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Fayette County

Population in July 2007: 1,751.
Males: 860  (49.2%)
Females: 891  (50.8%)
Median resident age:  40.5 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25161.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,500 (it was $23,224 in 2000)
Powellton  $27,500
West Virginia:  $37,060

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $53,100 (it was $42,300 in 2000)
Powellton  $53,100
West Virginia:  $96,000

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Races in Powellton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Black (9.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Powellton: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.9%), United States (15.8%), Irish (14.6%), English (12.3%), Dutch (2.1%), Italian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 834 feet

Land area: 35.5 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Powellton

  • High school or higher: 59.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powellton CDP

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Powellton, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Powellton to the number of sex offenders is 1751 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Powellton:  0.6% ($244)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (27.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (173.6 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (444.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Smithers, WV (4.9 miles ), Montgomery, WV (5.0 miles ), Handley, WV (6.2 miles ), Pratt, WV (8.3 miles ), Gauley Bridge, WV (9.5 miles ), Glasgow, WV (10.2 miles ), Cedar Grove, WV (10.8 miles ), East Bank, WV (11.4 miles ).

Latitude: 38.11 N, Longitude: 81.32 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (11%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (36%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Extraction workers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)


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Powellton-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.7 miles away from the Powellton place center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 30.5 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Powellton:
  • MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 5 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
  • PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; OAK HILL, WV)
  • WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 21 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Powellton, WV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powellton:
  • YEAGER (about 26 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 68 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powellton:
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 33 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
  • KEE FIELD (about 39 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 44 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)

Amtrak stations near Powellton:
  • 6 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: THURMOND (C & O DEPOT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powellton:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 81 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Although West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia, does not have 2000 students at this time, it is an accredited and highly respected college over one-hundred years old. Besides offering many four year degrees, there is also a community college on campus. Most people in Powellton who go to college (both full and part time) got to Tech.

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Cemeteries: Guthrie Cemetery (1), Craig Cemeteries (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Righthand Fork (A), Big Righthand Fork (B), Woodrum Branch (C), Left Fork Armstrong Creek (D), Powellton Fork (E), Schuyler Fork (F), Jenkins Fork (G), Right Fork Armstrong Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.9%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  21.7%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Powellton compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.54%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.08%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Raleigh County, WV  1.16% ($24,196 average AGI)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.55% ($27,613)
from Nicholas County, WV  0.32% ($27,723)


5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
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  1.15% ($27,729 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.81% ($26,669)
to Nicholas County, WV  0.32% ($27,022)


Strongest AM radio stations in Powellton:
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powellton:
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

TV broadcast stations around Powellton:
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)




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