U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Nitro, WV

Kanawha County, West Virginia

Latitude: 38.415281     Longitude: -81.831249
Population 6,750 (2005)
Elevation of Nitro, West Virginia: 590 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5459068, place: Nitro city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,689 (100%)
In labor force: 3,351 (58.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,337 (58.66%)
----Employed: 3,200 (56.25%)
----Unemployed: 137 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.25%)
Not in labor force: 2,338 (41.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,067 (53.91%)
In labor force: 1,531 (26.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,525 (26.81%)
----Employed: 1,480 (26.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 488 (8.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 281 (4.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,155 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,486 (78.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 456 (14.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 46 (1.46%)
Walked: 77 (2.44%)
Other means: 39 (1.24%)
Worked at home: 51 (1.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,200 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 921 (28.78%)
Service occupations: 520 (16.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,050 (32.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 344 (10.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 365 (11.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.5%)
Construction: 154 (4.81%)
Manufacturing: 358 (11.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 116 (3.63%)
Retail trade: 459 (14.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 220 (6.88%)
Information: 23 (0.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 273 (8.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 212 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 530 (16.56%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 323 (10.09%)
Other services (except public administration): 227 (7.09%)
Public administration: 289 (9.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,484 (77.63%)
Government workers: 509 (15.91%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 207 (6.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,987 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 364 (12.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 277 (9.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 449 (15.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 504 (16.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 497 (16.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 587 (19.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 173 (5.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (2.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 43 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (0.33%)
Median household income: $32,389

With earnings: 2,104 (70.44%)
--Mean earnings: $42,072
With Social Security income: 1,081 (36.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,296
With Supplemental Security Income: 145 (4.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,199
With public assistance income: 63 (2.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,518
With retirement income: 768 (25.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,107

Families: 1,965 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 115 (5.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 107 (5.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 271 (13.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 332 (16.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 387 (19.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 462 (23.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 163 (8.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (4.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (1.78%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (0.51%)
Median family income: $41,367

Per capita income: $17,453

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,086
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,932

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 144 (7.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 105 (5.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (3.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 87 (4.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (3.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (2.24%)
Individuals: 744 (37.86%)
--18 years and over: 560 (28.5%)
----65 years and over: 171 (8.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 184 (9.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 118 (6.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 310 (15.78%)

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