West Union is a city of 1,039 people in West Virginia. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $98,600. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The population is up 29% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Union
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$30,414 → $60,417(+99%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate30.1% → 18.9%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.1% → 15.4%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.7%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.1%(26)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War24.5%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 53 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West Union, decade by decade
West Union population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
836
$30,414
$77,042
10.1%
2.1
2000
806
$33,336
$67,948
8.9%
1.2
2010
825
$37,869
$77,539
11.1%
1.8
2020
653
$83,436
$105,326
17.0%
16.6
2024
1,039
$60,417
$98,600
15.4%
21.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
