COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ohio County

West Virginia · 50,871 residents · 106 sq mi

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With 50,871 people, Ohio County is a county in West Virginia. At a median age of 37.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,400. Renters pay $280 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,489, about 25% below the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

50,871

+7%vs 2000

vs 47,427 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

106 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(2,961)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(3,192)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(3,048)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(3,854)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(3,344)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(6,877)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(7,159)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(5,350)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(5,464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(5,500)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(3,164)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(958)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,489

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,836 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,348

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,734 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

33.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(44,633)

Black3.5%(1,679)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(238)

Asian0.8%(365)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(49,041)

Black3%(1,517)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(234)

Asian0.5%(266)

Other0.1%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(289)

Puerto Rican0.2%(71)

South American0.2%(63)

Spaniard0.1%(51)

Colombian0.1%(34)

Venezuelan0.1%(22)

Dominican0%(15)

Uruguayan0%(7)

Central American0%(5)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(97)

Asian Indian0.1%(45)

Chinese0.1%(34)

Bangladeshi0%(7)

Korean0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Nepalese0%(4)

Indonesian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

German25.8%(10,745)

Irish16.1%(6,679)

English12.8%(5,333)

Italian7.9%(3,289)

Polish5.8%(2,427)

American4.2%(1,734)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(1,275)

Scottish2.2%(920)

Hungarian1.7%(713)

French1.6%(676)

Arab1.5%(642)

Lebanese1.4%(598)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.1%(457)

Welsh1.1%(453)

Slovak0.9%(384)

Dutch0.9%(380)

Czech0.8%(315)

Swedish0.6%(260)

Russian0.5%(217)

Croatian0.5%(212)

Swiss0.4%(154)

Subsaharan African0.4%(150)

British0.3%(137)

Brazilian0.3%(122)

West Indian0.3%(118)

Austrian0.3%(115)

Norwegian0.3%(110)

Belgian0.3%(105)

Lithuanian0.2%(103)

Haitian0.2%(101)

Ukrainian0.2%(80)

French Canadian0.1%(57)

Canadian0.1%(50)

Australian0.1%(42)

Syrian0.1%(40)

Romanian0.1%(38)

Nigerian0.1%(33)

Danish0.1%(27)

Guyanese0.1%(22)

Portuguese0%(18)

Serbian0%(18)

Slovene0%(18)

Jamaican0%(17)

Finnish0%(16)

Israeli0%(14)

Iraqi0%(10)

Iranian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.1%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married37.2%(6,277)

Married48.5%(8,181)

Widowed4.1%(692)

Divorced10.2%(1,727)

Women 15+

Never married31%(5,610)

Married44%(7,959)

Widowed12%(2,173)

Divorced12.9%(2,339)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% 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)21%(485)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(598)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(671)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(132)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,306 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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