Nitro.
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West Virginia·Kanawha County
4 tracts·3K people·$129K median·549/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Nitro is $128,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Nitro has 6,853 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 44.5; the population is 87.3% White, 11.1% Multiracial, 1.5% Black, 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Nitro Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (62%); Nitro High School is the high school with reported scores (57%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $949/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Nitro is $53,848 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Nitro, median rent is $949/month and the median home value is $128,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Nitro reported 2.4 violent crimes and 52.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Nitro are inland flooding (98), strong wind (69) and ice storm (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Nitro, 9.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).