COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Braxton County

West Virginia · 12,998 residents · 511 sq mi

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Braxton County is a county of 12,998 people in West Virginia. The poverty rate is 25.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,100. Households take in $16,359 at the median, 46% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

12,998

−12%vs 2000

vs 14,702 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

511 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(872)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(954)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(909)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(968)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(713)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,791)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,887)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,396)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,281)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(1,211)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(796)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(220)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,359

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,412 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,249

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,349 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.8%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $332 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(14,353)

Black0.7%(101)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(65)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(12,890)

Black0.4%(52)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(26)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0.2%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(54)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(9)

Chinese0%(1)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

German15.8%(1,923)

Irish15.3%(1,867)

English13.2%(1,617)

American11.5%(1,407)

Scottish1.1%(134)

Dutch1%(124)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(111)

Italian0.9%(109)

French0.6%(77)

British0.3%(35)

Polish0.2%(30)

Slovak0.2%(23)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(8)

French Canadian0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Norwegian0%(3)

Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.8%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 25.3 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 married25.9%(1,372)

Married52.4%(2,774)

Widowed4.6%(243)

Divorced17%(901)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(1,062)

Married56.2%(2,869)

Widowed11.9%(607)

Divorced11.2%(570)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.7%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% 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)13.2%(115)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(290)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(310)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 873 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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