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Rhodell, West Virginia



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Rhodell, WV map Population (year 2000): 234. Estimated population in July 2006: 230 (-1.7% change)
 

Males: 116  (49.6%)
Females: 118  (50.4%)

Raleigh County

Median resident age:  31.7 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25915.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $18,700 (it was $17,143 in 2000)
Rhodell  $18,700
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $24,800 (it was $21,300 in 2000)
Rhodell  $24,800
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Rhodell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (34.2%), Irish (8.1%), German (5.1%), Italian (3.8%), English (3.4%), French (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1937

Elevation: 1618 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 740 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rhodell

  • High school or higher: 55.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rhodell town

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 18.1%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Rhodell, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rhodell to the number of sex offenders is 231 to 1.

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

Rhodell:  0.9% ($199)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Rhodell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (56.1 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (146.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (454.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mullens, WV (5.8 miles ), Sophia, WV (8.2 miles ), Coal City, WV (8.4 miles ), Lester, WV (8.8 miles ), Crab Orchard, WV (10.5 miles ), MacArthur, WV (12.1 miles ), Mabscott, WV (12.9 miles ), Matoaka, WV (13.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $50,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.61 N, Longitude: 81.30 W


Rhodell household income distribution Rhodell home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+5.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food and beverage stores (15%)
  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Business operations specialists (11%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Food processing workers (11%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)


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Crime in Rhodell (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Rhodell (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (429.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 17.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Average climate in Rhodell, West Virginia

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Rhodell-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Rhodell town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 23.6 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 Rhodell:
  • BECKLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BECKLEY, WV)
  • RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BECKLEY, WV)
  • WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WELCH, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rhodell:
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • YEAGER (about 56 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 66 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rhodell:
  • KEE FIELD (about 18 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)
  • WELCH MUNI (about 20 miles; WELCH, WV; ID: I25)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 24 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID: BLF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rhodell:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 24 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 50 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 56 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 73 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)

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

RHODELL WATER WORKS (Population served: 363, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-15-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-15-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - In JAN-01-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1994 to JAN-01-1995), St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-1995), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-11-1995), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-19-1996)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  40.7%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.9%
Whole state:  7.6%

Rhodell compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above 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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Rhodell travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Raleigh County West Virginia:




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5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)
Raleigh County:  0.05%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fayette County, WV  0.65% ($27,729 average AGI)
from Wyoming County, WV  0.44% ($28,162)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.23% ($29,948)


5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.16%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)
Raleigh County:  0.04%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fayette County, WV  0.66% ($24,196 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.26% ($35,119)
to Summers County, WV  0.19% ($33,521)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rhodell:
  • 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)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • 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)
  • WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rhodell:
  • 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)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

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

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