Population: 1,778,373
Households: 728,655
Average household size: 2.37
Median age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $59,608
Housing units: 861,325

Population comparison

2020 Census1,793,716

2024 estimate1,778,373

Change−0.9%

Population: 1,778,373
Median age: 42.7 years
Male: 888,289
Female: 890,084

Median age by sex

Male median age: 41.5 years
Female median age: 44.1 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

45,156Under 542,905

137,9375–17130,001

81,32218–2474,730

110,33925–34102,365

108,07035–44104,921

113,40245–54110,578

119,61255–64122,943

172,45165+201,641

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5–17

Male

5–9: 49,158
10–14: 54,761
15–17: 34,018

Female

5–9: 46,067
10–14: 52,116
15–17: 31,818

18–24

Male

18–19: 23,241
20: 12,776
21: 12,800
22–24: 32,505

Female

18–19: 21,392
20: 11,333
21: 11,603
22–24: 30,402

25–34

Male

25–29: 55,129
30–34: 55,210

Female

25–29: 49,849
30–34: 52,516

35–44

Male

35–39: 52,881
40–44: 55,189

Female

35–39: 49,836
40–44: 55,085

45–54

Male

45–49: 54,963
50–54: 58,439

Female

45–49: 53,769
50–54: 56,809

55–64

Male

55–59: 58,435
60–61: 24,331
62–64: 36,846

Female

55–59: 58,327
60–61: 25,808
62–64: 38,808

65+

Male

65–66: 24,370
67–69: 33,793
70–74: 48,922
75–79: 33,195
80–84: 19,555
85+: 12,616

Female

65–66: 25,264
67–69: 36,500
70–74: 55,019
75–79: 36,225
80–84: 24,529
85+: 24,104

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 1,605,22890.3%
Two or more races: 86,8194.9%
Black alone: 56,1753.2%
Some other race: 14,3400.8%
Asian alone: 13,4910.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,7440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 5760.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 38,175
White, not Hispanic: 1,594,845

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 456,055
Married-couple share: 74.7%
With children: 42.1%

Household sizeShare of households

227,95731.3%

1 person

264,57136.3%

2 people

111,19815.3%

3 people

76,22710.5%

4 people

48,7026.7%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 31,193
6 People: 11,373
7 Plus People: 6,136

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households456,055

Married-couple families340,75674.7% of family households

With children: 111,43032.7%
Without children: 229,32667.3%

Other families115,29925.3% of family households

Male householder: 35,85231.1%
Female householder: 79,44768.9%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	456,055	Not applicable
Married-couple families	340,756	74.7%
With children	111,430	32.7%
Without children	229,326	67.3%
Other families	115,299	25.3%
Male householder	35,852	31.1%
Female householder	79,447	68.9%

Median household: $59,608
Median family: $77,710
Per capita: $34,203

Household incomeShare of households

154,07421.1%

Under $25k

157,32021.6%

$25–49k

126,27517.3%

$50–74k

92,28212.7%

$75–99k

109,87115.1%

$100–149k

45,9356.3%

$150–199k

42,8985.9%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 45,212
$10,000–$14,999: 40,377
$15,000–$19,999: 32,904
$20,000–$24,999: 35,581

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 34,271
$30,000–$34,999: 32,656
$35,000–$39,999: 31,079
$40,000–$44,999: 30,929
$45,000–$49,999: 28,385

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 54,896
$60,000–$74,999: 71,379

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 65,014
$125,000–$149,999: 44,857

Education universe: 1,266,322
High school or higher: 89.3%
Bachelor’s or higher: 24.1%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

40,5743.2%

Less than 9th grade

94,6707.5%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

497,36439.3%

High school or equivalent

221,40617.5%

Some college, no degree

106,7128.4%

Associate degree

182,84314.4%

Bachelor’s degree

122,7539.7%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 12,706
Nursery School: 353
Kindergarten: 93
First Grade: 139
Second Grade: 199
Third Grade: 696
Fourth Grade: 508
Fifth Grade: 1,190
Sixth Grade: 3,855
Seventh Grade: 5,190
Eighth Grade: 15,645

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 21,796
Tenth Grade: 28,394
Eleventh Grade: 26,907
Twelfth No Diploma: 17,573

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 417,269
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 80,095

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 79,033
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 142,373

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 88,775
Professional School Degree: 19,685
Doctorate Degree: 14,293

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	40,574
Grades 9–12, no diploma	94,670
High school or equivalent	497,364
Some college, no degree	221,406
Associate degree	106,712
Bachelor’s degree	182,843
Graduate or professional	122,753

Marital status by sexMale and Female

28,90088,780

Widowed

93,118103,917

Divorced

8,47510,093

Separated

373,451367,743

Now Married

243,745188,556

Never Married

23,39222,937

Married Spouse Absent

350,059344,806

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	28,900	88,780
Divorced	93,118	103,917
Separated	8,475	10,093
Now Married	373,451	367,743
Never Married	243,745	188,556
Married Spouse Absent	23,392	22,937
Married Spouse Present	350,059	344,806

Median home value: $162,600
Median gross rent: $872

Housing tenure

Owner: 545,59574.9%
Renter: 183,06025.1%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 728,65584.6%
Vacant: 132,67015.4%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 251,658
Owners without mortgage: 293,937

Vacancy reason

For rent13,203

10.0%

For sale6,655

5.0%

Rented, not occupied2,169

1.6%

Sold, not occupied4,343

3.3%

Seasonal29,965

22.6%

Migrant workers61

0.0%

Other76,274

57.5%

Structure type

Detached610,791

70.9%

Attached23,019

2.7%

2–4 units42,154

4.9%

5–19 units40,583

4.7%

20+ units26,722

3.1%

Mobile or other118,056

13.7%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 17,089
Structure 3–4 Units: 25,065

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 25,244
Structure 10–19 Units: 15,339

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 11,462
Structure 50 Plus Units: 15,260

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 117,205
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 851

Year builtHousing units by period

273,55631.8%

Before 1960

208,19024.2%

1960–79

211,47124.6%

1980–99

159,76718.5%

2000–19

8,3411.0%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 127,962
1940–1949: 57,039
1950–1959: 88,555

1960–79

1960–1969: 75,198
1970–1979: 132,992

1980–99

1980–1989: 101,864
1990–1999: 109,607

2000–19

2000–2009: 99,696
2010–2019: 60,071

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

114,302

5,812

1990s

81,317

5,550

2000s

113,955

14,890

2010s

169,182

80,718

2020–22

57,193

59,565

2023+

9,646

16,525

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

165,59530.4%

Under $100k

232,01442.5%

$100–249k

120,17722.0%

$250–499k

19,2543.5%

$500–749k

4,3710.8%

$750–999k

2,4340.4%

$1–1.49m

1,7500.3%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 15,936
10000–14999: 9,192
15000–19999: 6,380
20000–24999: 9,214
25000–29999: 6,581
30000–34999: 7,699
35000–39999: 4,492
40000–49999: 13,572
50000–59999: 16,736
60000–69999: 16,241
70000–79999: 15,269
80000–89999: 22,261
90000–99999: 22,022

$100–249k

100000–124999: 48,955
125000–149999: 33,471
150000–174999: 49,292
175000–199999: 33,059
200000–249999: 67,237

$250–499k

250000–299999: 42,975
300000–399999: 52,366
400000–499999: 24,836

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 572
2000000+: 1,178

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50022,810

14.6%

$500–99978,268

50.1%

$1,000–1,49941,803

26.8%

$1,500–1,9999,306

6.0%

$2,000–2,4992,256

1.4%

$2,500–2,999844

0.5%

$3,000+946

0.6%

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Under $500

Under 100: 924
100–149: 679
150–199: 847
200–249: 2,162
250–299: 3,641
300–349: 3,663
350–399: 3,814
400–449: 3,372
450–499: 3,708

$500–999

500–549: 4,370
550–599: 5,365
600–649: 7,799
650–699: 7,534
700–749: 8,136
750–799: 8,713
800–899: 18,660
900–999: 17,691

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 28,230
1250–1499: 13,573

$3,000+

3000–3499: 282
3500+: 664

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

21,529

37,125

1 vehicle

158,205

90,867

2 vehicles

225,964

42,529

3 vehicles

95,329

9,626

4 vehicles

31,152

2,441

5+ vehicles

13,416

472

Workers age 16+: 734,007
Average commute: 26.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 573,05678.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 62,2808.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 3,8120.5%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 19,4032.6%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 66,4919.1%Derived from published counts
Other: 8,9651.2%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 18,292
Bicycle: 1,111

Other

Other Transportation: 8,091
Motorcycle: 247
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 627

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

190,50028.5%

Under 15 min

241,07536.1%

15–29 min

119,20817.9%

30–44 min

51,7517.8%

45–59 min

64,9829.7%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 24,833
5–9: 72,141
10–14: 93,526

15–29 min

15–19: 105,257
20–24: 94,744
25–29: 41,074

30–44 min

30–34: 78,539
35–39: 19,009
40–44: 21,660

60+ min

60–89: 41,854
90+: 23,128

Population age 16+: 1,467,075
Civilian labor force: 786,889
Employed: 744,248
Unemployed: 42,641
Unemployment rate: 5.4%
Poverty universe: 1,722,907
Persons below poverty: 287,953
Gini index: 0.47
White-collar workers: 429,817
Blue-collar workers: 184,757

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

55,504

74,170

Sales Office Occupations

52,903

94,913

Management Business Science Arts

120,582

161,419

Production Transportation Material Moving

87,111

19,835

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

75,386

2,425

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	55,504	74,170
Sales Office Occupations	52,903	94,913
Management Business Science Arts	120,582	161,419
Production Transportation Material Moving	87,111	19,835
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	75,386	2,425

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 679,490
Workplace jobs: 641,294
Internal commuters: 555,974
Inbound commuters: 85,320
Outbound commuters: 123,516
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 1,639,35794.0%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 104,8786.0%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

11,14710.6%

Under 19

39,83138.0%

Age 19–34

52,73250.3%

Age 35–64

1,1681.1%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 1,746,04498.2%
Foreign born: 32,3291.8%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 17,639
Not a citizen: 14,690

Residential mobility

Same house: 1,578,127
Within same county: 88,954
From another county: 47,108
From another state: 42,621
From abroad: 3,010

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 855,635

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
West Virginia	1,778,373	$59,608	42.7 years	74.9%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	45,156	42,905
5–17	137,937	130,001
18–24	81,322	74,730
25–34	110,339	102,365
35–44	108,070	104,921
45–54	113,402	110,578
55–64	119,612	122,943
65+	172,451	201,641

Category	Value
White alone	1,605,228
Two or more races	86,819
Black alone	56,175
Some other race	14,340
Asian alone	13,491
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,744
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	576

Category	Value
1 person	227,957
2 people	264,571
3 people	111,198
4 people	76,227
5+ people	48,702

Category	Value
Under $25k	154,074
$25–49k	157,320
$50–74k	126,275
$75–99k	92,282
$100–149k	109,871
$150–199k	45,935
$200k+	42,898

Category	Value
For rent	13,203
For sale	6,655
Rented, not occupied	2,169
Sold, not occupied	4,343
Seasonal	29,965
Migrant workers	61
Other	76,274

Category	Value
Detached	610,791
Attached	23,019
2–4 units	42,154
5–19 units	40,583
20+ units	26,722
Mobile or other	118,056

Category	Value
Before 1960	273,556
1960–79	208,190
1980–99	211,471
2000–19	159,767
2020+	8,341

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	114,302	5,812
1990s	81,317	5,550
2000s	113,955	14,890
2010s	169,182	80,718
2020–22	57,193	59,565
2023+	9,646	16,525

Category	Value
Under $100k	165,595
$100–249k	232,014
$250–499k	120,177
$500–749k	19,254
$750–999k	4,371
$1–1.49m	2,434
$1.5m+	1,750

Category	Value
Under $500	22,810
$500–999	78,268
$1,000–1,499	41,803
$1,500–1,999	9,306
$2,000–2,499	2,256
$2,500–2,999	844
$3,000+	946

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	728,655
Vacant	132,670

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	21,529	37,125
1 vehicle	158,205	90,867
2 vehicles	225,964	42,529
3 vehicles	95,329	9,626
4 vehicles	31,152	2,441
5+ vehicles	13,416	472

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	573,056
Carpool	62,280
Public transit	3,812
Walk or bicycle	19,403
Work from home	66,491
Other	8,965

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,639,357
Uninsured	104,878

Category	Value
Under 15 min	190,500
15–29 min	241,075
30–44 min	119,208
45–59 min	51,751
60+ min	64,982

Category	Value
Under 19	11,147
Age 19–34	39,831
Age 35–64	52,732
Age 65+	1,168

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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