Fort Gay is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 689 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Gay is the 172nd largest community in West Virginia.
When you are in Fort Gay, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.40% of Fort Gay’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Fort Gay is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Gay who work in healthcare suport services (23.20%), maintenance occupations (11.20%), and sales jobs (8.40%).
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fort Gay is worth considering.
Fort Gay 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.
Fort Gay ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.36% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fort Gay in 2018 was $12,544, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,176 for a family of four. Fort Gay also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.05% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Fort Gay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Gay residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Fort Gay include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Gay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2021.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to WV* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Dunlow Elementary School
32800 Route 152 Dunlow, WV 25511 |
PK-05 | ||
Fort Gay Pre K-8 School
#1 Viking Drive Fort Gay, WV 25514 |
PK-08 | ||
Genoa Elementary School
21269 Route 152 Genoa, WV 25517 |
KG-05 | ||
Tolsia High School
#1 Rebel Drive Fort Gay, WV 25514 |
09-12 | ||
Wayne Elementary School
80 Mcginnis Drive Wayne, WV 25570 |
PK-05 | ||
Wayne High School
100 Pioneer Road Wayne, WV 25570 |
09-12 | ||
Wayne Middle School
200 Pioneer Road Wayne, WV 25570 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 0.0% | |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 0.0% | |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 0.0% |
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