Mineralwells, West Virginia

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Population in 2010: 1,950.
Population change since 2000: +4.8%
Males: 980  (50.3%)
Females: 970  (49.7%)
Median resident age:

36.3 years
West Virginia median age:

42.8 years

Zip codes: 26150.

Estimated median household income in 2021: $98,263 (it was $42,083 in 2000)
Mineralwells:

$98,263
WV:

$51,248

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $37,223 (it was $19,100 in 2000)

Mineralwells CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $180,250 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Mineralwells:

$180,250
WV:

$143,200

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $174,221; detached houses: $181,578; townhouses or other attached units: $191,085; in 2-unit structures: $104,653; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,505; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,590; mobile homes: $68,485

Median gross rent in 2021: $771.

March 2022 cost of living index in Mineralwells: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 2.8%

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  • Races in Mineralwells, WV (2021)
    • 2,13297.2%White alone
    • 291.3%American Indian alone
    • 90.4%Black alone
    • 20.09%Hispanic

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Ancestries: American (18.7%), English (11.5%), German (10.4%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), European (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 666 feet

Land area: 1.59 square miles.

Population density: 1,228 people per square mile   (low).

Mineralwells, West Virginia map

17 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.9%
West Virginia:

1.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,537 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $915 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (57.7 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (96.9 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (343.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Parkersburg, WV (2.5 miles ),
Lubeck, WV (2.8 miles ),
Blennerhassett, WV (2.8 miles ),
Belpre, OH (2.8 miles ),
North Hills, WV (3.0 miles ),
Washington, WV (3.1 miles ),
Elizabeth, WV (3.2 miles ),
Vienna, WV (3.2 miles )

Latitude: 39.18 N, Longitude: 81.51 W

Area code: 304

Distribution of median household income in Mineralwells, WV in 2021
Distribution of house value in Mineralwells, WV in 2021
Mineralwells satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.9%
West Virginia:

3.6%
Most common industries in Mineralwells, WV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
  • Construction (6.1%)
  • Chemicals (6.1%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.8%)
  • Public administration (5.6%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Chemicals (10.1%)
  • Metal & metal products (7.9%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.7%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.3%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.1%)
  • Health care (4.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (19.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.1%)
  • Construction (8.2%)
  • Public administration (8.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (8.2%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.8%)
  • Personal & laundry services (4.5%)
Most common occupations in Mineralwells, WV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.2%)
  • Other financial specialists (4.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
  • Other financial specialists (5.7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.2%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.0%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7.4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
  • Registered nurses (5.3%)

Average climate in Mineralwells, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Mineralwells, West Virginia average temperatures Mineralwells, West Virginia average precipitation Mineralwells, West Virginia humidity Mineralwells, West Virginia wind speed Mineralwells, West Virginia snowfall Mineralwells, West Virginia sunshine Mineralwells, West Virginia clear and cloudy days

Mineralwells, West Virginia environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI SO2 Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 43.4. This is significantly better than average.

City:

43.4
U.S.:

74.2
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 1.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.74
U.S.:

1.79
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 27.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.5
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Mineralwells-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the Mineralwells place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/8/1998, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the place center caused $200,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Mineralwells-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 212.3 miles away from Mineralwells center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 147.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 170.4 miles away from Mineralwells center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 188.4 miles away from Mineralwells center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 168.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 146.6 miles away from Mineralwells center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wood County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Mineralwells topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Mineralwells:

  • GIHON ROAD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 5 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • PARKERSBURG CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • WILLOWS CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • SIXTEENTH STREET GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 7 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • CAMDEN CLARK MEM HOSP (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • SPRING STREET GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 7 miles away; PARKERSBURG, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mineralwells:

  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg (about 3 miles; Parkersburg, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • Ohio University-Main Campus (about 34 miles; Athens, OH; FT enrollment: 26,181)
  • Hocking College (about 43 miles; Nelsonville, OH; FT enrollment: 4,146)
  • West Virginia State University (about 58 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • Muskingum University (about 58 miles; New Concord, OH; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • Zane State College (about 61 miles; Zanesville, OH; FT enrollment: 2,200)
  • Marshall University (about 73 miles; Huntington, WV; FT enrollment: 11,450)

Public elementary/middle school in Mineralwells:

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Notable location: Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Mineralwells: Mount Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery (1), Morrison Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lockhart Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Mineralwells: Scott Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Wood County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
West Virginia:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

73.8%
Whole state:

65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.3%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Mineralwells:

Marital status in Mineralwells, WV
  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

For population 25 years and over in Mineralwells:

  • High school or higher: 98.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.8
West Virginia average:

10.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Mineralwells
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Mineralwells, WV (based on Wood County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant20,36095
Evangelical Protestant13,62379
Catholic4,4444
Other1,0685
Black Protestant241
None47,437-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
This county:

1.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:

0.93 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45
This county:

5.23 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 58
Wood County:

6.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

11.9%
State:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.3%
West Virginia:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.3%
West Virginia:

13.1%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

48.5%
West Virginia:

51.8%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

42.7%
West Virginia:

49.7%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.9
West Virginia:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

20.0%
State:

20.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

7.4%
State:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Mineralwells:

6.7
State:

6.9

Overweight people:
Mineralwells:

27.0%
State:

34.8%

General health condition:
Mineralwells:

58.5%
State:

58.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Mineralwells:

76.2%
State:

78.6%

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Businesses in Mineralwells, WV

  • Holiday Inn: 1
  • McDonald's: 1
  • U-Haul: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Mineralwells:

  • WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKYG (1230 AM; 1 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLTP (1450 AM; 1 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
  • WJAW (630 AM; 1 kW; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: JAWCO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mineralwells:

  • WXIL (95.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDMX (100.1 FM; VIENNA, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVVV (96.9 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, WV; Owner: BENNCO, INC.)
  • WMBP (91.9 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WNUS (107.1 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCVV (89.5 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: BELPRE EDUC. B/CNG FOUNDATION)
  • W282AI (104.3 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: FINE ARTS RADIO)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WRRR-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WJAW-FM (100.9 FM; MCCONNELSVILLE, OH; Owner: QUIET RADIO INC. D/B/A WJAW RADIO)
  • WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WMRT (88.3 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: MARIETTA COLLEGE)
  • WVEP (88.9 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVPG (90.3 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W225AD (92.9 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mineralwells:

  • W45BW (Channel 45; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTAP-TV (Channel 15; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WOUB-TV (Channel 20; ATHENS, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
  • W57AG (Channel 57; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • Mineralwells, West Virginia
  • Fatal accident count13
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents22
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:5
  • Fatalities18
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents50
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1
  • West Virginia average
  • Fatal accident count2691
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents4067
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons758
  • Fatalities2950
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents6193
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents241
See more detailed statistics of Mineralwells fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 25Number of bridges
  • 269ft / 82.1mTotal length
  • $18,896,000Total costs
  • 113,386Total average daily traffic
  • 16,391Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Mineralwells, WV - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21920-1929
  • 11930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 11950-1959
  • 51960-1969
  • 11980-1989
  • 71990-1999
  • 22000-2009
  • 52010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Mineralwells, WV

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KB8TFM, Licensee ID: L00850469, Grant Date: 04/21/2004, Expiration Date: 07/09/2014, Cancellation Date: 07/12/2016, Certifier: Kenneth D Wade, Registrant: Kenneth D Wade, Mineralwells, WV 26150

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$117,7103$130,447
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$116,480
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$131,540
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$50,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2006 2005 2003 2002

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mineralwells, WV
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mineralwells, WV - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mineralwells, WV
  • 86.4%Utility gas
  • 13.6%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mineralwells, WV
  • 60.7%Electricity
  • 39.3%Utility gas


Mineralwells compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Total of 2 patent applications in 2008-2024.