Ritchie County vs Tyler County

A side-by-side comparison of Ritchie County and Tyler County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ritchie County and Tyler County are counties in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ritchie County has the higher population (8,372 vs 8,181 in Tyler County). Tyler County has the higher median household income ($58,293 vs $50,256 in Ritchie County). Tyler County has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $107,800 in Ritchie County).

Population, income & housing

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
Population	8,372	8,181
Median age	47.2 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,256	$58,293
Median home value	$107,800	$112,100
Median gross rent	$583	$707
Housing units	4,187	4,144
Homeownership rate	84.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
Population	9,844 → 8,372 (-15.0%)	8,811 → 8,181 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$43,577 → $50,256 (+15.3%)	$43,087 → $58,293 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $107,800 (+11.5%)	$96,300 → $112,100 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $583 (-4.1%)	$664 → $707 (+6.5%)

Ritchie County

Population

9,8448,372

Median household income

$43,577$50,256

Median home value

$96,700$107,800

Median gross rent

$608$583

Tyler County

Population

8,8118,181

Median household income

$43,087$58,293

Median home value

$96,300$112,100

Median gross rent

$664$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
Under 5	4.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.4%	14.1%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
No high school diploma	15.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	49.2%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
Drove alone	78.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	2.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Ritchie County	Tyler County
Poverty rate	21.7%	17.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1974	1968