ZIP 25143 · Nitro
Who lives in ZIP code 25143 (Nitro, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nitro, WV · Kanawha County
uszips 2026
People8,714
Median age43.9
Household income$53,205
Home value$133,368
Median rent$907/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+20.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston, WV
- Wider region
- Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 379 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,633
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
22.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,774.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.5%
- Never married
- 33.0%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 9.3%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 38.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.4%
- Rent burden
- 34.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.6%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.