Moving to Washington, West Virginia

Population: 1,170
Males: 603 (51.5%), Females: 567 (48.5%)

Wood County

Zip code: 26181

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $54,483
Median house value: $116,000

Population by Race

Races in Washington:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
• American Indian (1.1%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (19.1%), German (17.9%), English (15.5%), Irish (9.0%), French (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%).

Elevation: 644 feet

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Washington

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Washington CDP

• Never married: 10.7%
• Now married: 76.3%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 7.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Washington:

• HEALTHSOUTH WESTERN HILLS REHAB HOSP (about 10 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
• ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
• CAMDEN CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Washington:

• MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 18 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
• YEAGER (about 61 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
• TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 86 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:

• JACKSON COUNTY (about 25 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Abbreviation: I18)
• MORGAN COUNTY (about 30 miles; MC CONNELSVILLE, OH; Abbreviation: I71)
• MASON COUNTY (about 37 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Abbreviation: 3I2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington:

• WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 10 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
• OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
• HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
• WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
• MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
• DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)
• SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)