CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Union

West Virginia · 836 residents · 0.36 sq mi

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West Union is a city of 836 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 40.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 30.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $32,100. Households here earn about 39% less than in West Virginia as a whole. Median household income is $12,672, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

836

+4%vs 2000

vs 806 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(47)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(45)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(57)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.3%(86)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(138)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(90)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(64)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,672

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,300 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,935

−15%vs 2000

vs $10,539 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,100

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$239

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(802)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(829)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.5%(5)

Ancestry

Irish10.7%(111)

German9.6%(100)

Scottish8.3%(86)

English8%(83)

American4.9%(51)

West Indian4.7%(49)

Jamaican4.7%(49)

Italian1.7%(18)

Dutch1.6%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(7)

French0.3%(3)

Hungarian0.3%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

British0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.2%(221)

Married41.2%(197)

Widowed4.6%(22)

Divorced7.9%(38)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(108)

Married47.4%(222)

Widowed17.3%(81)

Divorced12.2%(57)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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