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Richwood is a city in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,477 at the 2000 census. A former coal and lumber boom town, the city's population once flirted with 10,000 but the closure of many underground coal mines caused many of Richwood's residents to leave the state in order to find work. The area is currently focusing on niche tourism as a means to revitalize the local economy. It calls itself the "Ramp Capital of the World" and hosts a large festival every April in honor of the pungent wild leek.

While Richwood was the economic center for Nicholas County for most of the 20th Century, the county seat of Summersville has come to be the primary retail and business center during the past 25 years. This is mostly due to the improvement of U.S. Route 19 to a 4-lane highway and the development of business along the corridor. Richwood, however, is still by default the political and economic center of eastern Nicholas County, as it is the only incoporated city in the immediate area. While Richwood now possesses a small fraction of the retail stores that it once had, the city still has a small shopping plaza which houses a FoodLand, Rite Aid, Dollar General, and Pizza Hut. Many of the downtown businesses have closed due to competition with larger chain retailers located in nearby Summersville. Recently, there have been efforts to re-establish the city's industrial sector, such as the establishment of Cherry River Furniture, a manufacturer of home furniture products . The company,...more

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Among the most common occupations in Richwood are Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. and Sales and office occupations, 21%. Approximately 64 percent of workers in Richwood, West Virginia work for companies, 21 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Richwood, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 24%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 17%. Simply Hired's Richwood job listings indicate that the following industries in Richwood are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Reproductive Health Clinics and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Richwood, West Virginia is $22,240, and the median income of households in Richwood was $21,620.

Richwood has an unemployment rate of 8.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Richwood Trends data, the number of Richwood, West Virginia jobs has not changed since April 2008.

Population of Richwood Total population 2,477 Male 45.54% Female 54.46% Median age 44.7     Richwood Housing Owner-occupied homes 72.7% Median cost of a home $36,400 Median mortgage payment $360 Renter-occupied homes 27.3% Vacant housing 16.5% Median monthly rent $359     Average Income Median for all male full-time $25,948 Median for all female full-time $18,533     Household Income Less than $10,000 26% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 25% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 15% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 39% Some college, no degree 12% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 54% Separated 2% Widowed 13% Divorced 12%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 0%     Richwood Commute Carpool 10.6% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 22 minutes

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