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.
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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Hedgesville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
In Hedgesville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.69 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Hedgesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.