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

Demographics

People

Total Population	461
Male Share of the Population	52.3%
Female Share of the Population	47.7%
Senior Citizens	23.6%
Employed Population 16+	157
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	35.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.6%
Median Earnings25+	$26,406
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$43,365
% Above Poverty Level	71%
% Below Poverty Level	29%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	1.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	39.6%
Median Gross Rent	$545
Median House Value	$65,400

Ancestry

German	21%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.5%
Irish	14.1%
English	9.8%
Dutch	3%
Italian	1.1%
Polish	0.9%
Welsh	0.7%
French Except Basque	0.7%
Scottish	0.7%
Swiss	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Danishn	0.2%
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Rowlesburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Preston County
Standard Zip Codes	26425
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.28
Approximate Longitude	-79.76

Rowlesburg 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	ROWLESBURG 1
Distance	1.2 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	36 to 62 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	55.6 inches

Station	TERRA ALTA NO 1
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 34 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 77 F
Oct Temp	41 to 60 F
Annual Precip	55.8 inches

Station	OAKLAND 1 SE
Distance	14.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	47.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albright	311	$28,929
Kingwood	2,943	$53,839
Newburg	400	$46,563
Reedsville	407	$69,375
Terra Alta	1,781	$49,830
Tunnelton	244	$38,333

Rowlesburg Public Schools

Rowlesburg School
Rr 1 Box 255
ZIP: 26425
(304) 454-9311
Primary
Total Enrollment 141

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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