COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Barbour County

West Virginia · 15,557 residents · 341 sq mi

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With 15,557 people, Barbour County is a county in West Virginia. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $53,000. 22.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,557

−1%since 1990

from 15,699 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

+11%since 1990

from 34.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

341 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.3%(825)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(1,004)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,069)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(1,179)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.2%(966)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.3%(1,912)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(2,257)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.4%(2,246)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.8%(1,679)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.2%(1,268)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.3%(817)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(335)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,729

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,607 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,440

+55%since 1990

from $8,036 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.6%

−6.0 ptssince 1990

from 28.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,000

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $271 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.6%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 77.5% in 1990

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(15,381)

Black0.6%(93)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(107)

Asian0.2%(25)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(15,095)

Black0.5%(77)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(73)

Asian0.3%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(107)

Puerto Rican0.1%(15)

Central American0%(4)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Spaniard0%(4)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(47)

Ancestry

German19%(2,923)

Irish16.2%(2,496)

English8.3%(1,284)

Italian5.8%(888)

American4.9%(759)

Dutch2.5%(385)

Scottish2%(312)

French2%(305)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(190)

Polish0.9%(132)

Welsh0.7%(106)

Finnish0.6%(91)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.5%(83)

Hungarian0.5%(78)

Portuguese0.4%(60)

Swedish0.3%(39)

French Canadian0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(20)

Canadian0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Belgian0%(4)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

British0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 10.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.7%

+13.0 ptssince 1990

from 59.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

−24%since 1990

from 26.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(1,454)

Married63.2%(3,899)

Widowed4.1%(255)

Divorced9.2%(565)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(1,141)

Married58.4%(3,790)

Widowed15%(971)

Divorced9%(585)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% 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)19%(181)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(291)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.6%(310)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 951 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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