Moving to Dunbar, West Virginia
Population: 8,154. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,740 (-5.1% change)
Males: 3,693 (45.3%), Females: 4,461 (54.7%)
Kanawha County
Zip code: 25064
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $35,117
Median house value: $75,400
Population by Race
Races in Dunbar:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
- Black (10.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), English (11.5%), German (11.0%), Irish (9.9%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 603 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dunbar
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dunbar city
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 13.7%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -562 (-6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dunbar:
- THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV)
- CHARLESTON AREA MED CNTR (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
- EYE & EAR CLINIC OF CHARLESTON,THE (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunbar:
- YEAGER (about 11 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 57 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 59 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dunbar:
- LEON (about 28 miles; LEON, WV; Abbreviation: W07)
- ONA AIRPARK (about 33 miles; MILTON, WV; Abbreviation: 12V)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 38 miles; LOGAN, WV; Abbreviation: 6L4)
Amtrak station near Dunbar:
- 7 miles: CHARLESTON (350 MCCORKLE AVE. SE). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Dunbar:
- BEN FRANKLIN CAREER CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 362; Location: 500 28TH ST; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunbar:
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 64 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 81 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
Schools
Public high school in Dunbar:
- BEN FRANKLIN VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 500 28TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dunbar:
- DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 437; Location: 325 27TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DUNBAR PRIMARY CENTER (Students: 374; Location: 2401 MYERS AVE; Grades: PK – 02)
- DUNBAR INTERMEDIATE CENTER (Students: 348; Location: 1330 MYERS AVENUE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- SHAWNEE COMMUNITY CENTER (Students: 56; Location: 142 MARSHALL AVE; Grades: PK – PK)
- JAMES H ‘TIGER’ MORTON JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER (Students: 25; Location: 60 MANFRED HOLLAND WAY; Grades: 06 – 12)