Jefferson, West Virginia

Back to Jefferson, WV housing info, Kanawha 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! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... 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 Jefferson, 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 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) Recent posts about Jefferson, West Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Jefferson is mentioned 364 times on our forum: Excessive Government Regulation Defeated in Jefferson County  (4 replies) What is the Jefferson County Commission smoking? Raise property levy rates AND county salaries?  (6 replies) Jefferson County Costs, Build versus Buy Resale  (4 replies) Technical or Vocational Schools in Jefferson County  (4 replies) jefferson county advice?  (21 replies) Best Schools, Berkley or Jefferson County  (2 replies) Latest news from Jefferson, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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).

Average climate in Jefferson, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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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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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

This town:	51.6%
Whole state:	17.9%

This town:	18.7%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jefferson, WV

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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%

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%

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)