Moving to West Milford, West Virginia
Population: 651. Estimated population in July 2024: 646 (-0.8% change)
Males: 317 (48.7%), Females: 334 (51.3%)
Harrison County
Zip code: 26451
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $32,250
Median house value: $64,300
Population by Race
Races in West Milford:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.6%), German (19.4%), United States (13.5%), English (8.4%), Italian (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Milford
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Milford town
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+36.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near West Milford:
- UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)
- STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 13 miles; WESTON, WV)
- WILLIAM R SHARPE HOSPITAL AT WESTON (about 13 miles; WESTON, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Milford:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 15 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 72 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Milford:
- LOUIS BENNETT FIELD (about 10 miles; WESTON, WV; Abbreviation: 49I)
- WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 17 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; Abbreviation: 6W0)
- UPSHUR COUNTY RGNL (about 17 miles; BUCKHANNON, WV; Abbreviation: W22)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Milford:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 69 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 79 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
Public primary/middle school in West Milford:
- WEST MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 226 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 05)