Moving to Whitesville, West Virginia
Population: 520. Estimated population in July 2024: 516 (-0.8% change)
Males: 238 (45.8%), Females: 282 (54.2%)
Boone County
Zip code: 25209
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $19,250
Median house value: $57,500
Population by Race
Races in Whitesville:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), English (14.8%), Irish (11.2%), German (6.0%), Greek (2.9%), Scottish (2.7%).
Elevation: 840 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Whitesville
- High school or higher: 62.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Whitesville town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 41.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 17.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-7.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitesville:
- BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MADISON, WV)
- MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 20 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
- WEST VIRGINIA REHAB HOSP (about 21 miles; INSTITUTE, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitesville:
- YEAGER (about 27 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 76 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitesville:
- KEE FIELD (about 27 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: I16)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 27 miles; LOGAN, WV; Abbreviation: 6L4)
- WELCH MUNI (about 39 miles; WELCH, WV; Abbreviation: I25)
Amtrak station near Whitesville:
- 20 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitesville:
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 89 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
Schools
Public high school in Whitesville:
- RALEIGH-BOONE TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 11823 COAL RIVER ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Whitesville:
- WHITESVILLE ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: RT. 3; Grades: PK – 06)