COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Doddridge County

West Virginia · 6,994 residents · 320 sq mi

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Doddridge County is a county of 6,994 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $33,800. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 23.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $17,159, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,994

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,403 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

320 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(413)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(592)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(536)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(523)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(337)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(1,052)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(1,072)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(644)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(691)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(659)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(386)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(89)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,159

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,744 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,297

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,507 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(7,252)

Black0.2%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(42)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(6,884)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other1.4%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.8%(60)

Mexican0.4%(28)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(18)

Chinese0.2%(17)

Ancestry

Irish17.3%(1,333)

German15.3%(1,180)

American11.7%(900)

English8.7%(673)

Italian2.1%(165)

Scottish2.1%(165)

Dutch1.6%(125)

French1.2%(89)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(84)

Norwegian0.9%(72)

West Indian0.6%(49)

Jamaican0.6%(49)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(36)

British0.4%(30)

Swedish0.2%(16)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Hungarian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 27.0 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 married38.1%(1,474)

Married43.7%(1,693)

Widowed4.8%(186)

Divorced13.4%(519)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(638)

Married56.1%(1,650)

Widowed9.2%(271)

Divorced13%(382)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−15.6 ptssince 2013

from 21.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)23.9%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(172)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 472 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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