Nitro is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 6,426 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nitro is the 21st largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities, Nitro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nitro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nitro is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Nitro who work in office and administrative support (13.18%), law enforcement and fire fighting (11.44%), and healthcare suport services (7.39%). Nitro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Nitro rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.20% of adults 25 and older in Nitro 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 Nitro in 2022 was $34,761, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,044 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, English, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Nitro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
