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Alderson, WV Help

Found within zip codes: 24910, 24916, 24931

This is a small community that is contained in a single neighborhood. As throughout the site, some neighborhood-level data are reserved for subscribers.

About Alderson

Alderson is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,193 people and just one neighborhood, Alderson is the 140th largest community in West Virginia. Alderson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Alderson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alderson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alderson who work in healthcare (15.43%), sales jobs (14.03%) and office and administrative support (13.63%).

Alderson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Alderson Information and Demographics

The education level of Alderson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.91% of adults 25 and older in Alderson have a college degree.

The per capita income in Alderson in 2010 was $18,449, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,796 for a family of four. However, Alderson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alderson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Alderson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alderson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alderson include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, Scottish and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Alderson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $93,044
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,021,001+ 0%
$766,001-$1,021,000 0%
$511,001-$766,000 3%
$409,001-$511,000 2%
$306,001-$409,000 7%
$204,001-$306,000 12%
$102,001-$204,000 23%
$51,001-$102,000 39%
$0-$51,000 14%
RENTAL PRICE Low cost relative to WV, very low cost relative to the nation
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density) , farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes and a few Complexes/high rise apartments
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) and a few Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) and some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later)
HOMEOWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER Mostly Quiet and Urban Sophisticates
THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over) and some Families with children (family households with school-aged children)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS Mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees
ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry and some Hispanic
LANGUAGES Mostly English speaking

School Rating Information

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SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * GRADES
ALDERSON ELEMENTARY
ELMWOOD AVE AND CHASE ST, ALDERSON, WV 24910
(304) 445-7241
PK-05

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by one 1 district.

GREENBRIER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

5,247 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

District quality compared to West Virginia
District quality compared to U.S.
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Information-white Students
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13
State average is 14

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

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ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 93.8 92.0
BLACK (%) 4.3 5.2
HISPANIC (%) 0.9 1.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.2 0.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.1
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 56.9 51.5
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $6,694 $35,379,000 60.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $196 $1,038,000 1.8
STAFF $340 $1,799,000 3.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $252 $1,333,000 2.3
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $542 $2,862,000 4.9
OPERATION $1,025 $5,416,000 9.2
TRANSPORTATION $814 $4,302,000 7.3
OTHER $68 $357,000 0.6
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,237 $17,107,000 29.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,193 $6,304,000 10.7
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,124 $58,790,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Help
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 15.3
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 25.3

Alderson, WV Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED TO WV* COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990 70.51% 2.35% 5 4
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* 10 is highest

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Alderson Crime Data

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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 3.9

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in West Virginia 1 in 317

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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 29.1

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in West Virginia 1 in 44

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Crimes Per Square Mile

National Median 39.6

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