Nitro vs St. Albans

A side-by-side comparison of Nitro and St. Albans: population, income, housing, and more.

Nitro and St. Albans are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Albans has the higher population (10,637 vs 6,941 in Nitro). St. Albans has the higher median household income ($58,788 vs $52,247 in Nitro). St. Albans has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $120,400 in Nitro).

Population, income & housing

	Nitro	St. Albans
Population	6,941	10,637
Median age	42.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,247	$58,788
Median home value	$120,400	$131,800
Median gross rent	$916	$888
Housing units	3,499	5,300
Homeownership rate	70.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nitro	St. Albans
Population	5,997 → 6,941 (+15.7%)	10,270 → 10,637 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$41,076 → $52,247 (+27.2%)	$50,755 → $58,788 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $120,400 (+23.0%)	$113,300 → $131,800 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $916 (+24.0%)	$768 → $888 (+15.6%)

Nitro

Population

5,9976,941

Median household income

$41,076$52,247

Median home value

$97,900$120,400

Median gross rent

$739$916

St. Albans

Population

10,27010,637

Median household income

$50,755$58,788

Median home value

$113,300$131,800

Median gross rent

$768$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nitro	St. Albans
Under 5	6.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	15.5%
75 and over	9.1%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nitro	St. Albans
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nitro	St. Albans
No high school diploma	11.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nitro	St. Albans
Drove alone	90.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	2.5%	8.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nitro	St. Albans
1-unit, detached	77.7%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Nitro	St. Albans
Poverty rate	21.6%	13.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1958	1956