Because there are quite a few people attending college in Philippi, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Philippi provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Philippi is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Philippi who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.31% of the adults in Philippi have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Philippi in 2022 was $26,649, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,596 for a family of four. However, Philippi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Philippi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Philippi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Philippi include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Philippi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
