US Census Data

West Virginia

Population, income, and housing across 55 counties and 439 cities & places.

Population
1,784,462
-1.8%’19–’23
Median household income
$57,917
+24.0%’19–’23
Median home value
$155,600
+30.1%’19–’23

West Virginia has a population of 1,784,462, spread across 55 counties and 439 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, West Virginia's population declined 1.8% from 1,817,305 to 1,784,462, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $119,600 to $155,600.

Households average 2.40 people. The median gross rent is $850.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
1,784,462
Median age
42.7 yrs
Median household income
$57,917
Median home value
$155,600
Median gross rent
$850
Housing units
859,653
Homeownership rate
74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
23.3%
Unemployment rate
5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
1,817,3051,784,462
Median household income
$46,711$57,917
Median home value
$119,600$155,600
Median gross rent
$725$850
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20191,817,305$46,711$119,600$725
20201,807,426$48,037$123,200$732
20211,801,049$50,884$128,800$770
20221,792,967$55,217$145,800$831
20231,784,462$57,917$155,600$850

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 589,3085.0%
5 to 17270,10315.1%
18 to 24155,8498.7%
25 to 34212,29911.9%
35 to 44214,75312.0%
45 to 54226,03912.7%
55 to 64247,12213.8%
65 to 74222,66712.5%
75 and over146,3228.2%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)1,609,49990.2%
Black or African American57,2993.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native1,1540.1%
Asian13,3280.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander4930.0%
Some other race5,0600.3%
Two or more races61,5043.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36,1252.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma144,55411.4%
High school graduate501,11839.5%
Some college or associate's327,98925.8%
Bachelor's degree175,88613.9%
Graduate or professional degree119,6559.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
27 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone575,84679.0%
Carpooled61,7128.5%
Public transit4,3720.6%
Walked18,6882.6%
Bicycle9620.1%
Worked from home58,0708.0%
Other means8,8551.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min191,65628.6%
15 to 29 min243,25436.3%
30 to 44 min119,46417.8%
45 to 59 min50,8287.6%
60+ min65,2339.7%

Households

Average household size
2.40
Poverty rate
16.6% (287,660 of 1,728,580)
CountShare
Family households452,36262.7%
Nonfamily households269,08637.3%

Housing

Median year structure built
1976

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied721,44883.9%
Vacant138,20516.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied536,08274.3%
Renter-occupied185,36625.7%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached608,24270.8%
1-unit, attached21,6812.5%
2 to 4 units42,8985.0%
5 to 19 units41,7054.9%
20 or more units25,5903.0%
Mobile home & other119,53713.9%

Geography

State FIPS
54
USPS
WV
Land area
24,041 sq mi
Water area
189 sq mi
Center point
38.6473, -80.6183

West Virginia rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

55

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51