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Moving to Flatwoods, West Virginia

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Population: 348. Estimated population in July 2024: 354 (+1.7% change)
Males: 169 (48.6%), Females: 179 (51.4%)

Zip code: 26621

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $29,500
Median house value: $65,400

Population by Race

Races in Flatwoods:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (36.2%), German (12.6%), English (12.1%), Irish (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Flatwoods

  • High school or higher: 73.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 13.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flatwoods town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+8.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Flatwoods:

  • BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GASSAWAY, WV)
  • WEBSTER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV)
  • STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 26 miles; WESTON, WV)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flatwoods:

  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 49 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 63 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 69 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Flatwoods:

  • BRAXTON COUNTY (about 3 miles; SUTTON, WV; Abbreviation: 48I)
  • LOUIS BENNETT FIELD (about 29 miles; WESTON, WV; Abbreviation: 49I)
  • RICHWOOD MUNI (about 33 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; Abbreviation: 3I4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flatwoods:

  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 72 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)

Public primary/middle school in Flatwoods:

  • FLATWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 50 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 04)

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