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Preston County

Population in July 2008: 251. Population change since 2000: +1.6%
 

Males: 116  (46.6%)
Females: 135  (53.4%)

Median resident age:  33.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26519.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,675 (it was $21,389 in 2000)
Albright:  $25,675
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,514
Albright:  $12,514
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,651 (it was $40,500 in 2000)
Albright:  $55,651
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $57,010; Detached houses: $67,594; Mobile homes: $28,667

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Races in Albright:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Albright: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.1%), United States (13.0%), Irish (4.9%), Polish (4.0%), Italian (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1210 feet

Land area: 0.29 square miles.

Population density: 872 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Albright

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Albright town

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 49.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Albright, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Albright to the number of sex offenders is 126 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Albright:  0.6% ($236)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (68.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (241.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kingwood, WV (1.7 miles ), Terra Alta, WV (2.5 miles ), Reedsville, WV (3.0 miles ), Tunnelton, WV (3.0 miles ), Masontown, WV (3.1 miles ), Rowlesburg, WV (3.2 miles ), Bruceton Mills, WV (3.4 miles) , Brandonville, WV (3.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 39.49 N, Longitude: 79.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+26.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Metal and metal products (18%)
  • Wood products (16%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (24%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Bus drivers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Legal support workers (7%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)



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Crime in Albright (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Average climate in Albright, West Virginia

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Albright-area historical tornado activity is above West Virginia state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Albright town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1967, a category 3 tornado 18.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Albright:
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; KINGWOOD, WV)
  • GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OAKLAND, MD)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Albright, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Albright:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Albright and their reported violations in the past:

ALBRIGHT WATER WORKS (Population served: 308, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (DEC-14-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-1999), St Public Notif issued (DEC-20-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-16-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-16-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and NOV-14-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-11-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2001)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.1%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  26.2%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Albright, WV



Albright compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



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2004 Presidential Election results in Preston County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)


Religion statistics for Albright

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of the Brethren
Adherents39.4%20.3%8.2%7.6%4.7%
Congregations52.9%3.9%3.9%6.9%7.8%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Free Methodist Church of North AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.6%3.3%2.8%2.5%6.5%
Congregations2.9%4.9%2.9%2.9%10.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,016
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$443
Totals for Government 0$0 3$1,459



5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monongalia County, WV  1.50% ($36,659 average AGI)
from Garrett County, MD  0.52% ($22,632)
from Marion County, WV  0.16% ($25,471)


4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.42%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Monongalia County, WV  1.48% ($28,006 average AGI)
to Marion County, WV  0.29% ($28,032)
to Garrett County, MD  0.26% ($20,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Albright:
  • WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Albright:
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Albright:
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)


Albright fatal accident list:
Jul 1, 1989 07:20 AM, 7 / 12, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $1,737,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 499
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 5,350

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Hwys Hdqrtrs Div, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WNHI623
    Assigned Frequencies : 458.200 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/25/2014
    Registrant: Wv Department Of Highways, Brushy Fork Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201, Phone: (304) 472-1750, Fax: (304) 473-4256, Email:
  • Albright Power Station Rt 26, Call Sign: WNIT440, Licensee ID: L00003137
    Assigned Frequencies : 37.6000 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/26/2002, Expiration Date: 05/04/2012
    Registrant: Allegheny Power, 311 South Seventh Street, Connellsville, PA 15425, Phone: (724) 626-5250

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, Albright Power Station Route 26, Structure height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: WNEN361
    Assigned Frequencies : 2138.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/17/2001, Expiration Date: 12/05/2011
    Registrant: Phone: (412) 838-6971

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KC8LWF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00219068
    Grant Date: 03/05/1999, Expiration Date: 03/05/2009
    Registrant: Rex L Shaffer, Rt 2 Box 264 F, Albright, WV 26519
  • Call Sign: KE3ZA, Previous Call Sign: N3TDG, Licensee ID: L00900100
    Grant Date: 08/02/2004, Expiration Date: 08/18/2014, Certifier: Edward H Burnham
    Registrant: Edward H Burnham, Rr 1 Box 135b, Albright, WV 26519-9729
  • Call Sign: WA3AEE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01263923
    Grant Date: 04/02/2007, Expiration Date: 06/23/2017, Certifier: John W Zondlo
    Registrant: John W Zondlo, Rr 2 Box 408d, Albright, WV 26519-9768


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: MILLER MICHAEL S SKY BOLT (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 891MM , Serial Number: 0100
    Registrant (Individual): Michael S Miller, Rt 2 Box 379f, Albright, WV 26519


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 10
  • Hazardous Condition: 10

Incident types - Albright


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