Berkeley County, West Virginia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 126,165
Median household income: $77,329
Median home value: $248,000

Berkeley County, West Virginia counts 126,165 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $77,329 is above the West Virginia median ($57,917).

Between 2019 and 2023, Berkeley County's population grew 9.4% from 115,329 to 126,165, while its median household income rose 23.7% from $62,515 to $77,329.

Owners occupy 75.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 126,165
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,329
Median home value: $248,000
Median gross rent: $1,238
Housing units: 52,511
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115,329126,165

Median household income

$62,515$77,329

Median home value

$182,200$248,000

Median gross rent

$995$1,238

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115,329	$62,515	$182,200	$995
2020	117,615	$65,286	$187,400	$1,029
2021	120,460	$68,101	$196,700	$1,064
2022	123,283	$73,619	$231,600	$1,154
2023	126,165	$77,329	$248,000	$1,238

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,653	6.1%
5 to 17	21,581	17.1%
18 to 24	9,419	7.5%
25 to 34	18,005	14.3%
35 to 44	17,332	13.7%
45 to 54	16,537	13.1%
55 to 64	16,593	13.2%
65 to 74	12,522	9.9%
75 and over	6,523	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	101,901	80.8%
Black or African American	8,711	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.1%
Asian	1,159	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	859	0.7%
Two or more races	5,830	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,619	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,251	9.4%
High school graduate	32,312	36.9%
Some college or associate's	25,641	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	13,765	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,543	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,797	79.4%
Carpooled	5,436	8.7%
Public transit	245	0.4%
Walked	718	1.1%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	5,950	9.5%
Other means	576	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,295	19.9%
15 to 29 min	21,888	38.6%
30 to 44 min	11,529	20.3%
45 to 59 min	4,495	7.9%
60+ min	7,566	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 11.4% (14,159 of 124,478)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,112	65.0%
Nonfamily households	17,272	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,384	94.0%
Vacant	3,127	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,234	75.4%
Renter-occupied	12,150	24.6%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached11.9%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35,174	67.0%
1-unit, attached	6,264	11.9%
2 to 4 units	1,803	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2,933	5.6%
20 or more units	799	1.5%
Mobile home & other	5,538	10.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 54003
State: West Virginia
Land area: 321 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 39.4479, -78.0378