With 2,075 people, Nutter Fort is a city in West Virginia. The typical home is worth $121,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%. The average commute runs 17 minutes. Density works out to 2,334 people per square mile. Growth has run 23% since 2000, or 389 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,068, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nutter Fort
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.5 → 38.1(−3.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.2% → 91.7%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,083 → $121,000(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Nutter Fort's population equals 3.2% of Harrison County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.3%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.5%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 147 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Nutter Fort, decade by decade
Nutter Fort population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,819
$44,862
$106,083
13.0%
4.5
2000
1,686
$54,947
$98,369
18.8%
8.0
2010
1,593
$45,732
$123,573
14.1%
11.2
2020
1,493
$61,327
$117,083
21.6%
22.8
2024
2,075
$68,068
$121,000
29.0%
19.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
