Red Jacket, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 728

Males: 335	(46.0%)
Females: 393	(54.0%)

Mingo County

Median resident age:	33.7 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25692.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,700 (it was $21,364 in 2000)

Red Jacket	$22,700
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,500 (it was $63,300 in 2000)

Red Jacket	$70,500
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Red Jacket:

White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
Black (7.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (33.5%), German (8.9%), English (6.2%), Irish (4.7%), Scottish (1.6%), Dutch (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 791 feet

Land area: 5.21 square miles.

Population density: 140 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Red Jacket

High school or higher: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
Unemployed: 14.9%
Mean travel time to work: 41.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Red Jacket CDP

Never married: 15.2%
Now married: 59.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
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:

Red Jacket:	0.4% ($265)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (56.7 miles , pop. 51,475).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (164.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (478.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Matewan, WV (2.6 miles ), Delbarton, WV (5.3 miles ), McCarr, KY (7.0 miles ), South Williamson, KY (8.9 miles ), Phelps, KY (9.3 miles ), Williamson, WV (9.9 miles ), Chattaroy, WV (10.7 miles ), Holden, WV (13.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.65 N, Longitude: 82.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Red Jacket household income distribution

Most common industries for males:

Mining (15%)
Construction (13%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
Chemicals (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (31%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

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Average climate in Red Jacket, West Virginia

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Hospitals/medical centers near Red Jacket:

WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV)
WILLIAMSON ARH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SOUTH WILLIAMSON, KY)
GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LOGAN, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red Jacket:

TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 58 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
YEAGER (about 63 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 72 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Red Jacket:

MINGO COUNTY (about 9 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; ID: 4I0)
LOGAN COUNTY (about 22 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 30 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; ID: PBX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Red Jacket:

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
CONCORD COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)

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

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

NEWTOWN HOA (Population served: 90, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-26-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-02-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-13-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-22-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

47 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

457 regular monitoring violations

26 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.7%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	37.2%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	9.3%
Whole state:	7.6%

Red Jacket compared to West Virginia state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Red Jacket mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mingo County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($124,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
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 Pike County, KY	0.73% ($596,127 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV	0.47% ($36,343)
from Kanawha County, WV	0.32% ($71,875)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
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 Pike County, KY	1.07% ($28,877 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV	0.62% ($41,574)
to Wayne County, WV	0.30% ($28,174)

Strongest AM radio stations in Red Jacket:

WHJC (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MATEWAN, WV)
WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WBTH (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WBPA (1460 AM; 5 kW; ELKHORN CITY, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP)
WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Red Jacket:

WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXCC (96.5 FM; WILLIAMSON, WV; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WXLR (104.9 FM; HAROLD, KY; Owner: ADAM D GEARHEART)
WDHR (93.1 FM; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
W219BM (91.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
WMJD (97.7 FM; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WZLK (107.5 FM; VIRGIE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQHY (95.5 FM; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: WDOC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Red Jacket:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)

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