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Berkeley County

West Virginia · 139,522 residents (2025 est.) · 321 sq mi
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Berkeley County is a county of 129,514 people in West Virginia. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 53,609 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 36% more than in West Virginia as a whole. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
129,514
+71%since 2000
from 75,905 in 2000
139,522 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
403 / sq mi
+31%since 2009
from 308 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+8%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
321 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
52K73K94K115K137K19902000201020202024Berkeley County
2024130K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(7,870)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(7,709)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(9,078)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(7,923)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(6,918)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(18,766)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(17,915)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(16,554)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(17,010)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(12,726)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(5,427)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,618)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,815
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,763 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,914
+116%since 2000
from $17,982 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.4%
+23.4 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.408
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$266,300
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,233
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $506 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 74.2% in 2000
24.0% rent
Vacancy rate
5.2%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.52 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 43.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
−8%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.9%(69,733)
Black4.6%(3,523)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(1,156)
Asian0.4%(341)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.7%(103,178)
Black7.1%(9,232)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(8,294)
Asian1%(1,237)
Other5.8%(7,573)
Diversity Score
44
+61%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
+19%since 2020
from 23 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.5%(3,249)
Central American1.7%(2,225)
Puerto Rican0.8%(995)
Salvadoran0.7%(942)
Dominican0.6%(726)
Guatemalan0.6%(726)
Peruvian0.2%(308)
Honduran0.2%(224)
Panamanian0.2%(205)
Ecuadorian0.1%(131)
Costa Rican0.1%(110)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(78)
Cuban0%(64)
Colombian0%(41)
Spaniard0%(40)
Bolivian0%(15)
Argentine0%(10)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(354)
Asian Indian0.3%(329)
Sri Lankan0.1%(122)
Chinese0.1%(96)
Korean0.1%(69)
Vietnamese0.1%(68)
Pakistani0%(54)
Burmese0%(42)
Thai0%(36)
Laotian0%(28)
Japanese0%(26)
Taiwanese0%(20)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(134)
Ancestry
German18.5%(23,929)
English14.5%(18,758)
Irish13.6%(17,579)
American6.1%(7,947)
Italian4.3%(5,631)
Scottish2.4%(3,138)
French1.9%(2,450)
Polish1.9%(2,426)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(2,105)
Russian0.6%(713)
West Indian0.5%(681)
Swedish0.5%(641)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(614)
Welsh0.5%(589)
Dutch0.4%(528)
Jamaican0.4%(519)
Austrian0.3%(416)
British0.3%(416)
Hungarian0.3%(354)
Greek0.2%(321)
Swiss0.2%(298)
Portuguese0.2%(272)
Arab0.2%(226)
Canadian0.1%(177)
Guyanese0.1%(168)
Ukrainian0.1%(137)
Egyptian0.1%(126)
Croatian0.1%(122)
Slovak0.1%(115)
Danish0.1%(111)
Ghanaian0.1%(110)
Nigerian0.1%(104)
Czech0.1%(78)
Belgian0.1%(73)
Latvian0.1%(70)
Serbian0%(58)
Ethiopian0%(57)
Barbadian0%(49)
Slovene0%(45)
Turkish0%(40)
Israeli0%(37)
Iranian0%(30)
Romanian0%(22)
Haitian0%(22)
Syrian0%(10)
Finnish0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.1%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.9%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.7 min
+59%since 2000
from 19.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 68.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.0%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
5.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.2%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 13.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+13.9 ptssince 2017
from 78.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 95.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 2.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.1%(18,345)
Married50.5%(26,414)
Widowed2.6%(1,333)
Divorced11.8%(6,162)
Women 15+
Never married26.9%(14,129)
Married50.4%(26,537)
Widowed8.2%(4,294)
Divorced14.5%(7,643)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 13.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 63.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 10.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 37.3% 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)28.6%(2,620)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(2,711)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(2,543)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(301)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(88)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,151 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Berkeley County, West Virginia?

Berkeley County, West Virginia has about 129,514 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Berkeley County, West Virginia?

The typical household in Berkeley County, West Virginia earns about $80,815 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Berkeley County, West Virginia expensive?

In Berkeley County, West Virginia, the median home is worth about $266,300, and the typical rent is about $1,233 a month.

How educated are people in Berkeley County, West Virginia?

About 25.1% of adults age 25 and over in Berkeley County, West Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Berkeley County, West Virginia?

About 11.1% of people in Berkeley County, West Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Berkeley County, West Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Berkeley County, West Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 70,261 residents, a change of about 119 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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