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Population (year 2000): 1,675. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,617 (-3.5% change)
 

Males: 707  (42.2%)
Females: 968  (57.8%)

Wayne County

Median resident age:  46.4 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25507.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,800 (it was $24,323 in 2000)
Ceredo  $25,800
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,900 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
Ceredo  $78,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Ceredo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.3%), English (16.2%), Irish (10.0%), German (4.7%), Scottish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 552 feet

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 1210 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ceredo

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ceredo city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ceredo, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ceredo to the number of sex offenders is 813 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Ceredo:  0.5% ($332)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Ceredo satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (8.8 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (114.3 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (424.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Kenova, WV (1.3 miles ), South Point, OH (2.3 miles ), Burlington, OH (2.5 miles ), Catlettsburg, KY (3.3 miles ), Ashland, KY (7.4 miles ), Chesapeake, OH (7.6 miles ), Huntington, WV (8.8 miles ), Coal Grove, OH (9.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.39 N, Longitude: 82.56 W


21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

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Population change in the 1990s: -231 (-12.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Ceredo by Year

Type 2003 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 002
    per 100,000 0.00.0122.5
Robberies 100
    per 100,000 60.80.00.0
Assaults 653
    per 100,000 364.5303.6183.8
Burglaries 5710
    per 100,000 303.8425.0612.7
Thefts 311847
    per 100,000 1883.41092.92879.9
Auto thefts 431
    per 100,000 243.0182.161.3
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.0) 207.2148.8297.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.69
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Ceredo, West Virginia

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Ceredo-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Ceredo city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ceredo:
  • CABELL-HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)
  • RIVER PARK HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ceredo:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 2 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 100 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ceredo:
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 6 miles; CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; ID: HTW)
  • ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 17 miles; ASHLAND, KY; ID: DWU)
  • ROBERT NEWLON FIELD (about 19 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: I41)

Amtrak stations near Ceredo:
  • 9 miles: ASHLAND (99 15TH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: HUNTINGTON (8TH AVE. & 10TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ceredo:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 76 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 93 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ceredo:
  • CEREDO-KENOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 4TH AND HIGH STS.; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • CEREDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 484 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable location: Ceredo City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Ceredo Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Ceredo include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Ceredo (B), First Congregational Church of Ceredo (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Crescent Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jordans Branch (A), Twelvepole Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Ceredo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Ceredo Historical Society Museum (601 Main Street).

 

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

CEREDO WATER WORKS (Population served: 2330, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-02-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.8%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Ceredo compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ceredo (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Ceredo Branch at 106 C Street, branch established on 1988-09-26. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • United Bank: Ceredo Branch at 555 C Street, branch established on 1892-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,808.1 mil, Deposits: $2,683.3 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County West Virginia:




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5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,418 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Cabell County, WV  2.09% ($25,418 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH  0.47% ($27,852)
from Mingo County, WV  0.18% ($28,174)


5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
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 Cabell County, WV  2.21% ($23,121 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, OH  0.47% ($37,919)
to Boyd County, KY  0.27% ($35,472)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ceredo:
  • WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCMI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WIRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ceredo:
  • WRYV-FM1 (101.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
  • WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBVB (97.1 FM; COAL GROVE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOUL-FM (89.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMEJ (91.9 FM; PROCTORVILLE, OH; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WZAQ (92.3 FM; LOUISA, KY; Owner: LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W216AT (91.1 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WEMM (107.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO. OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WLGC-FM (105.7 FM; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFGH (90.7 FM; FORT GAY, WV; Owner: WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ceredo:
  • W49BN (Channel 49; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNCATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • W05CB (Channel 5; BURLINGTON, OH; Owner: VEARL R. PENNINGTON)
  • WKAS (Channel 25; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W55AT (Channel 55; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)

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