Taylor County, West Virginia

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,543
Median household income: $56,807
Median home value: $144,000

Taylor County is a county in West Virginia with a population of 16,543. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,807 runs in line with the West Virginia figure of $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Taylor County's population declined 1.9% from 16,864 to 16,543, while its median household income rose 16.9% from $48,578 to $56,807.

76.8% of workers drive to work alone. 77.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,543
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,807
Median home value: $144,000
Median gross rent: $672
Housing units: 7,440
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,86416,543

Median household income

$48,578$56,807

Median home value

$107,000$144,000

Median gross rent

$652$672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,864	$48,578	$107,000	$652
2020	16,817	$52,958	$116,000	$664
2021	16,727	$52,823	$120,000	$674
2022	16,602	$52,946	$138,100	$702
2023	16,543	$56,807	$144,000	$672

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	782	4.7%
5 to 17	2,580	15.6%
18 to 24	1,062	6.4%
25 to 34	2,000	12.1%
35 to 44	2,039	12.3%
45 to 54	2,242	13.6%
55 to 64	2,380	14.4%
65 to 74	2,107	12.7%
75 and over	1,351	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,712	95.0%
Black or African American	200	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	425	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	167	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,654	13.6%
High school graduate	5,190	42.8%
Some college or associate's	3,172	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,302	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	801	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,848	76.8%
Carpooled	924	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	391	6.2%
Other means	86	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,316	22.2%
15 to 29 min	2,313	39.1%
30 to 44 min	1,477	25.0%
45 to 59 min	529	8.9%
60+ min	284	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 14.7% (2,366 of 16,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,409	66.5%
Nonfamily households	2,223	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,632	89.1%
Vacant	808	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,495	82.9%
Renter-occupied	1,137	17.1%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,740	77.2%
1-unit, attached	51	0.7%
2 to 4 units	176	2.4%
5 to 19 units	410	5.5%
20 or more units	80	1.1%
Mobile home & other	983	13.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 54091
State: West Virginia
Land area: 173 sq mi
Water area: 2.91 sq mi
Center point: 39.3325, -80.0466