COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gilmer County

West Virginia · 7,669 residents · 339 sq mi

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Gilmer County is home to 7,669 people in West Virginia. 33.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $42,100. The median household earns $14,539, about 52% below the national median. Households here earn about 30% less than in West Virginia as a whole. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,669

+7%vs 2000

vs 7,160 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

339 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(549)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(724)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(669)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,008)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(976)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(782)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(750)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(607)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(435)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,539

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,857 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,872

−37%vs 2000

vs $12,498 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.5%

+7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,100

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $373 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(6,936)

Black0.9%(64)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(50)

Asian0.6%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(7,631)

Black0.3%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(14)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%(0)

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 Rican0.5%(36)

Mexican0.4%(27)

Dominican0.1%(9)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(5)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German13.3%(966)

Irish11.2%(818)

English7.9%(578)

American7.2%(528)

Scottish1.7%(126)

Italian1.3%(97)

French1.1%(80)

Dutch1%(74)

Russian0.9%(63)

Lithuanian0.6%(45)

Polish0.6%(43)

Norwegian0.6%(41)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(33)

Swedish0.4%(28)

Welsh0.4%(28)

Hungarian0.2%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

Somali0.1%(9)

British0.1%(7)

Greek0.1%(6)

West Indian0.1%(6)

Haitian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.6%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married45%(1,755)

Married30.5%(1,189)

Widowed4.9%(190)

Divorced19.7%(767)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(769)

Married46.6%(1,162)

Widowed14%(350)

Divorced8.5%(211)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% 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)26.8%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.9%(154)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 396 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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