COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brooke County

West Virginia · 26,992 residents · 89.2 sq mi

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Brooke County is a county of 26,992 people in West Virginia. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $43,900. Households here earn about 27% more than in West Virginia as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,992

+6%vs 2000

vs 25,447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

89.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(1,322)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,021)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,214)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,876)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(3,506)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(4,185)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(2,888)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(3,000)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(2,668)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,436)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(321)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,500

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,981 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,656

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,131 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $379 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(24,841)

Black0.8%(215)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(99)

Asian0.3%(87)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(26,620)

Black1%(270)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(57)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.3%(75)

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%(97)

Puerto Rican0.3%(66)

Spaniard0.1%(30)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Central American0.1%(27)

Costa Rican0%(10)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Dominican0%(1)

South American0%(1)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(119)

Filipino0%(8)

Japanese0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.2%(39)

Marshallese0%(8)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

German19.2%(4,181)

Irish15.7%(3,430)

Italian14.3%(3,119)

English13.2%(2,889)

Polish5.8%(1,272)

American4.3%(935)

Welsh2.2%(474)

Scottish2.1%(448)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(337)

French1.1%(245)

Hungarian1%(220)

Slovak0.9%(189)

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Czech0.8%(165)

Dutch0.7%(151)

Russian0.6%(141)

Norwegian0.6%(135)

Croatian0.5%(102)

Greek0.5%(102)

Swedish0.4%(85)

Arab0.4%(84)

Austrian0.3%(58)

British0.2%(50)

Ukrainian0.2%(46)

Egyptian0.2%(41)

Serbian0.2%(40)

West Indian0.2%(40)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(20)

French Canadian0%(9)

Portuguese0%(8)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Armenian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7)

Lebanese0%(5)

Guyanese0%(4)

Ghanaian0%(4)

Nigerian0%(4)

Palestinian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married33%(3,069)

Married46.4%(4,316)

Widowed6.4%(591)

Divorced14.2%(1,321)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,341)

Married45.5%(4,331)

Widowed15.6%(1,486)

Divorced14.2%(1,352)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% 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)14.6%(169)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(250)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.3%(502)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,159 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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