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.Nitro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). 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. Being a small city, Nitro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Nitro with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
