Moving to Junior, West Virginia
Population: 450. Estimated population in July 2024: 448 (-0.4% change)
Males: 224 (49.8%), Females: 226 (50.2%)
Barbour County
Zip code: 26275
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $20,536
Median house value: $39,500
Population by Race
Races in Junior:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (21.3%), German (17.6%), Irish (13.8%), English (8.0%), Dutch (4.7%), Italian (3.6%).
Elevation: 1760 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Junior
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Junior town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -91 (-16.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Junior:
- DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ELKINS, WV)
- BROADDUS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PHILIPPI, WV)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BUCKHANNON, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Junior:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 28 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 84 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Junior:
- SIMPSON (about 9 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; Abbreviation: 9W3)
- ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 10 miles; ELKINS, WV; Abbreviation: EKN)
- PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; Abbreviation: 79D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Junior:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 75 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
Public primary/middle school in Junior:
- JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 415 FIRST STREET; Grades: PK – 05)