MalloryWV
A town of 1,417, settled in 1918.
Is Mallory a good place to live?
The best of Mallory’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Only 8 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score lower on history. Mallory has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,417 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Mallory grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Mallory is from typical.
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Moving to Mallory: who provides what
Mallory is unincorporated, so Logan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mallory.
Mallory stands out in West Virginia and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Mallory. For adults in the town, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 32%. Mallory: 37% of adults feel lonely, above both the West Virginia town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%).
| Mallory | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 31% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mallory | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.7% | 10.6% |
| More smokers | 24.6% | 19.3% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 31.5% | 25.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mallory’s public schools trail 64% of West Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Logan County Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 355 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of West Virginia and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Mallory is higher
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mallory after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. FEMA puts 91% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mallory has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Logan (10%), Man (4%) and Huntington (4%). Most working residents leave Mallory for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs in Mallory grew by 136 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 151. Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Mallory | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A younger population than West Virginia as a whole
12% of residents are 65 or older in Mallory. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher share of children under 18 than Mallory. Its midpoint age comes in at 34.9 years.
| Mallory | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 46% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mallory’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Mallory | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.3% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.4% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 7.8% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Mallory
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Mallory
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mallory
About 3 of every 100 Mallory residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
97% of working residents leave Mallory for work
Where Mallory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mallory
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Mallory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,552 at the 2020 census (down from 1,654 at the 2010 census). The CDP contains the unincorporated communities, from west to east, of Huff Junction, Mallory, Davin, Mineral City, Claypool, Combs Addition, and Gillman Bottom. The community was named after the local Mallory Coal Company.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- ZIP code
- 25634
Questions about Mallory
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mallory, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.