COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harrison County

West Virginia · 69,371 residents · 416 sq mi

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Harrison County is home to 69,371 people in West Virginia. The typical home is worth $44,100. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $20,367, about 32% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

69,371

+1%vs 2000

vs 68,652 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

416 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202465K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(4,093)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(4,782)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(4,953)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(5,197)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(3,898)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(9,942)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(10,219)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(6,944)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(7,080)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(6,988)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(4,253)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(1,022)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,367

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,562 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,281

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,810 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,100

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(65,756)

Black1.6%(1,102)

Hispanic / Latino1%(660)

Asian0.6%(407)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(67,979)

Black1.5%(1,020)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(847)

Asian0.3%(213)

Other0.2%(159)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(409)

Puerto Rican0.5%(298)

Spaniard0.2%(134)

Central American0.1%(65)

Honduran0.1%(35)

South American0%(27)

Dominican0%(23)

Panamanian0%(21)

Venezuelan0%(21)

Cuban0%(9)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(186)

Filipino0.3%(171)

Vietnamese0.1%(80)

Asian Indian0.1%(47)

Cambodian0%(15)

Indonesian0%(9)

Korean0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(71)

Ancestry

German18%(11,707)

Irish17.2%(11,192)

English16.6%(10,759)

Italian9.6%(6,251)

American7.4%(4,777)

Polish2.3%(1,504)

Scottish2.3%(1,464)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(1,106)

Dutch1.6%(1,039)

Welsh1.2%(790)

French1%(648)

Hungarian0.5%(319)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(281)

British0.4%(241)

Greek0.4%(239)

Subsaharan African0.3%(215)

Nigerian0.3%(194)

Arab0.2%(145)

Russian0.2%(139)

Slovak0.2%(131)

Swedish0.2%(130)

Lebanese0.2%(127)

Austrian0.2%(115)

Lithuanian0.2%(114)

Slovene0.2%(114)

Czech0.2%(110)

Ukrainian0.2%(102)

Canadian0.1%(84)

Croatian0.1%(65)

Norwegian0.1%(57)

West Indian0.1%(56)

Jamaican0.1%(56)

French Canadian0.1%(41)

Belgian0%(31)

Bulgarian0%(30)

Turkish0%(24)

Israeli0%(22)

Syrian0%(18)

Iranian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Brazilian0%(8)

Serbian0%(6)

Portuguese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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%(8,736)

Married49.2%(12,889)

Widowed4.4%(1,158)

Divorced13.1%(3,420)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(6,979)

Married46.4%(12,778)

Widowed13.4%(3,674)

Divorced14.8%(4,080)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% 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)20%(766)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(762)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(1,513)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(110)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(33)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,831 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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