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)