U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Alderson, West Virginia



Back to Alderson, WV housing info, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities.

Alderson: The train station
 

Submit pictures of this town

Alderson, WV map Current weather forecast for Alderson, WV

Population (year 2000): 1,091. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,082 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 518  (47.5%)
Females: 573  (52.5%)

Greenbrier County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 24910.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,400 (it was $23,043 in 2000)
Alderson  $24,400
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,500 (it was $63,300 in 2000)
Alderson  $70,500
West Virginia:  $84,400

Alderson, WV residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Alderson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
  • Black (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Alderson, WV forum
Recent posts about Alderson, West Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Alderson is mentioned 14 times on our forum:
Alderson W.V.  (4 replies)
Confused about West Va.  (44 replies)
Vacation in WV - places to go and things to do?  (29 replies)
Moving to Grafton  (17 replies)
Potential retirement areas and Fly fishing lessons  (8 replies)
real estate in Barbour County  (4 replies)

Latest news from Alderson, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (26.9%), English (11.8%), Irish (11.7%), German (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), Scottish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1552 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 1210 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Alderson,WV real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Alderson, West Virginia map

For population 25 years and over in Alderson

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alderson town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Alderson, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alderson to the number of sex offenders is 217 to 1.

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

Alderson:  0.5% ($296)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)

Alderson satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (56.5 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (127.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (409.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Union, WV (11.6 miles ), Ronceverte, WV (11.9 miles ), Fairlea, WV (13.1 miles ), Lewisburg, WV (14.8 miles ), Rupert, WV (16.7 miles ), Hinton, WV (17.4 miles ), Meadow Bridge, WV (17.4 miles ), Rainelle, WV (18.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $34,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $30,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.73 N, Longitude: 80.64 W


Area code: 304

Alderson household income distribution Alderson home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-9.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


Alderson races chart


 

Crime in Alderson by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 011
    per 100,000 0.091.891.2
Assaults 101
    per 100,000 92.00.091.2
Burglaries 633
    per 100,000 552.0275.5273.5
Thefts 2100
    per 100,000 184.0918.30.0
Auto thefts 030
    per 100,000 0.0275.50.0
Arson 200
    per 100,000 184.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 119.8) 64.4105.664.7

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.92
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Alderson, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Alderson, West Virginia average temperatures Alderson, West Virginia average precipitation
 
Alderson, West Virginia humidity
 
Alderson, West Virginia wind speed
 
Alderson, West Virginia snowfall
 
Alderson, West Virginia sunshine
 
Alderson, West Virginia clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Alderson-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Alderson town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 31.6 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Alderson topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Alderson:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; RONCEVERTE, WV)
  • SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HINTON, WV)
  • CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alderson:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 20 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 34 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 55 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alderson:
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 36 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 38 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 40 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID: BCB)

Amtrak station:
ALDERSON (1 C&O PLAZA AT RAILROAD AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alderson:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 43 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
Public elementary/middle school in Alderson:
  • ALDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: ELMWOOD AVE & CHASE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Alderson:
  • ALDERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,432; Location: 308 WALNUT AVE.; 11,844 books; 41 audio materials; 62 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Alderson Presbyterian Church 202 South Monroe Street Alderson, WV 24910 Please add to church listing

Alderson map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Churches in Alderson include: Old Greenbrier Baptist Church (A), Alderson Church of God (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Riverview Motel (102 West Riverview Avenue).

 

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

ALDERSON WATER (Population served: 2680, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2006)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  22.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Alderson compared to West Virginia state average:

Alderson, West Virginia environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Alderson (2007 data):
  • City National Bank of West Virginia: Alderson Branch at State Route 12 And Hemlock Avenue, branch established on 1930-05-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,502.9 mil, Deposits: $2,028.2 mil, headquarters in Charleston, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Alderson travel time to work


Alderson mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Greenbrier County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
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 Monroe County, WV  0.48% ($25,707 average AGI)
from Fayette County, WV  0.28% ($32,353)
from Summers County, WV  0.19% ($29,913)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
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 Monroe County, WV  0.41% ($25,878 average AGI)
to Summers County, WV  0.24% ($30,138)
to Fayette County, WV  0.23% ($21,107)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alderson:
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRON (1400 AM; 1 kW; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alderson:
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alderson:
  • WVNS-TV (Channel 59; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

Back to Alderson, WV housing info, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.