Pocahontas County, West Virginia

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,855
Median household income: $41,200
Median home value: $139,400

Pocahontas County, West Virginia counts 7,855 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $41,200 is below the West Virginia median ($57,917).

From 2019 to 2023, Pocahontas County's population declined 7.0% from 8,450 to 7,855, while its median household income fell 1.6% from $41,882 to $41,200.

15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,855
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,200
Median home value: $139,400
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 6,846
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4507,855

Median household income

$41,882$41,200

Median home value

$121,700$139,400

Median gross rent

$622$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,450	$41,882	$121,700	$622
2020	8,382	$37,642	$119,600	$639
2021	8,006	$37,225	$130,200	$657
2022	7,940	$41,680	$129,500	$678
2023	7,855	$41,200	$139,400	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	337	4.3%
5 to 17	1,017	12.9%
18 to 24	499	6.4%
25 to 34	819	10.4%
35 to 44	859	10.9%
45 to 54	902	11.5%
55 to 64	1,323	16.8%
65 to 74	1,214	15.5%
75 and over	885	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,425	94.5%
Black or African American	29	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	297	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	970	16.2%
High school graduate	2,925	48.7%
Some college or associate's	1,159	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	523	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	425	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,864	77.7%
Carpooled	259	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	1.9%
Bicycle	19	0.8%
Worked from home	146	6.1%
Other means	66	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	923	41.0%
15 to 29 min	568	25.2%
30 to 44 min	379	16.8%
45 to 59 min	307	13.6%
60+ min	76	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 20.8% (1,558 of 7,488)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,765	57.1%
Nonfamily households	1,327	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,092	45.2%
Vacant	3,754	54.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,569	83.1%
Renter-occupied	523	16.9%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,402	64.3%
1-unit, attached	185	2.7%
2 to 4 units	112	1.6%
5 to 19 units	192	2.8%
20 or more units	897	13.1%
Mobile home & other	1,058	15.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 54075
State: West Virginia
Land area: 940 sq mi
Water area: 1.58 sq mi
Center point: 38.3326, -80.0101