Thurmond's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Thurmond, WV
Thurmond, WV is located in Fayette County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Thurmond is about 4 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $88,654 for Fayette County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $85,714, which is roughly 53% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 24% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.15Male Population Estimate: 100%
Female Population Estimate: 46.5%
Median Age: 45.5
Male Median Age: 45.5
Female Median Age: 44.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.3%
Black:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![Joe Manchin](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joe_manchin.jpg)
![Shelley Moore Capito](/assets/images/politicians/senators/shelley_moore_capito.jpg)
![Jim Justice](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_justice.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 30.03%
Libertarian: 0.94%
Green: 0.36%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Thurmond specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Fayette County: About 7.76709 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Fayette County: About 277.758 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Fayette County is about 49% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 3% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Harvey, WV ( 3.78 mi. )
- Boy Scouts Of America, WV ( 4.05 mi. )
- Redstar, WV ( 4.05 mi. )
- Hilltop, WV ( 4.25 mi. )
- Glen Jean, WV ( 4.63 mi. )
- Newtown, WV ( 4.72 mi. )
- Lochgelly, WV ( 4.78 mi. )
- Scarbro, WV ( 4.79 mi. )
- Summerlee, WV ( 5.25 mi. )
- Tourison, WV ( 5.95 mi. )
- Mount Hope, WV ( 6.74 mi. )
- Terry, WV ( 6.99 mi. )
- Prince, WV ( 7.03 mi. )
- Fayetteville, WV ( 7.16 mi. )
- Kilsyth, WV ( 7.42 mi. )
- Winona, WV ( 7.53 mi. )
- Edmond, WV ( 7.55 mi. )
- Wriston, WV ( 7.64 mi. )
- Layland, WV ( 7.70 mi. )
- Dothan, WV ( 7.76 mi. )
- Lansing, WV ( 7.80 mi. )
- Maplewood, WV ( 8.33 mi. )
- Lawton, WV ( 8.35 mi. )
- Piney View, WV ( 9.08 mi. )
- Bradley, WV ( 9.38 mi. )
- Lookout, WV ( 9.59 mi. )
- Lanark, WV ( 9.90 mi. )
- Danese, WV ( 10.13 mi. )
- Beckwith, WV ( 10.27 mi. )
- Hilton Village, WV ( 10.39 mi. )
- Prosperity, WV ( 10.66 mi. )
- Pax, WV ( 10.69 mi. )
- Stanaford, WV ( 10.73 mi. )
- Beards Fork, WV ( 10.78 mi. )
- Hico, WV ( 11.37 mi. )
- Victor, WV ( 11.85 mi. )
- Skelton, WV ( 11.92 mi. )
- Kincaid, WV ( 11.94 mi. )
- Ansted, WV ( 12.13 mi. )
- Page, WV ( 12.15 mi. )
- Kingston, WV ( 12.28 mi. )
- Corliss, WV ( 12.47 mi. )
- East Beckley, WV ( 12.65 mi. )
- Sprague, WV ( 12.83 mi. )
- Robson, WV ( 13.20 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 25936Latitude: 37.961000
Longitude: -81.079600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 2042.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304, 681