Summers County, West Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,833
Median household income: $42,544
Median home value: $126,100

Summers County, West Virginia counts 11,833 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $42,544 runs below the West Virginia figure of $57,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Summers County's population declined 7.9% from 12,848 to 11,833, while its median household income rose 11.4% from $38,187 to $42,544.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.0% of the population. 82.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,833
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,544
Median home value: $126,100
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 6,556
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,84811,833

Median household income

$38,187$42,544

Median home value

$92,200$126,100

Median gross rent

$685$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,848	$38,187	$92,200	$685
2020	12,710	$37,769	$96,000	$767
2021	12,125	$41,077	$104,500	$748
2022	11,985	$42,991	$123,400	$842
2023	11,833	$42,544	$126,100	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	424	3.6%
5 to 17	1,473	12.4%
18 to 24	638	5.4%
25 to 34	1,205	10.2%
35 to 44	1,404	11.9%
45 to 54	1,492	12.6%
55 to 64	2,028	17.1%
65 to 74	1,867	15.8%
75 and over	1,302	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,773	91.0%
Black or African American	677	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	211	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,587	17.1%
High school graduate	4,011	43.1%
Some college or associate's	2,213	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	937	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	550	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,692	82.1%
Carpooled	185	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	145	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	218	6.7%
Other means	37	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	495	16.2%
15 to 29 min	817	26.7%
30 to 44 min	720	23.5%
45 to 59 min	584	19.1%
60+ min	443	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 19.2% (2,105 of 10,958)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,622	54.5%
Nonfamily households	2,191	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,813	73.4%
Vacant	1,743	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,892	80.9%
Renter-occupied	921	19.1%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,276	80.5%
1-unit, attached	20	0.3%
2 to 4 units	131	2.0%
5 to 19 units	19	0.3%
20 or more units	89	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1,021	15.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 54089
State: West Virginia
Land area: 361 sq mi
Water area: 7.14 sq mi
Center point: 37.6560, -80.8563

Cities & places

Hinton