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Kanawha County

Population in July 2007: 543.
Males: 268  (49.4%)
Females: 275  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  42.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25177.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $19,863 (it was $16,384 in 2000)
Jefferson:  $19,863
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,436
Jefferson:  $10,436
West Virginia:  $20,419

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,296 (it was $48,000 in 2000)
Jefferson:  $63,296
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,830; Detached houses: $85,188; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,624; Mobile homes: $18,333

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Races in Jefferson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
  • Black (16.9%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Jefferson: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (13.9%), German (12.5%), English (9.9%), Irish (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Italian (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/22/1997

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 1694 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Jefferson

  • High school or higher: 45.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jefferson town

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 44.7%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 19.5%

19 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 1.4% Latin America).

This town:  3.4%
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:

Jefferson:  0.5% ($245)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (8.1 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (129.3 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (372.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dunbar, WV (1.5 miles ), St. Albans, WV (1.5 miles ), Cross Lanes, WV (2.0 miles ), South Charleston, WV (2.0 miles ), Nitro, WV (2.0 miles ), Tornado, WV (2.1 miles ), Poca, WV (2.5 miles ), Alum Creek, WV (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 38.37 N, Longitude: 81.78 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Repair and maintenance (22%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (25%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (10%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (25%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (7%)
  • Life and physical scientists (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)



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Average climate in Jefferson, West Virginia

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Jefferson-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.3 miles away from the Jefferson town 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 40.3 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Jefferson-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Jefferson center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 9.1 miles away from Jefferson center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Jefferson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson:
  • THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV)
  • CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
  • EYE & EAR CLINIC OF CHARLESTON,THE (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Amtrak station near Jefferson:
  • 8 miles: CHARLESTON (350 MCCORKLE AVE. SE). Services: ticket office, 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jefferson:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 64 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  49.1%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.9%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  51.6%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jefferson, WV


People in group quarters in Jefferson
  • 88 people in nursing homes
  • 35 people in halfway houses
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other group homes


Jefferson compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Kanawha County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Utility gas (44%)


Religion statistics for Jefferson

Adherents


NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of the NazarenePresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents19.5%17.2%12.3%9.1%8.7%
Congregations12.0%18.2%3.7%10.8%6.5%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchChurches of Christ Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents4.5%2.9%2.8%2.5%20.5%
Congregations3.7%2.5%7.1%0.6%35.1%
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.


4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.48%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)
Kanawha County:  0.04%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Putnam County, WV  0.71% ($31,545 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV  0.21% ($33,270)
from Cabell County, WV  0.20% ($31,207)


4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.92%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Kanawha County:  0.02%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Putnam County, WV  0.87% ($39,473 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV  0.23% ($30,429)
to Jackson County, WV  0.16% ($47,840)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jefferson:
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WBES (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJYP (1300 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, WV)
  • WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSWW (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKU (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HURRICANE, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jefferson:
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W208AK (89.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEMM (107.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO. OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Jefferson:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W31CA (Channel 31; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W16CE (Channel 16; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WOWB-LP (Channel 53; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$62,5204$62,4384$61,0382$29,0553$57,823
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$42,3101$14,2700$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$84,1003$57,0301$52,3300$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$62,8600$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0134.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$102,3651$62,180
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0134.00

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