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.
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.
The citizens of Nitro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.20% of adults in Nitro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.