Wood County, West Virginia

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,829
Median household income: $56,193
Median home value: $153,700

Wood County, West Virginia counts 83,829 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,193, its median household income sits in line with West Virginia's $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Wood County's population declined 1.3% from 84,960 to 83,829, while its median household income rose 18.7% from $47,321 to $56,193.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,829
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,193
Median home value: $153,700
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 40,296
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

84,96083,829

Median household income

$47,321$56,193

Median home value

$124,200$153,700

Median gross rent

$713$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84,960	$47,321	$124,200	$713
2020	84,387	$48,711	$126,300	$715
2021	84,678	$50,231	$129,600	$755
2022	84,272	$54,350	$140,700	$780
2023	83,829	$56,193	$153,700	$789

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,427	5.3%
5 to 17	13,198	15.7%
18 to 24	6,100	7.3%
25 to 34	9,474	11.3%
35 to 44	9,989	11.9%
45 to 54	10,860	13.0%
55 to 64	11,990	14.3%
65 to 74	10,343	12.3%
75 and over	7,448	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,808	94.0%
Black or African American	959	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.1%
Asian	373	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.1%
Some other race	97	0.1%
Two or more races	2,238	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,188	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,698	9.5%
High school graduate	21,309	35.5%
Some college or associate's	19,306	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	8,617	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,174	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,047	79.5%
Carpooled	2,903	8.2%
Public transit	230	0.7%
Walked	702	2.0%
Bicycle	91	0.3%
Worked from home	3,048	8.6%
Other means	278	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,204	34.7%
15 to 29 min	15,485	48.0%
30 to 44 min	3,223	10.0%
45 to 59 min	896	2.8%
60+ min	1,443	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 14.8% (12,208 of 82,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,714	60.8%
Nonfamily households	13,992	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,706	88.6%
Vacant	4,590	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,572	74.4%
Renter-occupied	9,134	25.6%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,309	75.2%
1-unit, attached	323	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3,096	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2,230	5.5%
20 or more units	1,264	3.1%
Mobile home & other	3,074	7.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 54107
State: West Virginia
Land area: 366 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 39.2116, -81.5162