Hedgesville is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 301 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hedgesville is the 235th largest community in West Virginia. Hedgesville real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Hedgesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Hedgesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hedgesville is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hedgesville who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (16.28%), computer science and math (13.02%), and office and administrative support (10.70%). Also of interest is that Hedgesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Hedgesville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Hedgesville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hedgesville, the average commute to work is 33.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Hedgesville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Hedgesville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.63% of adults 25 and older in Hedgesville have a college degree. The per capita income in Hedgesville in 2022 was $36,275, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,100 for a family of four. However, Hedgesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hedgesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hedgesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hedgesville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hedgesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.
