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Population (year 2000): 2,944. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,954 (+0.3% change)
 

Males: 1,345  (45.7%)
Females: 1,599  (54.3%)

Preston County

Median resident age:  41.8 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26537.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,900 (it was $29,155 in 2000)
Kingwood  $30,900
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,400 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Kingwood  $76,400
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Kingwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (25.0%), United States (20.6%), Irish (12.9%), English (8.7%), Dutch (3.4%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1863 feet

Land area: 2.47 square miles.

Population density: 1183 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kingwood

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kingwood city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

13 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Kingwood, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kingwood to the number of sex offenders is 365 to 1.

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

Kingwood:  0.5% ($355)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (70.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (314.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Albright, WV (3.5 miles ), Tunnelton, WV (6.8 miles ), Reedsville, WV (8.4 miles ), Rowlesburg, WV (8.4 miles ), Masontown, WV (9.7 miles ), Terra Alta, WV (9.9 miles ), Newburg, WV (12.8 miles ), Bruceton Mills, WV (13.3 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,700
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.47 N, Longitude: 79.68 W


19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -338 (-10.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Lawyers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Kingwood by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005
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 1040
    per 100,000 34.10.0136.20.0
Burglaries 0030
    per 100,000 0.00.0102.20.0
Thefts 1220
    per 100,000 34.168.368.10.0
Auto thefts 0100
    per 100,000 0.034.10.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.0) 8.25.537.10.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.37
US city average:  3.00

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Kingwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Kingwood city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1967, a category 3 tornado 25.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Kingwood:
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 SOUTH PRICE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kingwood:
  • GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OAKLAND, MD)
  • MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (about 23 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kingwood:
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 19 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 39 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 59 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kingwood:
  • TITUS FIELD (about 12 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; ID: 70D)
  • ROY AIRFIELD (about 23 miles; GRAFTON, WV; ID: 71D)
  • GARRETT COUNTY (about 26 miles; OAKLAND, MD; ID: 2G4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingwood:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 70 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
Public high school in Kingwood:
  • PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,416; Location: 400 PRESTON DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Kingwood:
  • KINGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 207 S PRICE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CENTRAL PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 100 EAST HIGH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Kingwood:
  • KINGWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $170,017; Location: 205 WEST MAIN ST; 46,228 books; 1,351 audio materials; 411 video materials; 161 serial subscriptions)

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Shopping Center: Kingwood Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Kingwood include: Saint Sebastians Catholic Church (A), Kingwood Assembly of God Church (B), Kingwood Baptist Church (C), Wesley United Methodist Church (D), First United Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Kingwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Hovatters Wildlife Zoo (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Herring Road), Preston County Visitors Center (200 West Main St).

Court: Preston County - Magistrate- Court (328 Tunnelton).

 

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

KINGWOOD WATER BOARD (Address: 313 TUNNELTON STREET, Population served: 2893, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-28-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.8%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.6%

Kingwood compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kingwood (2007 data):
  • Clear Mountain Bank: Kingwood Office at 330 East Main Street, branch established on 1984-10-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.4 mil, Deposits: $248.7 mil, headquarters in Bruceton Mills, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: State Bancorp, Inc.
  • Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: 106 West Main Street Branch at 106 West Main Street, branch established on 1914-01-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,083.8 mil, Deposits: $2,997.5 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Kingwood Branch at 114 East Main Street, branch established on 1984-10-16. 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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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
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$250
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$401
Police Protection - Officers 4$7,707$23,1212$1,984
Streets and Highways 12$25,521$25,5210$0
Financial Administration 1$1,948$23,3760$0
Solid Waste Management 3$4,483$17,9320$0
Water Supply 4$7,528$22,5840$0
Totals for Government 24$47,187$23,59410$2,635


Kingwood government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $759,000
    Sewerage: $400,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $684,000
    Water Utilities: $427,000
    Sewerage: $221,000
    Regular Highways: $140,000
    Police Protection: $97,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $214,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,562,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,981,000
    Other, NEC: $3,269,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $293,000
    Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $667,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $763,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,000
    Public Utilities: $106,000
    NEC: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $649,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $242,000

5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
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 Monongalia County, WV  1.50% ($36,659 average AGI)
from Garrett County, MD  0.52% ($22,632)
from Marion County, WV  0.16% ($25,471)


4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.42%
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 Monongalia County, WV  1.48% ($28,006 average AGI)
to Marion County, WV  0.29% ($28,032)
to Garrett County, MD  0.26% ($20,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kingwood:
  • WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kingwood:
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
  • WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
  • WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCLG-FM (100.1 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Kingwood:
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)

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