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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Nitro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nitro is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Nitro who work in office and administrative support (14.92%), law enforcement and fire fighting (13.76%), and healthcare suport services (8.87%). The city 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, Nitro has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nitro a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Nitro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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 2022 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.
