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Population (year 2000): 1,860
Males: 901  (48.4%)
Females: 959  (51.6%)

Wood County

Median resident age:  34.9 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26150.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,000 (it was $42,083 in 2000)
Mineralwells  $41,000
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,800 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Mineralwells  $99,800
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Mineralwells:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.4%), German (20.7%), English (11.5%), Irish (11.0%), Dutch (1.8%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 666 feet

Land area: 1.59 square miles.

Population density: 1172 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mineralwells

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mineralwells CDP

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

17 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
West Virginia:  1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Mineralwells:  0.5% ($431)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (58.0 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (116.2 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (441.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Parkersburg, WV (6.4 miles ), Belpre, OH (8.7 miles ), North Hills, WV (9.1 miles ), Blennerhassett, WV (9.4 miles ), Lubeck, WV (9.6 miles ), Vienna, WV (10.4 miles ), Elizabeth, WV (11.2 miles ), Washington, WV (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.18 N, Longitude: 81.51 W


Area code: 304

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Most common industries for males:



  • Chemicals (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Mineralwells-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 53.5 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 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the place center caused $200,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mineralwells:
  • HEALTHSOUTH WESTERN HILLS REHAB HOSP (about 7 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
  • CAMDEN CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mineralwells:
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
  • YEAGER (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 90 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mineralwells:
  • BOGGS FIELD (about 28 miles; SPENCER, WV; ID: 14P)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 28 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; ID: I18)
  • MORGAN COUNTY (about 39 miles; MC CONNELSVILLE, OH; ID: I71)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mineralwells:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 7 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)

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

Cemeteries: Morrison Cemetery (1), Mount Zion 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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

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

Mineralwells compared to West Virginia state average:

Mineralwells, West Virginia environmental map by EPA

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  • 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.03%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, OH  0.86% ($27,871 average AGI)
from Ritchie County, WV  0.22% ($22,479)
from Wirt County, WV  0.17% ($23,204)


4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.88%
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 Washington County, OH  0.79% ($29,657 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.15% ($29,063)
to Ritchie County, WV  0.15% ($24,149)


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)
  • WLTP (1450 AM; 1 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJAW (630 AM; 1 kW; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: JAWCO, INC.)
  • WMOA (1490 AM; 1 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: QUIET RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mineralwells:
  • WXIL (95.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WDMX (100.1 FM; VIENNA, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVVV (96.9 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, WV; Owner: BENNCO, INC.)
  • WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WMBP (91.9 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNUS (107.1 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W282AI (104.3 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: FINE ARTS RADIO)
  • WCVV (89.5 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: BELPRE EDUC. B/CNG FOUNDATION)
  • WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WRRR-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMRT (88.3 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: MARIETTA COLLEGE)
  • WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • W300AQ (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, WV; Owner: CHRISTIAN VOICE OF CENTRAL OHIO, INC)
  • W225AD (92.9 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVEP (88.9 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WVPG (90.3 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

TV broadcast stations around Mineralwells:
  • WTAP-TV (Channel 15; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W45BW (Channel 45; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W57AG (Channel 57; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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