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Moving to Grant Town, West Virginia

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Population: 657. Estimated population in July 2024: 641 (-2.4% change)
Males: 302 (46.0%), Females: 355 (54.0%)

Marion County

Zip code: 26574

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $24,722
Median house value: $41,800

Population by Race

Races in Grant Town:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Black (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (12.8%), Irish (12.5%), United States (9.3%), Italian (8.7%), Polish (6.5%), Dutch (5.5%).

Elevation: 1010 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grant Town

  • High school or higher: 77.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 15.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grant Town town

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+7.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Grant Town:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grant Town:

  • HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 20 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 20 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 58 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grant Town:

  • FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 9 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Abbreviation: 4G7)
  • WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 13 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; Abbreviation: 6W0)
  • TITUS FIELD (about 24 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; Abbreviation: 70D)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grant Town:

  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)

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