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

Cowen, West Virginia



Back to Cowen, WV housing info, Webster County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Cowen, WV map Population (year 2000): 513. Estimated population in July 2006: 501 (-2.3% change)
 

Males: 244  (47.6%)
Females: 269  (52.4%)

Webster County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26206.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,500 (it was $21,250 in 2000)
Cowen  $22,500
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,600 (it was $48,200 in 2000)
Cowen  $53,600
West Virginia:  $84,400

Cowen, 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 Cowen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

Cowen, WV forum
Recent posts about Cowen, West Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users:
Moving to Spencer in a few weeks  (5 replies)
wanting to move to WV  (4 replies)

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

Ancestries: United States (38.0%), German (6.8%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), English (3.5%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2322 feet

Land area: 0.63 square miles.

Population density: 804 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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


Cowen, West Virginia map

For population 25 years and over in Cowen

  • High school or higher: 68.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 15.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cowen town

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cowen, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cowen to the number of sex offenders is 168 to 1.

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

Cowen:  0.5% ($221)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Cowen satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (74.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (146.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (387.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Camden-on-Gauley, WV (4.0 miles) , Craigsville, WV (8.0 miles ), Addison (Webster Springs), WV (11.0 miles ), Richwood, WV (13.0 miles ), Sutton, WV (20.5 miles ), Summersville, WV (21.7 miles ), Flatwoods, WV (22.5 miles ), Gassaway, WV (23.3 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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.41 N, Longitude: 80.56 W


Area code: 304

Cowen household income distribution Cowen home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-6.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (26%)
  • Mining (18%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Personal and laundry services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Florists (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


Cowen races chart

Average climate in Cowen, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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

Back to the top

Cowen topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Cowen:
  • RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; RICHWOOD, WV)
  • WEBSTER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV)
  • BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GASSAWAY, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cowen:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 41 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 58 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 65 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cowen:
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 13 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • BRAXTON COUNTY (about 20 miles; SUTTON, WV; ID: 48I)
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 26 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cowen:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 71 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 86 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cowen:
  • GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 342; Location: ONE PARK ST; Grades: PK - 04)
  • GLADE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: ONE PARK STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Cowen:
  • COWEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,308; Location: MILL STREET; 18,390 books; 7 audio materials; 60 video materials)

Cowen map

Click to draw/clear town borders

 

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

COWEN PSD (Population served: 2306, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-16-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2000)
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.5%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  27.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.6%
Whole state:  7.6%

Cowen compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Cowen (2007 data):
  • United Bank: Cowen Branch at Railroad Avenue, East, branch established on 1983-08-24. 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.



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Cowen travel time to work


Cowen mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll


Cowen government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $27,000
    Regular Highways: $18,000
    Police Protection: $15,000
    General - Other: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - NEC: $32,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
    Property: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.73%
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 Nicholas County, WV  0.92% ($29,269 average AGI)


4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.56%
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 Nicholas County, WV  1.25% ($26,057 average AGI)
to Braxton County, WV  0.39% ($21,636)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cowen:
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cowen:
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)


Back to Cowen, WV housing info, Webster 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.