COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lewis County

West Virginia · 17,223 residents · 387 sq mi

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Lewis County is home to 17,223 people in West Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $41,900. The poverty rate is 23.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. The median household earns $17,972, about 40% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,223

+2%vs 2000

vs 16,919 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

387 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,000)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,104)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,274)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,253)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,045)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(2,549)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(2,651)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,768)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,740)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,542)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,030)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(267)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,972

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,066 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,561

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,933 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.7%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,900

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(16,604)

Black0.1%(22)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(85)

Asian0.3%(48)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(17,139)

Black0.2%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(60)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard0.9%(149)

Mexican0.4%(64)

Puerto Rican0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German16.5%(2,762)

Irish11.6%(1,943)

English11.4%(1,902)

American9.7%(1,631)

Italian4.9%(821)

Dutch1%(170)

Scottish1%(163)

Scotch-Irish1%(162)

French0.9%(144)

Polish0.6%(101)

Norwegian0.3%(48)

Greek0.3%(47)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.2%(41)

Welsh0.2%(38)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Swedish0.1%(17)

Russian0.1%(15)

Croatian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(10)

British0.1%(10)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.1%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married30.1%(2,056)

Married53.6%(3,660)

Widowed6.9%(474)

Divorced9.4%(642)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,505)

Married53.5%(3,702)

Widowed12.8%(888)

Divorced12%(829)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−11.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% 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)8.9%(99)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(206)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(402)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(86)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,113 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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