Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Ceredo’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and walkability; the weakest is a D− for health. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Ceredo, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 5 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score higher on walkability. The median household income is $50K, and 29% of residents live below the poverty line. Ceredo has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Joseph S. Miller House and Z. D. Ramsdell House (Additional Documentation). Ceredo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ceredo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Ceredo is from typical.
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Census counts: 462 in 1880, a peak of 2,255 in 1980, 1,408 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 2 maps from 1903 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ceredo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Ceredo.
Ceredo beats the West Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Ceredo adults report frequent physical distress, above both West Virginia’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 18% of Ceredo adults have diabetes.
| Ceredo | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ceredo | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 79.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.2% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Wayne County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceredo-Kenova Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 263 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
The property crime rate in Ceredo is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Ceredo | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 16.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.6 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (21% statewide). Ceredo has lost 6.3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,318 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Ceredo.
| Ceredo | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.6 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
57% women, 43% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.8 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Ceredo | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.8% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.6% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Ceredo has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Ceredo for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Ceredo has added 149 jobs, to 478 in 2023. The top destinations are Huntington (33%), Kenova (7%) and Ashland (4%).
| Ceredo | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ceredo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Ceredo home is worth about $161,000, up 0.9% in a year, 9% below the West Virginia typical home. Ceredo’s median rent is $765 a month.
| Ceredo | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $765 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul T. Billups Memorial Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ceredo. Close and well known come first.
in town Theme parkCamden Park
21 mi National forestWayne National Forest
6 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
5 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village4 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and TechnologyCamden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Ceredo
About 9 of every 100 Ceredo residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
4 places in Ceredo on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in West Virginia, US
Ceredo is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. The population was 1,408 at the 2020 census. Ceredo is a part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. The city is also near the location of the Southern Airways Flight 932 aviation disaster. On November 14, 1970, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airplane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed on a hillside on approach to the Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 on board. A movie about the tragedy, We Are Marshall, was released in 2006.
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