Hedgesville is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 299 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hedgesville is the 235th largest community in West Virginia.
Hedgesville real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Hedgesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Hedgesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Hedgesville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Hedgesville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.29 minutes every day commuting to work.
Hedgesville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Hedgesville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.55% of adults in Hedgesville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hedgesville in 2022 was $35,645, 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 $142,580 for a family of four. However, Hedgesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hedgesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hedgesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hedgesville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hedgesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.