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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,523
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	18.8%
Employed Population 16+	638
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	49.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.5%
Median Earnings25+	$31,985
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,083
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,688

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,750
% Above Poverty Level	76%
% Below Poverty Level	24%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	1.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.9%
Median Gross Rent	$481
Median House Value	$71,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.7%
Irish	13.6%
English	5.7%
Dutch	3.1%
Welsh	2.4%
French Except Basque	1.8%
Hungarian	1.1%
African	1.1%
Polish	1.1%
Italian	0.9%
Greek	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Austrian	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
German	0.3%
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Parsons Almanac

Category	Value
County	Tucker County
Standard Zip Codes	26287
Phone Area Codes	3,04,681
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.09
Approximate Longitude	-79.67

Parsons 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	PARSONS 1 NE
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 38 F
Apr Temp	34 to 62 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 64 F
Annual Precip	51.8 inches

Station	BELINGTON
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 38 F
Apr Temp	35 to 62 F
Jul Temp	59 to 81 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	48.6 inches

Station	BAYARD
Distance	20.6 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 35 F
Apr Temp	31 to 59 F
Jul Temp	54 to 80 F
Oct Temp	34 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belington	1,925	$40,048
Davis	631	$59,375
Hambleton	207	$46,500
Hendricks	286	$70,938
Montrose	170	$65,536
Thomas	609	$54,750

Parsons Public Libraries

Five Rivers Public Library
301 WALNUT ST.
Parsons, West Virginia
(304) 478-3880

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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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