Nitro

Population: 6,941
Median household income: $52,247
Median home value: $120,400

Nitro is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 6,941 residents. At $52,247, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Nitro's population grew 15.7% from 5,997 to 6,941, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $97,900 to $120,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.2% of the population. 90.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,941
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,247
Median home value: $120,400
Median gross rent: $916
Housing units: 3,499
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9976,941

Median household income

$41,076$52,247

Median home value

$97,900$120,400

Median gross rent

$739$916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,997	$41,076	$97,900	$739
2020	6,498	$43,564	$104,000	$700
2021	6,630	$45,949	$106,900	$710
2022	6,540	$49,742	$110,200	$834
2023	6,941	$52,247	$120,400	$916

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	481	6.9%
5 to 17	1,293	18.6%
18 to 24	280	4.0%
25 to 34	1,103	15.9%
35 to 44	621	8.9%
45 to 54	664	9.6%
55 to 64	1,121	16.2%
65 to 74	748	10.8%
75 and over	630	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,330	91.2%
Black or African American	101	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	463	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	546	11.2%
High school graduate	2,112	43.2%
Some college or associate's	1,486	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	376	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	367	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,717	90.0%
Carpooled	142	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	2.5%
Other means	33	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	442	15.0%
15 to 29 min	2,080	70.7%
30 to 44 min	319	10.8%
45 to 59 min	15	0.5%
60+ min	86	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 21.6% (1,499 of 6,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,809	64.1%
Nonfamily households	1,011	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,820	80.6%
Vacant	679	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,984	70.4%
Renter-occupied	836	29.6%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,720	77.7%
1-unit, attached	58	1.7%
2 to 4 units	316	9.0%
5 to 19 units	240	6.9%
20 or more units	86	2.5%
Mobile home & other	79	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5459068
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 38.4116, -81.8078