COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Greenbrier County

West Virginia · 34,693 residents · 1,020 sq mi

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Greenbrier County is a county of 34,693 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $44,800. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $19,411 at the median, 36% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,693

+1%vs 2000

vs 34,453 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,020 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(1,951)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(2,210)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,619)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,466)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,855)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(4,991)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(5,366)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(3,710)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(3,658)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(3,149)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(2,092)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(626)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,411

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,927 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,057

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,247 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(32,632)

Black3%(1,041)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(236)

Asian0.2%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(33,286)

Black3.8%(1,301)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(98)

Asian0.1%(45)

Other0.2%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(369)

Central American0.4%(117)

Salvadoran0.3%(97)

South American0.2%(76)

Chilean0.2%(76)

Puerto Rican0.1%(35)

Guatemalan0%(16)

Spaniard0%(7)

Dominican0%(4)

Honduran0%(4)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(68)

Filipino0.2%(54)

Asian Indian0.1%(30)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(22)

Ancestry

American32.1%(10,382)

English17.1%(5,534)

Irish10.9%(3,517)

German7.9%(2,573)

Scotch-Irish2%(656)

Scottish1.7%(558)

Italian1.5%(473)

Welsh1.4%(460)

French0.8%(266)

Swedish0.7%(213)

Hungarian0.4%(123)

Czech0.4%(122)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(116)

Dutch0.3%(107)

Polish0.3%(88)

Arab0.2%(78)

Serbian0.2%(61)

Norwegian0.2%(60)

Subsaharan African0.1%(48)

Ukrainian0.1%(47)

Russian0.1%(43)

Romanian0.1%(42)

Lebanese0.1%(40)

Lithuanian0.1%(40)

Croatian0.1%(39)

Egyptian0.1%(38)

Danish0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(24)

Greek0%(16)

Portuguese0%(15)

West Indian0%(9)

Austrian0%(6)

Swiss0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

French Canadian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.0%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married29.5%(3,907)

Married53.1%(7,025)

Widowed6.1%(802)

Divorced11.3%(1,499)

Women 15+

Never married23.9%(3,350)

Married51%(7,158)

Widowed13.4%(1,881)

Divorced11.8%(1,650)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% 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)19.3%(417)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(347)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.1%(1,059)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(167)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,158 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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