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Nitro, WV
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Living in Nitro



Nitro is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 6,458 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nitro is the 21st largest community in West Virginia.

Residents will find that the city 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, Nitro is worth considering.

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

The citizens of Nitro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.45% of adults in Nitro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Nitro in 2018 was $35,027, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,108 for a family of four. However, Nitro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Nitro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.


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