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Population in July 2007: 1,594. Population change since 2000: -9.0%
 

Males: 784  (49.2%)
Females: 810  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  43.1 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25882.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,923 (it was $27,742 in 2000)
Mullens:  $35,923
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,861 (it was $43,200 in 2000)
Mullens:  $66,861
West Virginia:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,289; Detached houses: $83,569; Townhouses or other attached units: $68,021; In 2-unit structures: $30,027; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $62,965; Mobile homes: $27,222

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Races in Mullens:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Mullens: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.1%), Irish (8.8%), German (8.4%), English (7.9%), Italian (2.1%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 09/17/1912

Elevation: 1426 feet

Land area: 1.91 square miles.

Population density: 836 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mullens

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mullens city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Mullens, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mullens to the number of sex offenders is 1594 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Mullens:  0.6% ($261)
West Virginia:  0.6% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (54.6 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (135.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (375.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rhodell, WV (2.2 miles ), Pineville, WV (2.9 miles ), Lester, WV (3.4 miles ), Sophia, WV (3.4 miles ), Coal City, WV (3.4 miles ), Northfork, WV (3.4 miles ), Keystone, WV (3.5 miles ), Kimball, WV (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $86,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.58 N, Longitude: 81.38 W

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -266 (-13.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (17%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



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Crime in Mullens (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (119.1 per 100,000)
  • 11 burglaries (655.2 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (297.8 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 81.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Mullens (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (59.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (59.6 per 100,000)
  • 7 thefts (416.9 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (59.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 37.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.14
US city average:  3.00

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Mullens-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Mullens city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 24.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mullens:
  • WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WELCH, WV)
  • BECKLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BECKLEY, WV)
  • RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BECKLEY, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Mullens, WV

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mullens:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 64 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
Public elementary/middle schools in Mullens:
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • United Methodist Church is located in Mullens, WV at 118 Guyandotte Avenue.This church also has a Childcare Center open 5 days per week, 11 hours per day to provide daycare services to the community.

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Notable locations in Mullens: Mullens Area Public Library (A), Mullens City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mullens include: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Highland Avenue Baptist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bill Branch (A), Slab Fork (B), Lost Branch (C), Terry Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Twin Falls Resort State Park (Rt 97 Box 1023).

Court: Logan County Court (200 Moran Avenue).

 

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

BROOKSIDE-OTSEGO COMMUNITY WATER (Population served: 74, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-13-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-25-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-27-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-27-2006)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 1061 regular monitoring violations
  • 10 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.2%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.7%
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 2007:
This city:  15.4%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mullens, WV


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Mullens compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mullens (2009 data):
  • First Community Bank, National Association: Mullens Branch at Mullens Shopping Plaza, branch established on 1984-08-01. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $2,103.4 mil, Deposits: $1,505.1 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • First Peoples Bank, Inc.: at 200 First Street, branch established on 1926-01-12. Info updated 2008-07-02: Bank assets: $118.2 mil, Deposits: $96.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bankshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wyoming County West Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (79%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Mullens

Adherents


NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchNational Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents43.6%11.4%10.5%6.7%6.5%
Congregations28.4%13.6%14.8%1.2%12.3%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of the NazareneInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchPentecostal Church of GodOther religions
Adherents4.6%2.8%2.7%2.5%8.8%
Congregations2.5%2.5%1.2%6.2%17.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 25$19,132
Totals for Government 0$0 25$19,132


Mullens government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $431,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    All Other: $8,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $183,000
    Police Protection: $170,000
    Solid Waste Management: $159,000
    Sewerage: $137,000
    Central Staff Services: $126,000
    Parks and Recreation: $79,000
    Local Fire Protection: $45,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    General - Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $822,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,367,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,545,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $174,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $222,000
    Property: $119,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $65,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
    Other License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $188,000

3.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
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 Raleigh County, WV  0.70% ($34,723 average AGI)
from Mercer County, WV  0.28% ($36,474)
from Mingo County, WV  0.27% ($24,389)


5.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.29%
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 Raleigh County, WV  1.63% ($28,162 average AGI)
to Mercer County, WV  0.57% ($28,256)
to McDowell County, WV  0.20% ($30,571)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mullens:
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mullens:
  • WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mullens:
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)


Mullens fatal accident list:
Apr 9, 2007 04:99 AM, Sr-16, Lat: 37.575003, Lon: -81.535531, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Feb 25, 1994 02:46 AM, 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 15, 1990 01:10 AM, 16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 24, 1989 09:10 AM, Moran, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total costs: $500,000
Total average daily traffic: 24,550
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,204
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 30,166

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • First St, First St Crossing @ Mp V376,80, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WQBR291, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.380 MHz, 161.190 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/29/2004, Expiration Date: 11/29/2014, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Nw, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
  • Mullens Tank, Mullens Tank; .7km W Of Jct Wv Rte. 16/Wv Rte.54, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WQEW567
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.478 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/03/2006, Expiration Date: 05/03/2016, Certifier: Rick Roberts Pe
    Registrant: Siemens Water Technologies, 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mullens)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1438F , Serial Number: 17254933, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/06/1966
    Registrant (Individual): Randall Sesco, Po Box 741, Mullens, WV 25882


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5
  • Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - Mullens


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