Moving to Paw Paw, West Virginia
Population: 524. Estimated population in July 2024: 507 (-3.2% change)
Males: 249 (47.5%), Females: 275 (52.5%)
Zip code: 25434
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $25,625
Median house value: $44,900
Population by Race
Races in Paw Paw:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Black (7.6%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.2%), United States (13.5%), Irish (11.3%), English (5.2%), Dutch (2.7%).
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Paw Paw
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 43.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Paw Paw town
- Never married: 13.4%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-3.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Paw Paw:
- MORGAN CTY WAR MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV)
- MEMORIAL HOSP & MED CTR CUMBERLAND (about 24 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paw Paw:
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 53 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 53 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paw Paw:
- MEXICO FARMS (about 21 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
- GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL (about 21 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: CBE)
- POTOMAC AIRPARK (about 24 miles; BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV; Abbreviation: W35)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paw Paw:
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 60 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 69 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
Schools
Public high school in Paw Paw:
- PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 101; Location: 36 PIRATE CIRCLE; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Paw Paw:
- PAW PAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 106; Location: 60 PIRATE CIRCLE; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Paw Paw:
- PAW PAW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,337; Location: 437 MOSER AVENUE; 18,000 books; 230 audio materials; 620 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)