Ritchie
7.1
High score (8-10)
Ritchie County's natural gas patch has brought outside workers and some transient economic energy. Harrisville has small-town warmth and the oil country culture includes workers from out of state who created slightly more open social norms than pure rural WV. Worth a pass if you're working the northwestern WV circuit.
Mid score (6-8) · Your profile
Ritchie County is in the northwestern WV natural gas patch, and fracking activity brought some outside workers through in cycles. Harrisville is the county seat with under 2,000 people. When drilling crews are active there's some transient energy; when they're not, this is a rural county of about 9,500 with minimal social infrastructure. Cyclical and thin.
Lower score (below 6)
Harrisville is Ritchie County's seat with under 2,000 people, and the county's main economic driver has been natural gas extraction — fracking brings outside workers in cycles, but that workforce is cyclical and male-heavy. When the drilling cycle is down, Ritchie County is a quiet agricultural county of about 9,500 people with no social infrastructure whatsoever. The drilling worker presence changes the gender ratio in the wrong direction. Nothing here for you outside of the extraction work cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Ritchie, WestVirginia?
$43k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Ritchie, WestVirginia?
Women marry at 27
How common is a college degree in Ritchie, WestVirginia?
22% men have degree
What's the average male height in Ritchie, WestVirginia?
178 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Ritchie, WestVirginia?
Local women avg 29.3