Moving to Saint Marys, West Virginia
Population: 2,017. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,954 (-3.1% change)
Males: 956 (47.4%), Females: 1,061 (52.6%)
Pleasants County
Zip code: 26170
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $30,755
Median house value: $74,300
Population by Race
Races in St. Marys:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (15.8%), German (14.4%), English (13.3%), Irish (9.7%), Scottish (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).
Elevation: 628 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Marys
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. Marys city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -116 (-5.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Marys:
- MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MARIETTA, OH)
- SELBY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MARIETTA, OH)
- SISTERVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SISTERSVILLE, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Marys:
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 69 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- YEAGER (about 76 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Marys:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 27 miles; WOODSFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: 4G5)
- P W JOHNSON MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: 75D)
- NOBLE COUNTY (about 37 miles; CALDWELL, OH; Abbreviation: I10)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Marys:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 26 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
Libraries
Library in St. Marys:
- PLEASANTS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $111,189; Location: 101 LAFAYETTE ST.; 26,023 books; 340 audio materials; 706 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)