COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mingo County

West Virginia · 33,739 residents · 423 sq mi

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With 33,739 people, Mingo County is a county in West Virginia. 30.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,100. The median household earns $16,066, about 47% below the national median. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

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

33,739

+19%vs 2000

vs 28,253 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−16%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

423 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,980)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(3,153)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(3,071)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,282)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(5,414)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,962)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,341)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,820)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(2,229)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(1,025)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(249)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,066

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,347 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,328

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,445 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $329 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(27,134)

Black2.3%(654)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(135)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(32,849)

Black2.4%(817)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(127)

Asian0%(8)

Other0.2%(65)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(16)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Mexican0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish9.6%(2,167)

English8.9%(2,015)

American4.7%(1,067)

German3%(673)

Italian1.4%(308)

Scottish0.8%(184)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(169)

Subsaharan African0.6%(132)

Dutch0.4%(101)

British0.2%(41)

French0.2%(40)

Arab0.2%(37)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.2%(37)

Welsh0.1%(29)

Polish0.1%(20)

Hungarian0%(11)

Swedish0%(6)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.4%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 21.9 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 married26%(2,297)

Married57%(5,042)

Widowed3.2%(282)

Divorced13.8%(1,217)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(2,124)

Married49.6%(4,758)

Widowed12.8%(1,228)

Divorced15.4%(1,479)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.3%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% 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)26.4%(275)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(213)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.5%(400)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,040 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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