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Population (year 2000): 2,996. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,977 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 1,416  (47.3%)
Females: 1,580  (52.7%)

Wood County

Median resident age:  40.1 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 26187.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,400 (it was $36,344 in 2000)
Williamstown  $35,400
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,900 (it was $82,000 in 2000)
Williamstown  $94,900
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Williamstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (25.3%), English (16.2%), United States (14.9%), Irish (12.4%), Scottish (3.1%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 630 feet

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 2198 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Williamstown

  • High school or higher: 89.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Williamstown city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

41 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Williamstown, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Williamstown to the number of sex offenders is 590 to 1.

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

Williamstown:  0.5% ($421)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (73.7 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (113.5 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (435.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Marietta, OH (1.5 miles ), Boaz, WV (3.5 miles ), Devola, OH (5.1 miles ), North Hills, WV (7.3 miles ), Vienna, WV (8.2 miles ), Lowell, OH (9.8 miles ), Parkersburg, WV (11.2 miles ), Lower Salem, OH (11.9 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $44,700
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,900
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $147,900
  • 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $171,900
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $199,200

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Latitude: 39.40 N, Longitude: 81.45 W


Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +222 (+8.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Electricians (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Williamstown by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 101100
    per 100,000 33.50.033.934.10.00.0
Robberies 001201
    per 100,000 0.00.033.968.10.033.8
Assaults 313310
    per 100,000 100.533.5101.6102.233.90.0
Burglaries 3661172
    per 100,000 100.5201.0203.1374.7237.467.6
Thefts 343638294848
    per 100,000 1139.01206.01286.4987.71627.71622.7
Auto thefts 351205
    per 100,000 100.5167.533.968.10.0169.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 107.582.4125.9139.388.593.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.70
US city average:  3.00

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Williamstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/28/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the Williamstown city center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/8/1998, a category 2 tornado 11.7 miles away from the city center caused $200,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Williamstown:
  • MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MARIETTA, OH)
  • SELBY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MARIETTA, OH)
  • CAMDEN CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Williamstown:
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
  • YEAGER (about 72 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 86 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Williamstown:
  • NOBLE COUNTY (about 29 miles; CALDWELL, OH; ID: I10)
  • MORGAN COUNTY (about 30 miles; MC CONNELSVILLE, OH; ID: I71)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 35 miles; WOODSFIELD, OH; ID: 4G5)

College/University in Williamstown:
  • WOOD COUNTY AVIATION LTD (Location: PO BOX 3467; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Williamstown:
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 11 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; FT enrollment: 2,453)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,101)
Public high school in Williamstown:
  • WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 628; Location: 5TH AND WILLIAMS; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Williamstown:
  • WOOD CO. CHRISTIAN SCH. (Students: 331; Location: 113 W. 9TH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Williamstown:
  • WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 561; Location: 418 WILLIAMS AVE; Grades: KG - 06)

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Churches in Williamstown include: Christ Memorial Church (A), Williamstown United Methodist Church (B), Williamstown Church of the Nazarene (C), Williamstown Church of God (D), Williamstown Church of Christ (E), Faith Bible Church (F), First Baptist Church of Williamstown (G), First Presbyterian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Williamstown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Williamstown Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

PARKERSBURG WATER DEPT (Address: 915 NAISH AVENUE, Population served: 36448, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 26 regular monitoring violations
WILLIAMSTOWN WATER DEPT (Address: 5TH STREET, Population served: 3362, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-02-2002)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.1%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.3%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  7.6%

Williamstown compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Williamstown (2007 data):
  • The Williamstown National Bank: at 435 Highland Avenue, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $93.7 mil, Deposits: $82.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices



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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$2,615$31,3800$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,615$31,3801$443
Police Protection - Officers 5$12,066$28,9581$301
Police - Other 1$1,742$20,9043$675
Streets and Highways 1$1,366$16,3920$0
Sewerage 4$7,579$22,7370$0
Water Supply 4$7,579$22,7370$0
Totals for Government 17$35,561$25,1025$1,419



4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Wood County:  0.03%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, OH  0.86% ($27,871 average AGI)
from Ritchie County, WV  0.22% ($22,479)
from Wirt County, WV  0.17% ($23,204)


4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.88%
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 Washington County, OH  0.79% ($29,657 average AGI)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.15% ($29,063)
to Ritchie County, WV  0.15% ($24,149)


Strongest AM radio stations in Williamstown:
  • WMOA (1490 AM; 1 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: QUIET RADIO, INC.)
  • WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLTP (1450 AM; 1 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKYG (1230 AM; 1 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WJAW (630 AM; 1 kW; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: JAWCO, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Williamstown:
  • WMRT (88.3 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: MARIETTA COLLEGE)
  • WCMO (98.5 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: MARIETTA COLLEGE)
  • W300AQ (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, WV; Owner: CHRISTIAN VOICE OF CENTRAL OHIO, INC)
  • WMBP (91.9 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
  • WDMX (100.1 FM; VIENNA, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVVV (96.9 FM; WILLIAMSTOWN, WV; Owner: BENNCO, INC.)
  • WHBR-FM (103.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WXIL (95.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WVVP-LP (96.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WRVB (102.1 FM; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNUS (107.1 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCVV (89.5 FM; BELPRE, OH; Owner: BELPRE EDUC. B/CNG FOUNDATION)
  • WGGE (99.1 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
  • WRRR-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJAW-FM (100.9 FM; MCCONNELSVILLE, OH; Owner: QUIET RADIO INC. D/B/A WJAW RADIO)
  • W282AI (104.3 FM; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: FINE ARTS RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Williamstown:
  • WTAP-TV (Channel 15; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W45BW (Channel 45; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W26AL (Channel 26; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: THE CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)

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