Prince, West Virginia

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Population in 2010: 116.
Males: 75  (65.4%)
Females: 41  (34.6%)
Median resident age:

62.9 years
West Virginia median age:

42.9 years

Zip code: 25907

Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,284
Prince:

$49,284
WV:

$54,329

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,181

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $109,783
Prince:

$109,783
WV:

$155,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $72,777; detached houses: $73,612
March 2022 cost of living index in Prince: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 35.8%

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According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Prince, West Virginia as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Prince is 102 to 1.


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Ancestries: German (100.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1197 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (46.3 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (140.7 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (350.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Piney View, WV (2.2 miles ),
Stanaford, WV (2.4 miles ),
Mount Hope, WV (2.6 miles ),
Glen Jean, WV (2.7 miles ),
Thurmond, WV (2.7 miles),
Hilltop, WV (2.8 miles ),
Bradley, WV (2.9 miles ),
Prosperity, WV (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 37.86 N, Longitude: 81.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Distribution of median household income in Prince, WV in 2022
Distribution of house value in Prince, WV in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.6%
West Virginia:

4.0%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 43.7. This is significantly better than average.

City:

43.7
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 26.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

26.2
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

Prince-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 170.2 miles away from Prince center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 159.2 miles away from Prince center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from Prince center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 253.7 miles away from Prince center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Fayette County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Mudslides: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Prince:

  • PINE LODGE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • BECKLEY ARH HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • BECKLEY ARH HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • JACKIE WITHROW HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • TEMPLE STREET GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 9 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • 1204 S. KANAWHA GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 9 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • 811 S. KANAWHA GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)

Amtrak station:

PRINCE (RTE. 41 NORTH) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prince:

  • New River Community and Technical College (about 11 miles; Beckley, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,234)
  • Concord University (about 31 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)
  • West Virginia State University (about 53 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 56 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • New River Community College (about 56 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Radford University (about 58 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • Wytheville Community College (about 63 miles; Wytheville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,193)

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Fayette County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.1 people
West Virginia:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

53.6%
Whole state:

65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.4%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.8% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Prince:

Marital status in Prince, WV
  • Never married: 0.0%
  • Now married: 34.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 50.9%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

For population 25 years and over in Prince:

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.1
West Virginia average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Prince, WV (based on Fayette County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant7,33566
Evangelical Protestant5,90463
Catholic1,5933
Black Protestant2312
Other222
None30,954-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Here:

3.46 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Here:

1.51 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
This county:

6.27 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
This county:

6.70 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

12.3%
West Virginia:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Fayette County:

31.2%
State:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

7.5%
West Virginia:

13.1%

Strongest AM radio stations in Prince:

  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMTD (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prince:

  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Prince:

  • WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WVNS-TV (Channel 59; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

Prince fatal accident list:

May 28, 2009 12:49 AM, Sr-41, Lat: 37.855678, Lon: -81.069144, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 108ft / 32.8mTotal length
  • $1,203,000Total costs
  • 2,900Total average daily traffic
  • 236Total average daily truck traffic
  • 3,370Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • 4758 Stanaford Rd (Lat: 37.855750 Lon: -81.065639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WRCC556,
    Assigned Frequencies: 160.230 MHz, 160.320 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 160.920 MHz, 160.927 MHz, 160.935 MHz, Grant Date: 08/24/2018, Expiration Date: 08/24/2028, Certifier: Shantrice L Cruse-Scott, Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc, 6735 Southpoint Dr S, 4th Flr, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5925, Fax: (904) 332-6013, Email:


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Prince, WV
  • 100.0%Electricity


Prince compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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