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Kermit, WV map Population (year 2000): 209
Males: 91  (43.5%)
Females: 118  (56.5%)

Mingo County

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

Zip codes: 25674.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,400 (it was $31,500 in 2000)
Kermit  $33,400
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,100 (it was $72,900 in 2000)
Kermit  $81,100
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Kermit:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.4%), Irish (7.7%), German (7.2%), English (3.8%), French (1.4%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 625 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 781 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kermit

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kermit town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kermit, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kermit to the number of sex offenders is 209 to 1.

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

Kermit:  0.5% ($333)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Kermit satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (39.6 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (143.9 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (455.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Warfield, KY (0.8 miles ), Three Forks, KY (6.8 miles ), Inez, KY (9.1 miles ), Chattaroy, WV (12.9 miles ), Sidney, KY (13.6 miles ), Williamson, WV (14.6 miles ), Clifford, KY (16.1 miles ), Mayflower, KY (18.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.84 N, Longitude: 82.41 W


Area code: 304

Kermit household income distribution Kermit home values distribution

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (33%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Truck transportation (27%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Data processing and other information services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Electricians (10%)
  • Plant and system operators (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (7%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (7%)


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Crime in Kermit by Year

Type 2001 2002 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1000
    per 100,000 480.80.00.00.0
Burglaries 3000
    per 100,000 1442.30.00.00.0
Thefts 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Auto thefts 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.2) 197.10.00.00.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  9.57
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Kermit, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Kermit-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.7 miles away from the Kermit town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 65.2 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Kermit topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Kermit:
  • WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)
  • WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
  • MILDRED MITCHELL-BATEMAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kermit:
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 38 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • YEAGER (about 68 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 90 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kermit:
  • MINGO COUNTY (about 16 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)
  • BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY; ID: K22)
  • PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 23 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kermit:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Public elementary/middle school in Kermit:
  • KERMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: US ROUTE 52; Grades: KG - 08)

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

KERMIT WATER WORKS (Population served: 1424, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Boil Water Order (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-12-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-16-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-02-2005 and DEC-16-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-29-2005 and DEC-16-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-18-2005 and DEC-16-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-17-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 74 regular monitoring violations
  • 15 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.5%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.1%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Kermit compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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.


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Banks with branches in Kermit (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Kermit Branch at 120 Logan Street, branch established on 1984-12-28. 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



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Kermit travel time to work


Kermit mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Mingo 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$443
Water Supply 3$4,649$18,5961$664
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$2,037
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$100
Totals for Government 3$4,649$18,5965$3,244



4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
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 Pike County, KY  0.73% ($596,127 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV  0.47% ($36,343)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.32% ($71,875)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,231 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 Pike County, KY  1.07% ($28,877 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV  0.62% ($41,574)
to Wayne County, WV  0.30% ($28,174)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kermit:
  • WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDOC (1310 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kermit:
  • WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKLW-FM (94.7 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: B & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSIP-FM (98.9 FM; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SIP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WMDJ-FM (100.1 FM; ALLEN, KY; Owner: FLOYD COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJSO (90.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W251AI (98.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W202BH (88.3 FM; INEZ, KY; Owner: MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W206AB (89.1 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kermit:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)

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