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West Virginia
Demographic Data






West Virginia Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

West Virginia Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of West Virginia is:

1,770,071

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
15.1%
18 - 24:
8.7%
25 - 34:
11.9%
35 - 54:
24.7%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
20.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
88.6%
88.6%
23.3%
23.3%
4.1%
4.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

West Virginia
USA
$32,949
$32,949
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

West Virginia
USA
$57,917
$57,917
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Public Service
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Administration
Finance
Mining
Utilities
Wholesale
Arts
Information Technology
Real Estate
Agriculture
Management
17.7%
17.7%
12.3%
12.3%
10.2%
10.2%
8.1%
8.1%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black Or African American
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
90.2%
90.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Unclassified
German
English
Irish
Other groups
Italian
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Polish
European
French
Dutch
Welsh
Hungarian
British
Swedish
Norwegian
Greek
Russian
Slovak
37.2%
37.2%
14.7%
14.7%
14.5%
14.5%
12.3%
12.3%
12.3%
12.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Indic languages
German
Arabic
Chinese
French
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Native American languages
Persian
African languages
Korean
Italian
Russian
Hindi
Urdu
Slavic languages
Japanese
97.5%
97.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born WV Residents

1.7%


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