Population: 1,576. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,604 (+1.8% change)
Males: 726 (46.1%), Females: 850 (53.9%)
Fayette County
Zip code: 25812
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $25,028
Median house value: $47,400
Races in Ansted:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Black (3.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (14.7%), English (11.5%), United States (10.5%), German (9.5%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%).
Elevation: 1312 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Ansted
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 14.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ansted town
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-3.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ansted:
- PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; OAK HILL, WV)
- MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP (about 17 miles; MONTGOMERY, WV)
- SUMMERSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ansted:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
- YEAGER (about 37 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 54 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ansted:
- SUMMERSVILLE (about 18 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: SXL)
- RICHWOOD MUNI (about 33 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; Abbreviation: 3I4)
- KEE FIELD (about 49 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: I16)
Amtrak stations near Ansted:
- 13 miles: THURMOND (C & O DEPOT)
- 16 miles: MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON ST. & 3RD AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: PRINCE (RTE. 41 NORTH). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ansted:
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 84 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 84 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
Public primary/middle schools in Ansted:
- ANSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 118 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
- ANSTED MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 118 CHURCH ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)