Nitro, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,784 (Urban population: 6,469, Rural population: 315 (all nonfarm))

Nitro, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,155 (2,988 occupied: 2,098 owner occupied, 890 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	25%

Housing density: 842 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $460 (lower quartile is $399, upper quartile is $594)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $559

Median gross rent in Nitro, WV in 2007: $604

Housing units in Nitro with a mortgage: 1,022 (88 second mortgage, 139 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 913

Nitro,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,197 (it was $68,400 in 2000)

Nitro:	$90,197
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,073 - $109,010

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $105,024
Here: $105,024
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $76,134
Here: $76,134
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $70,123
Here: $70,123
State: $109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,564
Here: $103,564
State: $138,103

Mobile homes: $36,667
Here: $36,667
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,003

In family households: 5,795 (1,441 male householders, 524 female householders)
1,563 spouses, 1,820 children (1,684 natural, 41 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 75 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 107 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,208 (341 male householders (294 living alone)), 681 female householders (594 living alone)), 186 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 963 2-persons, 479 3-persons, 343 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 888 1-person, 106 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

825 married couples with children.
389 single-parent households (89 men, 300 women).

98.8% of residents of Nitro speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 13 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nitro, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 198 5 rooms: 574 6 rooms: 553 7 rooms: 350 8 rooms: 214 9 or more rooms: 192

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nitro, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 183 4 rooms: 236 5 rooms: 200 6 rooms: 177 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 91
1990 to 1994: 78
1980 to 1989: 248
1970 to 1979: 438
1960 to 1969: 458
1950 to 1959: 736
1940 to 1949: 579
1939 or earlier: 516

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nitro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 536 3 bedrooms: 1,133 4 bedrooms: 329 5 or more bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nitro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 248 2 bedrooms: 319 3 bedrooms: 306 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Nitro in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 136 1 vehicle: 778 2 vehicles: 849 3 vehicles: 291 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Nitro in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 163 1 vehicle: 428 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Nitro, WV:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $49,999: 86
$50,000 to $59,999: 148
$60,000 to $69,999: 196
$70,000 to $79,999: 226
$80,000 to $89,999: 262
$90,000 to $99,999: 237
$100,000 to $124,999: 411
$125,000 to $149,999: 152
$150,000 to $174,999: 88
$175,000 to $199,999: 63
$200,000 to $249,999: 51
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 11
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 10
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Nitro rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Nitro:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 41
$300 to $349: 55
$350 to $399: 80
$400 to $449: 111
$450 to $499: 117
$500 to $549: 57
$550 to $599: 53
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 76
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Nitro, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.5%
Number of people working at home: 51 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 103
5 to 9 minutes: 392
10 to 14 minutes: 552
15 to 19 minutes: 649
20 to 24 minutes: 573
25 to 29 minutes: 196
30 to 34 minutes: 457
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 35
60 to 89 minutes: 79
90 or more minutes: 29

Nitro mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,486 (79%)
Carpooled: 456 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%)
Bicycle: 22 (1%)
Walked: 77 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 51 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 364
$10,000 to $14,999: 277
$15,000 to $19,999: 211
$20,000 to $24,999: 238
$25,000 to $29,999: 263
$30,000 to $34,999: 241
$35,000 to $39,999: 147
$40,000 to $44,999: 135
$45,000 to $49,999: 215
$50,000 to $59,999: 299
$60,000 to $74,999: 288
$75,000 to $99,999: 173
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 37
$150,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1425

English: 817

German: 629

Irish: 487

Other groups: 359

Italian: 273

Scotch-Irish: 122

French (except Basque): 86

Dutch: 78

Scottish: 56

Welsh: 32

British: 25

Arab:: 24

European: 23

Swedish: 20

Polish: 16

French Canadian: 15

Latvian: 9

Hungarian: 9

Danish: 8

Egyptian: 8

Lebanese: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (77%)
Japan (23%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5792
Northeast: 266
Midwest: 386
South: 402
West: 123

61% of Nitro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 79
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 934
Less than 1 year of college: 129
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 318
Associate degree: 100
Bachelor's degree: 234
Master's degree: 65
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 36

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 101
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 144
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,086
Less than 1 year of college: 174
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 439
Associate degree: 118
Bachelor's degree: 214
Master's degree: 141
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,945
Black householders: $57,186
Some other race householders: $65,454
Two or more races householders: $17,362
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,989

Nitro household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Nitro household income for Black householders

Nitro marital status for males

Nitro marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,119
Black or African American householders: $177,624
Two or more races householders: $85,713
Hispanic or Latino householders: $296,700

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,446
One, attached: 58
Two: 70
3 or 4: 156
5 to 9: 158
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 56
50 or more: 64
Mobile homes: 113

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,585

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Nitro:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (22%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	4.3%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	3.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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