
Distance | 14.7 miles |
Jan Temp | 20 to 37 F |
Apr Temp | 38 to 59 F |
Jul Temp | 60 to 78 F |
Oct Temp | 42 to 62 F |
Annual Precip | 52.9 inches |
Station | PICKENS 1 |
Distance | 25.6 miles |
Jan Temp | 18 to 38 F |
Apr Temp | 36 to 60 F |
Jul Temp | 57 to 78 F |
Oct Temp | 39 to 63 F |
Annual Precip | 66.2 inches |
Location | Population | Median Family Income |
Flatwoods | 257 | $34,886 |
Gassaway | 1,019 | $50,375 |
Richwood | 2,031 | $33,500 |
Summersville | 3,408 | $73,715 |
Sutton | 1,358 | $45,500 |
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