Paden City, West Virginia
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Population change since 2000: -13.4%
Males: 1,340 | (54.1%) |
Females: 1,138 | (45.9%) |
Median resident age: | 41.9 years |
West Virginia median age: | 42.8 years |
Zip codes: 26159.
Paden City: | $51,806 |
WV: | $51,248 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $27,109 (it was $19,498 in 2000)
Paden City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $88,055 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
Paden City: | $88,055 |
WV: | $143,200 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $115,463; detached houses: $116,220; mobile homes: $52,426
Median gross rent in 2021: $779.
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 12.6% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paden City, WV
- 2,34496.3%White alone
- 723.0%Two or more races
- 100.4%Other race alone
- 50.2%Black alone
Races in Paden City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Paden City, West Virginia as of March 29, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Paden City is 194 to 1.
Type |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 2 (75.2) | 5 (192.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (38.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 3 (112.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (38.4) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (77.1) | 2 (77.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (37.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 22.9 | 41.7 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Paden City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 5 (4 officers - 4 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.77 |
West Virginia average: | 1.95 |
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Ancestries: American (21.6%), German (14.8%), Irish (14.4%), Italian (9.8%), English (9.1%), French (3.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 0.89 square miles.
Population density: 2,797 people per square mile (average).
7 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.3% |
West Virginia: | 1.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $693 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $541 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (77.0 miles , pop. 334,563).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (308.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.60 N, Longitude: 80.93 W
Area code: 304
Here: | 5.7% |
West Virginia: | 3.6% |
- Chemicals (14.1%)
- Health care (10.2%)
- Metal & metal products (9.0%)
- Social assistance (7.3%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Construction (4.6%)
- Chemicals (22.7%)
- Metal & metal products (17.1%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Public administration (3.9%)
- Health care (3.8%)
- Health care (17.0%)
- Social assistance (14.3%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.5%)
- Chemicals (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.4%)
- Cashiers (3.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.3%)
- Electricians (4.1%)
- Carpenters (3.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.4%)
- Child care workers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
Average climate in Paden City, West Virginia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 37.1. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 37.1 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 1.58. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 1.58 |
U.S.: | 1.79 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 11.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 24.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 11.5 |
U.S.: | 8.5 |
Tornado activity:
Paden City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/1/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Paden City city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/28/1981, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 21.0 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Paden City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 32% 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 199.6 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 133.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 138.7 miles away from Paden City 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 188.6 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 216.5 miles away from Paden City center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 188.0 miles away from Paden 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 Tyler County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Landslides: 7, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 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 Paden City:
- WETZEL COUNTY HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
- SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; SISTERSVILLE, WV)
- NEW MARTINSVILLE CARE AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
- NEW MARTINSVILLE DIALYSIS FACILITY (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
- WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
- REM-WV, INC., NEW MARTINSVILLE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
- MONROE COUNTY CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; WOODSFIELD, OH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paden City:
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg (about 41 miles; Parkersburg, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- Fairmont State University (about 42 miles; Fairmont, WV; FT enrollment: 3,714)
- West Liberty University (about 43 miles; West Liberty, WV; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- Waynesburg University (about 45 miles; Waynesburg, PA; FT enrollment: 2,080)
- Muskingum University (about 51 miles; New Concord, OH; FT enrollment: 2,073)
- West Virginia University (about 53 miles; Morgantown, WV; FT enrollment: 27,429)
- Franciscan University of Steubenville (about 56 miles; Steubenville, OH; FT enrollment: 2,572)
Public high school in Paden City:
- PADEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 164, Location: 201 N FOURTH AVENUE, Grades: 7-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Paden City:
- PADEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198, Location: 510 N SECOND AVENUE, Grades: PK-6)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Paden City: Paden City Public Library (A), Paden City City Hall (B), Paden City Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Paden City include: Wesleyan Methodist Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (C), Paden City Church of the Nazarene (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: D & D Motel (530 South 4th Avenue).
Birthplace of: Jeff Casteel - Football player and coach.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Paden City and their reported violations in the past:
PADEN CITY, CITY OF (Population served: 2,985, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Lead Consumer Notice - In DEC-30-2013, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2014)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
This city: | 2.3 people |
West Virginia: | 2.4 people |
This city: | 67.8% |
Whole state: | 65.8% |
This city: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
Banks with branches in Paden City (2011 data):
- Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: Fourth And Main Streets Branch at Fourth And Main Streets, branch established on 1977/03/28. Info updated 2009/04/02: Bank assets: $5,520.2 mil, Deposits: $4,394.5 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 115 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
For population 15 years and over in Paden City:
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 14.9%
For population 25 years and over in Paden City:
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes
Here: | 8.9 |
West Virginia average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Paden City, WV (based on Tyler County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 1,232 | 15 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,087 | 18 |
Catholic | 122 | 2 |
Other | 1 | - |
None | 6,766 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Tyler County: | 4.47 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.35 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Tyler County: | 5.59 / 10,000 pop. |
West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 12.4% |
West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Tyler County: | 31.8% |
West Virginia: | 31.1% |
Health and Nutrition:
Paden City: | 43.4% |
West Virginia: | 51.8% |
This city: | 38.9% |
State: | 49.7% |
Paden City: | 28.6 |
West Virginia: | 28.6 |
Paden City: | 20.5% |
West Virginia: | 20.4% |
Paden City: | 16.6% |
State: | 9.7% |
This city: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.9 |
This city: | 29.1% |
West Virginia: | 34.8% |
This city: | 51.1% |
West Virginia: | 58.4% |
Paden City: | 78.4% |
State: | 78.6% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Paden City, WV Residents
Paden City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $530,000 ($213.88)
Police Protection: $396,000 ($159.81)
Water Utilities: $376,000 ($151.74)
Solid Waste Management: $200,000 ($80.71)
Regular Highways: $164,000 ($66.18)
Central Staff Services: $139,000 ($56.09)
General - Other: $115,000 ($46.41)
Parks and Recreation: $70,000 ($28.25)
Health - Other: $20,000 ($8.07)
Libraries: $9,000 ($3.63)
Financial Administration: $3,000 ($1.21)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $66,000 ($26.63)
Paden City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $668,000 ($269.57)
Other: $407,000 ($164.25)
Parks and Recreation: $25,000 ($10.09)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($5.65)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $30,000 ($12.11)
Fines and Forfeits: $5,000 ($2.02)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($1.21)
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000 ($0.40)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $656,000 ($264.73)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $14,000 ($5.65)
- Tax - Property: $211,000 ($85.15)
Public Utilities Sales: $170,000 ($68.60)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $52,000 ($20.98)
Other License: $38,000 ($15.33)
Amusements Sales: $9,000 ($3.63)
Paden City government finances - Debt in 2020 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,313,000 ($529.86)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,204,000 ($485.88)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $108,000 ($43.58)
Paden City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $774,000 ($312.35)
Businesses in Paden City, WV
- Domino's Pizza: 1
- True Value: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Paden City:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WETZ (1330 AM; 1 kW; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJAW (630 AM; 1 kW; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: JAWCO, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKKX (1600 AM; 5 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Paden City:
- WYMJ (99.5 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WXCR (92.3 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WETZ-FM (103.9 FM; NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV; Owner: DAILEY CORPORATION)
- WRSG (91.5 FM; MIDDLEBOURNE, WV; Owner: TYLER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WRKP (96.5 FM; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: RKP INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
- WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAJR-FM (103.3 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF SALEM)
- WZWA (90.1 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRRR-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WBNV (93.5 FM; BARNESVILLE, OH; Owner: W. GRANT HAFLEY)
- WGIE (92.7 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WEEL (95.7 FM; SHADYSIDE, OH; Owner: OHIO VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWLW (106.5 FM; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CLARKSBURG)
- WOBG-FM (105.7 FM; SALEM, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
- WOMP-FM (100.5 FM; BELLAIRE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- W225AC (92.9 FM; SISTERSVILLE, WV; Owner: SEVEN RANGES RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Paden City:
- WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
Paden City fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 33ft / 10.3mTotal length
- $858,000Total costs
- 4,570Total average daily traffic
- 379Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,004Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Most common first names in Paden City, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 40 | 76.0 years |
Mary | 32 | 80.6 years |
Charles | 30 | 72.7 years |
James | 25 | 73.6 years |
Robert | 25 | 68.9 years |
John | 23 | 73.3 years |
Paul | 20 | 70.0 years |
George | 14 | 72.9 years |
Betty | 13 | 70.9 years |
Helen | 13 | 74.5 years |
Most common last names in Paden City, WV among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 17 | 67.5 years |
Neff | 15 | 71.1 years |
Slider | 13 | 71.9 years |
Wells | 13 | 80.4 years |
Eddy | 12 | 80.6 years |
Postlethwait | 11 | 70.7 years |
Billiter | 11 | 71.4 years |
Henthorn | 10 | 73.9 years |
Anderson | 10 | 76.4 years |
Bowen | 10 | 79.4 years |
- 94.2%Utility gas
- 3.9%Electricity
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 93.9%Utility gas
- 6.1%Electricity
Paden City compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Paden City on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 100 safest cities (lowest city-data.com crime index)"
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