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Rupert, WV map Population (year 2000): 940. Estimated population in July 2006: 934 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 431  (45.9%)
Females: 509  (54.1%)

Greenbrier County

Median resident age:  42.0 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25984.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,500 (it was $20,250 in 2000)
Rupert  $21,500
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,900 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
Rupert  $57,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Profiles of local businesses:
 Greenbrier Fine Arts & Small Business Foundation
Midland Trail Museum
Stover Enterprises LLC

Races in Rupert:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.5%), German (11.5%), Irish (11.2%), English (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2432 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 1214 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rupert

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rupert town

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Rupert, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rupert to the number of sex offenders is 157 to 1.

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

Rupert:  0.5% ($279)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
Rupert satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (69.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (143.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (406.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rainelle, WV (5.4 miles ), Quinwood, WV (6.6 miles ), Meadow Bridge, WV (13.5 miles ), Alderson, WV (16.7 miles ), Fairlea, WV (20.3 miles ), Lewisburg, WV (20.3 miles ), Richwood, WV (20.7 miles ), Ronceverte, WV (21.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $16,700
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $16,700
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,200
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,500
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $56,500
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.96 N, Longitude: 80.69 W


26 people in nursing homes

Area code: 304

Rupert household income distribution Rupert home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-12.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)


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Rupert-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Rupert town 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 33.7 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rupert:
  • RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; RICHWOOD, WV)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; RONCEVERTE, WV)
  • SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HINTON, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rupert:
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 23 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 67 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rupert:
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 20 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID: 3I4)
  • SUMMERSVILLE (about 22 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID: SXL)
  • BRAXTON COUNTY (about 50 miles; SUTTON, WV; ID: 48I)

Amtrak station near Rupert:
  • 17 miles: ALDERSON (1 C&O PLAZA AT RAILROAD AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rupert:
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 59 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
Public elementary/middle school in Rupert:
  • RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: ANJEAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Rupert:
  • RUPERT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,386; Location: 602 NICHOLAS STREET; 14,537 books; 51 audio materials; 229 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • WVVA-TV should be added to the TV stations that cover this area.

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

RUPERT WATER (Address: DRAWER B, Population served: 1462, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
DUO WATER WORKS (Population served: 45, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-23-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-13-2004)
  • 45 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-29-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 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-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2006)
  • 114 routine major monitoring violations
  • 1904 regular monitoring violations
  • 142 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.4%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  25.2%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.7%
Whole state:  7.6%

Rupert compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Rupert (2007 data):
  • City National Bank of West Virginia: Rupert Branch at Route 60, branch established on 1982-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,502.9 mil, Deposits: $2,028.2 mil, headquarters in Charleston, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
  • Summit Community Bank, Inc: Rupert Branch at 910 Clay Street, branch established on 1985-12-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $754.5 mil, Deposits: $502.7 mil, headquarters in Moorefield, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Summit Financial Group, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Greenbrier County West Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration 1$1,705$20,4600$0
Water Supply 4$5,984$17,9521$731
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,063
Totals for Government 5$7,689$18,4543$1,794



5.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.26%
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 Monroe County, WV  0.48% ($25,707 average AGI)
from Fayette County, WV  0.28% ($32,353)
from Summers County, WV  0.19% ($29,913)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,889 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 Monroe County, WV  0.41% ($25,878 average AGI)
to Summers County, WV  0.24% ($30,138)
to Fayette County, WV  0.23% ($21,107)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rupert:
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WRRL (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH MOUNTAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • 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.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rupert:
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rupert:
  • WVNS-TV (Channel 59; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)

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