Nitro is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,007 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Nitro is the 27th largest community in West Virginia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Nitro is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nitro is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nitro who work in sales jobs (16.47%), office and administrative support jobs (16.34%), and management occupations (9.28%).

One of the benefits of Nitro is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.12 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Nitro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Nitro Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Nitro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.25% of the adults in Nitro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Nitro in 2000 was $17,453, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,812 for a family of four.

The people who call Nitro home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Nitro is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nitro include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Nitro is English.