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Most Expensive Philippi Neighborhoods
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| 1 | City Center / Alderson... |
| 2 | Moatsville / Kasson |
| 3 | Century / Overfield |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Philippi NEIGHBORHOODS City Center / Alderson Broaddus College, Century / Overfield, Moatsville / Kasson
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Philippi, WV Belington, Bowden, Buckhannon, Flemington, Grafton, Thomas
POPULATION
2,753
| PHILIPPI INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 2,753 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,242 |
| PHILIPPI HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 47.91% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 40.26% |
| % VACANT | 11.83% |
| TYPE OF PHILIPPI HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 65.30% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.85% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.10% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 13.53% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 9.90% |
| OTHER | 0.32% |
| SIZE OF PHILIPPI HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.00% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.14% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 29.87% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 42.27% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.55% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.17% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.09% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 33.57% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 39.29% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 25.05% |
| PHILIPPI REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $103,558 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $361 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$86,000 | 32.95% |
| $86,001-$171,000 | 48.57% |
| $171,001-$343,000 | 16.97% |
| $343,001-$514,000 | 1.51% |
| $514,001-$684,000 | 0.00% |
| $684,001-$855,000 | 0.00% |
| $855,001-$1,284,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,284,001-$1,713,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,713,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Philippi | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.34% |
| 5 TO 17 | 14.24% |
| 18 TO 24 | 18.67% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.55% |
| 35 TO 54 | 21.10% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.15% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 19.94% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 72.76% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 20.29% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $21,528 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $12,176 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 30.72% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Education (24.51%), Retail (11.05%), Healthcare (10.96%), Accomodation (8.91%), Public Service (6.13%), Other (5.39%), Construction (4.46%), Manufacturing (4.18%), Information Technology (3.90%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.62%), Transportation (3.53%), Finance (2.60%), Administration (2.51%), Mining (2.41%), Agriculture (2.14%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 16.13% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 94.73% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.91% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.82% |
| ASIAN | 0.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.54% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.00% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.73% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (38.58%), German (14.17%), United States or American (11.91%), Irish (8.90%), Other Groups (7.19%), English (5.48%), Italian (5.05%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 0.58% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (91.54%) |
Philippi is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,753 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Philippi is the 76th largest community in West Virginia.
Philippi is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Philippi is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Philippi who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.18%), teaching (10.31%), and sales jobs (8.26%).
Of important note, Philippi is also a city of artists. Philippi has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Philippi's character.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Philippi, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Philippi provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Philippi is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.41 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, Philippi doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Philippi who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.29% of adults in Philippi have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Philippi in 2000 was $12,176, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $48,704 for a family of four.
The people who call Philippi home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Philippi is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Philippi include German, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Philippi is English.
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