COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Logan County

West Virginia · 43,032 residents · 453 sq mi

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Logan County is home to 43,032 people in West Virginia. The poverty rate is 27.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,700. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Households take in $17,942 at the median, 40% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

43,032

+14%vs 2000

vs 37,710 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

453 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(2,380)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(2,881)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(4,146)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(3,860)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,573)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(6,245)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(6,871)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(4,549)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(4,213)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(3,339)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(1,643)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(332)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,942

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,603 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,786

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,102 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.7%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(36,157)

Black2.6%(970)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(202)

Asian0.3%(113)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(41,270)

Black3.3%(1,403)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(117)

Asian0.6%(245)

Other0.3%(114)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(161)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Puerto Rican0%(5)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(70)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Thai0%(4)

Ancestry

Irish9.4%(2,945)

English9.3%(2,935)

American8%(2,517)

German4.8%(1,493)

Italian1.3%(421)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(356)

Dutch1%(324)

Hungarian1%(308)

Scottish0.7%(235)

Welsh0.5%(147)

Subsaharan African0.4%(139)

Greek0.2%(65)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(58)

Norwegian0.1%(34)

Swedish0.1%(23)

French0.1%(20)

Russian0%(15)

Swiss0%(12)

Czech0%(8)

French Canadian0%(8)

British0%(5)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Arab0%(3)

Danish0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.4%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 23.0 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 married29.6%(3,819)

Married55.5%(7,163)

Widowed3.6%(460)

Divorced11.3%(1,454)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(2,925)

Married50.1%(6,610)

Widowed15.3%(2,015)

Divorced12.5%(1,652)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% 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)8.9%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(225)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(531)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,274 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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