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Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County . Weston was founded in 1817 as "Preston"; the name was changed to "Fleshersville" soon after, and then to Weston in 1819. The city was incorporated in 1913. Julia Speilsburg is the current mayor. Weston is the site of the former Weston State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital and National Historic Landmark which has been mostly vacant since its closure in 1994 upon its replacement by the nearby William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital. Jackson's Mill, a childhood home of Stonewall Jackson, is approximately four miles north of Weston; it has been operated as a 4-H facility since the 1920s and is also the site of conference center operated by the West Virginia University Extension Service.

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Among the most common occupations in Weston are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 21%. Approximately 61 percent of workers in Weston, West Virginia work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Weston Jobs are for latent print examiner jobs, physical therapist jobs, principal systems engineer jobs, route driver jobs and biometrics analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Weston, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Retail trade, 13%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Weston job listings indicate that the following industries in Weston are hiring the most workers: Computing Equipment Wholesalers, Home Health Care, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Computer & Software Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Weston, West Virginia is $22,662, and the median income of households in Weston was $26,690.

Weston has an unemployment rate of 8.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Weston Trends data, the number of Weston, West Virginia jobs has increased by 91% since March 2008.

Population of Weston Total population 4,317 Male 45.40% Female 54.60% Median age 41.7     Weston Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.3% Median cost of a home $49,200 Median mortgage payment $373 Renter-occupied homes 36.7% Vacant housing 12.6% Median monthly rent $341     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,988 Median for all female full-time $17,335     Household Income Less than $10,000 18% $10,000 to $14,999 14% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 22% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 43% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 51% Separated 1% Widowed 12% Divorced 15%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 0%     Weston Commute Carpool 15.8% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 16 minutes

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