Grant County, West Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,972
Median household income: $61,530
Median home value: $167,500

Grant County is a county in West Virginia with a population of 10,972. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,530, its median household income sits above West Virginia's $57,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grant County's population declined 5.5% from 11,616 to 10,972, while its median household income rose 45.8% from $42,216 to $61,530.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $612.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,972
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,530
Median home value: $167,500
Median gross rent: $612
Housing units: 5,660
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,61610,972

Median household income

$42,216$61,530

Median home value

$140,000$167,500

Median gross rent

$557$612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,616	$42,216	$140,000	$557
2020	11,565	$43,313	$140,900	$544
2021	11,063	$47,224	$137,400	$586
2022	11,034	$52,877	$150,000	$648
2023	10,972	$61,530	$167,500	$612

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	572	5.2%
5 to 17	1,553	14.2%
18 to 24	738	6.7%
25 to 34	1,233	11.2%
35 to 44	1,116	10.2%
45 to 54	1,411	12.9%
55 to 64	1,646	15.0%
65 to 74	1,499	13.7%
75 and over	1,204	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,547	96.1%
Black or African American	150	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	201	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	779	9.6%
High school graduate	4,097	50.5%
Some college or associate's	1,778	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,003	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	452	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,968	81.9%
Carpooled	328	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	439	9.1%
Other means	50	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,293	29.4%
15 to 29 min	1,743	39.6%
30 to 44 min	846	19.2%
45 to 59 min	222	5.0%
60+ min	301	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 13.4% (1,458 of 10,863)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,823	65.9%
Nonfamily households	1,461	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,284	75.7%
Vacant	1,376	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,466	80.9%
Renter-occupied	818	19.1%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,421	78.1%
1-unit, attached	56	1.0%
2 to 4 units	119	2.1%
5 to 19 units	235	4.2%
20 or more units	9	0.2%
Mobile home & other	820	14.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 54023
State: West Virginia
Land area: 477 sq mi
Water area: 2.91 sq mi
Center point: 39.1060, -79.1951