Moving to Grantsville, West Virginia
Population: 565. Estimated population in July 2024: 546 (-3.4% change)
Males: 278 (49.2%), Females: 287 (50.8%)
Calhoun County
Zip code: 26147
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $26,111
Median house value: $39,700
Population by Race
Races in Grantsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), German (13.6%), English (9.9%), Irish (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (6.5%), Dutch (4.8%).
Elevation: 713 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grantsville
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grantsville town
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 48.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 15.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -106 (-15.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Grantsville:
- MINNIE HAMILTON (ROUTE 1 BOX 1-A)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grantsville:
- ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SPENCER, WV)
- BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GASSAWAY, WV)
- HEALTHSOUTH WESTERN HILLS REHAB HOSP (about 39 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grantsville:
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 37 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
- YEAGER (about 52 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 66 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grantsville:
- BOGGS FIELD (about 19 miles; SPENCER, WV; Abbreviation: 14P)
- BRAXTON COUNTY (about 35 miles; SUTTON, WV; Abbreviation: 48I)
- LOUIS BENNETT FIELD (about 45 miles; WESTON, WV; Abbreviation: 49I)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Grantsville:
- CALHOUN-GILMER CAREER CENTER (Location: RT 1 BOX 542A; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grantsville:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 39 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 75 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
Schools
Public high school in Grantsville:
- CALHOUN GILMER CENTER (Location: RR 1 BOX 542A; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Grantsville:
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: HC 65 BOX 2; Grades: PK – 04)