Moving to Mount Gay, West Virginia

Population: 2,623
Males: 1,285 (49.0%), Females: 1,338 (51.0%)

Zip code: 25637

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $18,975
Median house value: $56,600

Population by Race

Races in Mount Gay-Shamrock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (31.5%), Irish (4.5%), English (4.0%), Italian (2.2%), German (2.2%).

Land area: 12.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Gay-Shamrock

  • High school or higher: 49.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

0.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Gay-Shamrock:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Gay-Shamrock:

  • YEAGER (about 48 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 51 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 64 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Gay-Shamrock:

  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 9 miles; LOGAN, WV; Abbreviation: 6L4)
  • MINGO COUNTY (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSON, WV; Abbreviation: 4I0)
  • KEE FIELD (about 38 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: I16)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gay-Shamrock:

  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)