COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Nicholas County

West Virginia · 26,775 residents · 647 sq mi

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Nicholas County is a county of 26,775 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 24.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,600. Households take in $18,116 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 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

26,775

+1%vs 2000

vs 26,562 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

647 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,733)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,843)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(2,377)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,560)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(3,831)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(4,194)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(2,761)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(2,583)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(2,178)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,203)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(349)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,116

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,974 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,652

−43%vs 2000

vs $15,207 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.4%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,600

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $360 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(26,170)

Black0%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(127)

Asian0.2%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(26,643)

Black0%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(86)

Asian0.3%(85)

Other0.1%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1%(232)

Guatemalan1%(232)

South American0.1%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(29)

Chinese0.1%(21)

Japanese0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Ancestry

English17.3%(4,212)

Irish12.7%(3,074)

German12.6%(3,058)

American12.4%(3,008)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(439)

Scottish1.7%(406)

Polish1.3%(308)

Dutch1.1%(276)

French1%(234)

Italian0.9%(223)

Greek0.5%(129)

Welsh0.5%(118)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(70)

Swedish0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

British0.1%(15)

Czech0%(11)

Slovak0%(6)

French Canadian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married28%(2,863)

Married51.6%(5,285)

Widowed5%(512)

Divorced15.4%(1,575)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(1,724)

Married50%(5,043)

Widowed12.4%(1,251)

Divorced20.4%(2,059)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% 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)10.8%(157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(378)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(649)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,456 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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