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

Demographics

People

Total Population	820
Male Share of the Population	52.4%
Female Share of the Population	47.6%
Senior Citizens	16.3%
Employed Population 16+	114
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	33.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.1%
Median Earnings25+	$16,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$43,309
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$11,016

Wealth

Median Family Income	$18,716
% Above Poverty Level	39.4%
% Below Poverty Level	60.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	11.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	2.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	12.9%
Median Gross Rent	$946
Median House Value	$129,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	33%
Irish	9.4%
English	9.1%
Italian	8%
German	2.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
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Jefferson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kanawha County
Standard Zip Codes	25177
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	38.37
Approximate Longitude	-81.81

Jefferson 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	CHARLESTON YEAGER AP
Distance	10.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	44 inches

Station	HAMLIN
Distance	19.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	38 to 69 F
Jul Temp	62 to 90 F
Oct Temp	39 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.4 inches

Station	MADISON 3 NNW
Distance	19.4 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 43 F
Apr Temp	39 to 69 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	41 to 69 F
Annual Precip	47.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Charleston	48,734	$65,179
Dunbar	7,462	$54,756
Nitro	6,201	$57,966
Poca	1,045	$67,917
South Charleston	12,686	$68,872
St. Albans	10,442	$59,792

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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