Nitro, West Virginia Demographics

Nitro is 1st in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Nitro is 6th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in People per household

Nitro is 6th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Nitro is 8th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Nitro is 9th in West Virginia out of 26 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Nitro is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Nitro is 12th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - White

Nitro is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Home ownership rate

Nitro is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Nitro is 14th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income per household

Size Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	7,146	20th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.3	20th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,679.1	21st	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	13th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	17th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.3%	18th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.7%	8th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.5%	21st	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	94.7%	12th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.3%	20th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	1st	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	23rd	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	17th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	24th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	6th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.7%	11th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	52.1%	21st	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.8%	25th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	3,507	22nd	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.4%	14th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	2,997	23rd	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.0%	13th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,900	23rd	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	6th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$22,599	19th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$42,102	14th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.0%	25th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Nitro	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	594	24th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$222,167	17th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$33,041	9th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,978	27th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732