Brenton, West Virginia

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Population in 2010: 249.
Males: 111  (44.6%)
Females: 138  (55.4%)
Median resident age:

62.6 years
West Virginia median age:

42.9 years

Zip codes: 24818.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $43,794
Brenton:

$43,794
WV:

$54,329

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,152

Brenton CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $78,827
Brenton:

$78,827
WV:

$155,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $159,111; detached houses: $160,150
March 2022 cost of living index in Brenton: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 65.2%

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According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Brenton, West Virginia as of May 10, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Brenton is 62 to 1.


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Ancestries: German (100.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1169 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (52.1 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (145.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (387.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Matheny, WV (2.3 miles ),
Pineville, WV (2.4 miles ),
Oceana, WV (2.6 miles ),
Davy, WV (2.8 miles ),
New Richmond, WV (2.9 miles ),
Glen Fork, WV (3.0 miles ),
Big Sandy, WV (3.1 miles),
Roderfield, WV (3.3 miles)

Latitude: 37.60 N, Longitude: 81.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Distribution of median household income in Brenton, WV in 2022
Distribution of house value in Brenton, WV in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.3%
West Virginia:

4.0%

Earthquake activity:

Brenton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 203.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from Brenton center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 132.8 miles away from Brenton center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Brenton center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 35.6 miles away from Brenton center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 128.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wyoming County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Landslides: 8, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Brenton:

  • WYOMING COMM HOSP INC (Hospital, about 14 miles away; MULLENS, WV)
  • WYOMING GENERAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; MULLENS, WV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brenton:

  • New River Community and Technical College (about 27 miles; Beckley, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,234)
  • Concord University (about 37 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)
  • Wytheville Community College (about 55 miles; Wytheville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,193)
  • West Virginia State University (about 55 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • New River Community College (about 62 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 63 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,660)
  • Radford University (about 68 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)

Public elementary/middle school in Brenton:

  • MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY (Location: BEAR MOUNTAIN ROAD, Grades: KG-5)

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Notable location: Brenton Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doublecamp Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Wyoming County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brenton and their reported violations in the past:

BAILEYSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Population served: 460, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
BRENTON PSD (Population served: 363, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2013), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2013), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2013, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-2013), St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2013)
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JUL-2010, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2010), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-2010)
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JUN-2010, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-2010), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2010), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-2010)
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In MAY-2010, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-14-2010), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-2010)
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In APR-2010, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-18-2010), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2010), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-01-2010)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 33 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
West Virginia:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

64.8%
Whole state:

65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.3%
Whole state:

6.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Brenton:

Marital status in Brenton, WV
  • Never married: 38.5%
  • Now married: 16.5%
  • Separated: 16.1%
  • Widowed: 28.9%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Brenton:

  • High school or higher: 54.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.6
West Virginia average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Brenton, WV (based on Wyoming County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,91256
Mainline Protestant4,26432
Black Protestant1801
Catholic1302
Other-1
None14,310-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Wyoming County:

3.38 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Wyoming County:

1.27 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Wyoming County:

8.46 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Here:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wyoming County:

13.2%
West Virginia:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

33.1%
West Virginia:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

19.5%
State:

13.1%

Strongest AM radio stations in Brenton:

  • WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
  • WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brenton:

  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Brenton:

  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)

Brenton fatal accident list:

Jan 11, 2011 06:20 PM, Sr-97, Lat: 37.603081, Lon: -81.615544, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 26, 2004 09:44 PM, Sr-97, Lat: 37.604092, Lon: -81.643867, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Oct 19, 1998 07:10 AM, Sr-97, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 17, 1989 09:55 PM, 97, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 1976 01:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 1975 01:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 13Number of bridges
  • 125ft / 38.3mTotal length
  • $11,325,000Total costs
  • 11,470Total average daily traffic
  • 1,007Total average daily truck traffic
  • 12,712Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
New bridges in Brenton, WV - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31970-1979
  • 51980-1989
  • 21990-1999
  • 32000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Brenton, WV

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

6
  • Call Sign: KA8EXH, Licensee ID: L01231411, Grant Date: 01/10/2017, Expiration Date: 03/26/2027, Certifier: Gerald D Walters, Registrant: Gerald D Walters, Brenton, WV 24818

  • Call Sign: KB8BMW, Grant Date: 02/01/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2004, Cancellation Date: 02/02/2006, Registrant: Estel Mitchell, Box 183, Brenton, WV 24818

  • Call Sign: KB8QZS, Licensee ID: L00781397, Grant Date: 12/15/2003, Expiration Date: 12/28/2013, Cancellation Date: 12/29/2015, Certifier: Lindal J Beverly, Registrant: Lindal J Beverly, Drawer 545 State Route 97, Brenton, WV 24818

  • Call Sign: KB8RYM, Licensee ID: L00791146, Grant Date: 01/08/2014, Expiration Date: 03/29/2024, Certifier: Alvin R Blevins, Registrant: Alvin R Blevins, Brenton, WV 24818-0429

  • Call Sign: KB8RYN, Licensee ID: L00790908, Grant Date: 01/03/2014, Expiration Date: 03/29/2024, Certifier: Vanda S Blevins, Registrant: Vanda S Blevins, Brenton, WV 24818

  • Call Sign: AB8Y, Previous Call Sign: W8BHH, Licensee ID: L00274677, Grant Date: 09/14/2007, Expiration Date: 09/14/2017, Cancellation Date: 09/17/2019, Certifier: Brian H Hall, Registrant: Brian H Hall, 7058 Rd Bailey Highway, Brenton, WV 24818


2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of fire incidents - 33 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.
    Fire incident types in Brenton, WV When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (68.2%), and Outside Fires (19.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Brenton, WV
    • 10768.2%Structure Fires
    • 3019.1%Outside Fires
    • 1912.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 10.6%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Brenton, WV
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Brenton, WV
  • 100.0%Utility gas


Brenton compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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