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Notable locations in Shepherdstown district: Shepherds Grist Mill (A), Cress Creek Country Club Golf Course (B), U S Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center (C), Bakerton Fire Department (D), Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department Company 3 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Shepherdstown district include: Keller Church (A), Uvilla United Methodist Church (B), Saint Peters Lutheran Church (C), Saint Johns Baptist Church (D), New Street United Methodist Church (E), Christ Reformed Church (F), Berean Church (G), Bethesda United Methodist Church (H), Saint James Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery (1), Reformed Graveyard (2), Buckles-Reverend Black Cemetery (3), Elk Branch Cemetery (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Shepherds Graveyard (6), Uvilla Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Run (A), Rockymarsh Run (B), Elks Run (C), Elk Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Shepherdstown district include: Shepherdstown Historic District (1), Rumsey Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | West Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 58.0% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.3% | | 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: 0.8% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This city: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shepherdstown district, WV
909 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
61 people in nursing homes
Shepherdstown district compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Shepherdstown district (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.15%
| Here |  | 33.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 30.2% | 23.3% | 9.5% | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Congregations | 29.9% | 3.0% | 10.4% | 13.4% | 6.0% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church | International Pentecostal Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 6.1% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 7.8% |
| Congregations | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 17.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Here: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Jefferson County: | 0.98 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | This county: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 39 | Jefferson County: | 7.68 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jefferson County: | 9.3% | | State: | 12.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.0% | | West Virginia: | 13.1% |
9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,363 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.80% | | 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:
8.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,664 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.19% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($322 average AGI)| Jefferson County: | 0.05% | | West Virginia average: | 0.02% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Shepherdstown district:
- WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WMRE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTOWN, WV; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXTR (820 AM; 4 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRNR (740 AM; 1 kW; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: SHENANDOAH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Shepherdstown district:
- WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
- WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WSHC (89.7 FM; SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV; Owner: SHEPHERD COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
- WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
- WXVA-FM (98.3 FM; CHARLES TOWN, WV; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WTRM (91.3 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: TIMBER RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKMZ (95.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
- W243AF (96.5 FM; FLINT HILL, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WUSQ-FM (102.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Shepherdstown district:
- W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
- WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WWPX (Channel 60; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON-60 LICENSE, INC.)
- WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W52AS (Channel 52; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W44AA (Channel 44; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
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