Moving to Parsons, West Virginia
Population: 1,463. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,400 (-4.3% change)
Males: 691 (47.2%), Females: 772 (52.8%)
Tucker County
Zip code: 26287
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $26,424
Median house value: $50,800
Population by Race
Races in Parsons:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), United States (15.0%), Irish (11.4%), English (9.7%), Italian (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 1650 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Parsons
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Parsons city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-8.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Parsons:
- DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELKINS, WV)
- BROADDUS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PHILIPPI, WV)
- PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; KINGWOOD, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parsons:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 40 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 40 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 81 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; Abbreviation: SHD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parsons:
- ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 19 miles; ELKINS, WV; Abbreviation: EKN)
- ROY AIRFIELD (about 23 miles; GRAFTON, WV; Abbreviation: 71D)
- SIMPSON (about 24 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; Abbreviation: 9W3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parsons:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 69 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
Libraries
Library in Parsons:
- FIVE RIVERS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,193; Location: 301 WALNUT ST.; 22,621 books; 59 audio materials; 237 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)