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Falling Spring, WV map Population (year 2000): 209. Estimated population in July 2006: 203 (-2.9% change)
 

Males: 105  (50.2%)
Females: 104  (49.8%)

Greenbrier County

Median resident age:  40.3 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 24966.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,000 (it was $25,469 in 2000)
Falling Spring  $27,000
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,800 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
Falling Spring  $54,800
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Falling Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.0%), German (14.4%), Irish (13.4%), Scotch-Irish (10.0%), English (6.2%), Scottish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1902 feet

Land area: 0.51 square miles.

Population density: 401 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Falling Spring

  • High school or higher: 62.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falling Spring town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Falling Spring:  0.4% ($199)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Falling Spring 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 (137.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (384.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: White Sulphur Springs, WV (14.1 miles ), Hillsboro, WV (14.1 miles ), Lewisburg, WV (14.2 miles ), Fairlea, WV (16.2 miles ), Ronceverte, WV (18.5 miles ), Richwood, WV (20.3 miles ), Rupert, WV (23.0 miles ), Marlinton, WV (24.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,200
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $95,700
  • 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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.99 N, Longitude: 80.36 W


Falling Spring household income distribution Falling Spring home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+9.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Truck transportation (17%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
  • Florists (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Air transportation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Child care workers (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)


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Average climate in Falling Spring, West Virginia

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Falling Spring-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Falling Spring town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/24/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Falling Spring topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Falling Spring:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; RONCEVERTE, WV)
  • POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BUCKEYE, WV)
  • RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; RICHWOOD, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Falling Spring:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 10 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 54 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 55 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Falling Spring:
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 28 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • INGALLS FIELD (about 37 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID: HSP)
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 39 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)

Amtrak station near Falling Spring:
  • 15 miles: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, 315 W. MAIN ST.). Services: call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falling Spring:
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 56 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.1%
Whole state:  68.4%

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

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.9%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.3%
Whole state:  7.6%

Falling Spring compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • 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.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Falling Spring travel time to work


Falling Spring mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Greenbrier County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$225
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$40
Totals for Government 0$0 7$265



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 Falling Spring:
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., 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)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WRON (1400 AM; 1 kW; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falling Spring:
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)


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