West Virginia
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,766,147 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,766,147 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 1,793,759 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,793,716 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,852,994 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.5% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.5% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 90.7% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 4.0% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.3% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.0% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) Z 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 3.9% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 2.6% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 88.7% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 104,941 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 1.8% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 871,879 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 74.9% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $162,600 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,255 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $398 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $872 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 3,962 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 728,655 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.37 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 89.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 2.5% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 91.2% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 86.1% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.3% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 24.1% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 13.8% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.3% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.6% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 50.2% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,723,330 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 18,934,220 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,692,949 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 30,058,548 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $16,944 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.6 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $59,608 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $34,203 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 16.7% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 35,839 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 551,240 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 28,403,943 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 2.0% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 94,681 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 22,945 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 13,950 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 4,164 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,544 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,739 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,475 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,346 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 74.6 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 77.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 24,041.15 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 24,038.21 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 54 1