Nitro is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 6,366 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nitro is the 21st largest community in West Virginia.

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.

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, Nitro is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.19% of adults 25 and older in Nitro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Nitro in 2022 was $35,489, 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 $141,956 for a family of four. However, Nitro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nitro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Dutch, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Nitro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.