Rowlesburg is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 438 people and just one neighborhood, Rowlesburg is the 209th largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Rowlesburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
When you are in Rowlesburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.31% of Rowlesburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rowlesburg is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rowlesburg who work in maintenance occupations (20.69%), sales jobs (14.48%), and management occupations (6.90%).
Also of interest is that Rowlesburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Overall, Rowlesburg’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rowlesburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rowlesburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Rowlesburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Rowlesburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.50% of adults 25 and older in Rowlesburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Rowlesburg in 2018 was $21,009, 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 $84,036 for a family of four. However, Rowlesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rowlesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rowlesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Rowlesburg include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Rowlesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2022.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2020 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2021 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to WV* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Fellowsville Elementary School
139 Fellowsville School Rd Tunnelton, WV 26444 |
PK-05 | ||
Terra Alta/east Preston School
1103 East State Avenue Terra Alta, WV 26764 |
PK-08 | ||
Aurora School
125 Aurora School Road Aurora, WV 26705 |
PK-08 | ||
Rowlesburg School
46 Center Street Rowlesburg, WV 26425 |
PK-08 | ||
Preston High School
400 Knight Drive Kingwood, WV 26537 |
09-12 | ||
South Preston School
5258 South Preston Highway Tunnelton, WV 26444 |
PK-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | UNREPORTED | 0.0% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | 0.0% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | UNREPORTED | 0.0% |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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