Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens that have no violations reported:
- ATHENS TOWN OF (Population served: 4802, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 55.7% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Athens, WV
333 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Athens compared to West Virginia state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Athens (2009 data):
- First Community Bank, National Association: Athens Branch at 101 Vermillion Street, branch established on 2001-10-11. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $2,103.4 mil, Deposits: $1,505.1 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Athens Branch at 202 State Street, branch established on 1905-01-25. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Athens
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 27.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 15.6% | 23.1% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 17.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 31.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,870 | $23,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,106 | $25,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $149 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,118 | $24,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,112 | $30,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $10,895 | $32,685 | 3 | $1,576 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $225 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $26,101 | $28,474 | 7 | $1,950 |
Athens government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $255,000
All Other: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $400,000
Sewerage: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $48,000
Police Protection: $38,000
Financial Administration: $37,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $810,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $771,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $733,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $769,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $41,000
Other, NEC: $38,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $32,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $550,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $444,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $216,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $45,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $216,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $39,000
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Mercer County: | 0.07% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Athens:
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WAEY (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- 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)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
TV broadcast stations around Athens:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
Athens fatal accident list:
Nov 6, 2008 11:56 AM, Sr-20, Lat: 37.422050, Lon: -81.015886, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 6km N Of Sr 20 Near, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPED373
Assigned Frequencies : 451.075 MHz
Grant Date: 03/16/2005, Expiration Date: 05/11/2015, Certifier: Johnny K Pentasuglia
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Athens)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 10
- Hazardous Condition: 2
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Athens, WV
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