Logan County, West Virginia

30 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 31,826
Median household income: $47,237
Median home value: $101,500

Logan County, West Virginia counts 31,826 residents. 30 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $47,237 runs below the West Virginia figure of $57,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Logan County's population declined 4.0% from 33,154 to 31,826, while its median household income rose 30.6% from $36,168 to $47,237.

Owners occupy 76.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,826
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,237
Median home value: $101,500
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 14,806
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,15431,826

Median household income

$36,168$47,237

Median home value

$89,100$101,500

Median gross rent

$662$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,154	$36,168	$89,100	$662
2020	32,593	$36,250	$97,700	$703
2021	32,786	$38,493	$92,100	$724
2022	32,350	$42,194	$101,200	$737
2023	31,826	$47,237	$101,500	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,597	5.0%
5 to 17	5,026	15.8%
18 to 24	2,262	7.1%
25 to 34	3,606	11.3%
35 to 44	3,856	12.1%
45 to 54	4,229	13.3%
55 to 64	4,237	13.3%
65 to 74	4,425	13.9%
75 and over	2,588	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,473	95.7%
Black or African American	591	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	107	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	398	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	255	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,981	17.4%
High school graduate	9,997	43.6%
Some college or associate's	5,788	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,654	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,521	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,300	84.6%
Carpooled	772	7.9%
Public transit	38	0.4%
Walked	245	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	410	4.2%
Other means	50	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,212	34.2%
15 to 29 min	3,273	34.8%
30 to 44 min	950	10.1%
45 to 59 min	507	5.4%
60+ min	1,463	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 21.4% (6,621 of 30,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,482	68.4%
Nonfamily households	3,914	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,396	83.7%
Vacant	2,410	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,512	76.7%
Renter-occupied	2,884	23.3%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,535	71.2%
1-unit, attached	154	1.0%
2 to 4 units	151	1.0%
5 to 19 units	372	2.5%
20 or more units	213	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3,381	22.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 54045
State: West Virginia
Land area: 453 sq mi
Water area: 1.81 sq mi
Center point: 37.8306, -81.9409