COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mason County

West Virginia · 25,178 residents · 431 sq mi

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Mason County is a county of 25,178 people in West Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $44,700. 22.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $262 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

25,178

−3%vs 2000

vs 25,957 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

431 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,472)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,791)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,066)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,829)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,785)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(3,634)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(3,065)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(2,650)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,076)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,172)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(312)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,135

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,134 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,543

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,804 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $316 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(25,441)

Black0.5%(129)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(121)

Asian0.3%(71)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(25,037)

Black0.3%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(19)

Asian0.1%(36)

Other0.1%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard0.5%(131)

Mexican0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(26)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Laotian0%(8)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Korean0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Ancestry

American14.1%(3,530)

English13.4%(3,352)

German12.1%(3,024)

Irish8.9%(2,230)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(351)

Scottish1.2%(305)

French1.1%(276)

Italian1.1%(264)

Hungarian0.7%(177)

Welsh0.6%(148)

Polish0.4%(101)

Subsaharan African0.3%(79)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(78)

Dutch0.2%(50)

Russian0.2%(42)

British0.1%(34)

Arab0.1%(14)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Swedish0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Swiss0%(9)

Greek0%(2)

Norwegian0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

Czech0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 19.6 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 married24.8%(2,455)

Married60.4%(5,986)

Widowed2.8%(275)

Divorced12%(1,194)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(2,110)

Married56.4%(6,181)

Widowed12%(1,312)

Divorced12.4%(1,357)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% 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)22.5%(328)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(270)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(516)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(140)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,455 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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