Nitro, WV Profile

Nitro, WV, population 6,735, is located in West Virginia's Kanawha county, about 123.6 miles from Columbus and 144.3 miles from Lexington.

It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Nitro has declined by about 1%. Since 2005 Nitro's population has stayed about the same.

Nitro's property crime levels tend to be West Virginia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	2%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	9.99%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	6,885	N/A
2001	6,784	-1.47%
2002	6,721	-0.93%
2003	6,693	-0.42%
2004	6,755	0.93%
2005	6,721	-0.50%
2006	6,709	-0.18%
2007	6,724	0.22%
2008	6,722	-0.03%
2009	6,735	0.19%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,389

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	268
2005	N/A
2006	192
2007	N/A
2008	59
2009	207
2010	190

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	0	0	2	16
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	0	2	11
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	0	0	3	1
2009	1	1	3	9
2010	0	2	4	7

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	3,523
2005	N/A
2006	3,878
2007	N/A
2008	2,687
2009	3,471
2010	3,350

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	32	195	10
2005	-	-	-
2006	72	172	18
2007	-	-	-
2008	28	149	5
2009	40	184	11
2010	39	174	16

Location

Elevation	590 feet above sea level
Land Area	3.4 Square Miles
Water Area	0.3 Square Miles