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Oakvale, WV map Population (year 2000): 142. Estimated population in July 2006: 138 (-2.8% change)
 

Males: 68  (47.9%)
Females: 74  (52.1%)

Mercer County

Median resident age:  37.0 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip code: 24739


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,900 (it was $22,500 in 2000)
Oakvale  $23,900
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $30,600 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Oakvale  $30,600
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Oakvale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (31.7%), Irish (6.3%), German (5.6%), Dutch (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1721 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 323 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oakvale

  • High school or higher: 51.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 25.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 47.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oakvale town

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 21.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%

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

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

Oakvale:  0.7% ($199)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)

Oakvale satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (69.7 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (117.2 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (440.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Athens, WV (7.0 miles ), Glen Lyn, VA (7.9 miles) , Princeton, WV (9.1 miles ), Rich Creek, VA (10.7 miles ), Narrows, VA (11.0 miles ), Peterstown, WV (12.8 miles ), Pearisburg, VA (16.2 miles ), Bluefield, WV (17.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $95,000

Latitude: 37.33 N, Longitude: 80.97 W


Area code: 304

Oakvale household income distribution Oakvale home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-13.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (29%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (29%)
  • U. S. Postal service (29%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (29%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (29%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (29%)


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Oakvale-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Oakvale town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 32.5 miles away from the town 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 Oakvale:
  • HEALTHSOUTH SOUTHERN HILLS REHAB HOS (about 8 miles; PRINCETON, WV)
  • PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PRINCETON, WV)
  • CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oakvale:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 54 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 70 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakvale:
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 17 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)
  • NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 25 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID: PSK)
  • WELCH MUNI (about 39 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oakvale:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 44 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
Public elementary/middle school in Oakvale:
  • Oakvale School (Students: 242; Location: OLD ROUTE 460; Grades: PK - 8; Our rating: 62)

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Tourist attraction: Stateline Getaway (Amusement & Theme Parks; 115 Braxter Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.6%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  10.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.0%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Oakvale compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • Renting 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County West Virginia:




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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
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$300
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$240
Totals for Government 0$0 8$540


Oakvale government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $12,000
    Property: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Mercer County:  0.07%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from McDowell County, WV  0.63% ($24,922 average AGI)
from Tazewell County, VA  0.54% ($27,945)
from Raleigh County, WV  0.22% ($34,067)


5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
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 Tazewell County, VA  0.70% ($44,762 average AGI)
to McDowell County, WV  0.23% ($16,213)
to Raleigh County, WV  0.22% ($38,044)


Strongest AM radio stations in Oakvale:
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAEY (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oakvale:
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

TV broadcast stations around Oakvale:
  • WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)

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