Demographics of Nitro city, West Virginia

Nitro city, West Virginia had 6,270 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −313 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Nitro city, in four figures

6,270
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,853 ±723.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −313 people.; 44.5 ±5.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,848 ±$5,336
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Nitro city, West Virginia's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nitro city, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Nitro city, West Virginia's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nitro city, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,583	100.0	100.0
2021	6,510	98.9	100.2
2022	6,429	97.7	100.7
2023	6,368	96.7	101.6
2024	6,328	96.1	102.5
2025	6,270	95.2	103.1

Population of Nitro city, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,583	—
2021	6,510	−73
2022	6,429	−81
2023	6,368	−61
2024	6,328	−40
2025	6,270	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±5.0: for men 44.7 ±8.4 and for women 43.5 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nitro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	116 to 442	1.7% to 6.4%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,220 ±434	17.8% ±6.0	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	443 ±202	6.5% ±2.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,552 ±395	22.6% ±5.2	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,029 ±573	29.6% ±7.8	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,330 ±272	19.4% ±3.4	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,848 ±$5,336, and income per person $35,489 ±$7,354, in 2024 dollars. The median is $59,608 ±$691 in West Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Nitro city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	711 ±255	25.1% ±8.6	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	501 ±184	17.7% ±6.2	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	746 ±196	26.4% ±6.3	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	87 to 353	3.2% to 12.4%	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	110 to 336	4.0% to 11.8%	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	125 to 505	4.5% to 17.7%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	35 to 189	1.3% to 6.6%	5.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Nitro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	639 to 2,131	9.5% to 30.9%	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	355 to 1,103	48.6% ±20.2	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	229 to 765	6.6% to 20.7%	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	75 to 243	9.3% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nitro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nitro city	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,507 ±406	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.6% ±12.8	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.4% ±6.8	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±4.5	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±8.4	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$128,900 ±$14,539	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$949 ±$124	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Nitro city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 23	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,982 ±833	87.3% ±7.9	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16 to 192	0.2% to 2.8%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	757 ±323	11.0% ±4.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Nitro city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,097 ±672	89.0% ±2.8	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	726 ±270	10.6% ±3.8	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 74	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Nitro city among the places of West Virginia

25th of 31 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Places of West Virginia near Nitro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Moundsville city	7,869 ±25
Charles Town city	7,337 ±28
Dunbar city	7,254 ±26
Pea Ridge CDP	6,988 ±768
Hurricane city	6,855 ±38
Nitro city	6,853 ±723
Elkins city	6,811 ±22
Brookhaven CDP	6,212 ±728
Princeton city	5,736 ±32
Ranson corporation	5,729 ±22
New Martinsville city	5,133 ±27

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026