Nitro, WV Demographic Data
Nitro, WV Summary
Nitro is located in Kanawha County in West Virginia
- Population: 7,198
- Area: 4.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.39 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,544.30 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 805.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Nitro, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,635
56%
50.8
Male
2,870
44%
49.2
Total Population
6,505
323,128,000
Nitro, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
448
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
308
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
294
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
355
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
142
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
904
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
786
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
660
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
852
13.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
583
9.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
621
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
416
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
136
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,154
79.2%
77.2
Female
2,916
56.6%
51.3
Male
2,238
43.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,068
77.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,468
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,173
18.0%
15.2
Female
706
60.2%
55.8
Male
467
39.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Nitro, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,293
96.7%
96.8
White
6,070
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
223
3.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
212
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,488
99.7%
82.2
Nitro, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
168
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
427
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,984
40.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,132
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
253
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
578
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
416
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
595
12.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,363
88.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
994
20.1%
31.2
Nitro, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,209
22.2%
33.7%
Now Married
2,814
51.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,155
21.2%
11.0%
Separated
23
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
254
4.7
5.8%
Nitro, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,040
99.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17
0.3%
21.6%
Spanish
17
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Nitro, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
213
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
280
9.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
306
10.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
265
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
475
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
782
26.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
329
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
177
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
108
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
48,212
57,617
Per capita income
28,866
31,128
Nitro, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
107
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
503
15.9%
9.8
Construction
111
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
660
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
250
7.9%
6.6
Information
126
4.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
214
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
154
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
185
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
255
8.1%
4.6
Retail trade
374
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
193
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
29
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
247
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
882
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
237
7.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,080
34.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
715
22.6%
18.1%
Nitro, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,151
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,379
75.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
471
14.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
62
2.0%
5.1
Walked
141
4.5%
2.7
Other means
21
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
77
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.3
26.6
Nitro, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
309
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,198
40.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,033
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
445
14.9%
21.0
Nitro, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,985
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,104
70.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
881
29.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
417
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Nitro, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,402
1 room
105
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
64
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
141
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
330
9.7%
16.5
5 rooms
820
24.1%
19.8
6 rooms
795
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
468
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
376
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
303
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Nitro, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,402
1-unit, detached
2,568
75.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
2.5%
5.9
2-units
136
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
174
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
192
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
96
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
113
3.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Nitro, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
608
17.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
363
10.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
855
25.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
444
13.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
463
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
162
4.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
268
7.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
239
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Nitro, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,763
59.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
44
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,073
35.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
45
1.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
43
1.4%
1.1
Nitro, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,297
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
21
1.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
4.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
76
5.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
77
5.9%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
244
18.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
819
63.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
810
62.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
254
19.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
0.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
79
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
144
11.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Nitro, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
799
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
10.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
218
27.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
499
62.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
82
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
727
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
137
17.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
106
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
86
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
108
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
12.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
240
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
112
0.0%
0.0%
Nitro, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,104
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
185
8.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
970
46.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
543
25.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
256
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
58
2.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
71
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,400
205,000