COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pocahontas County

West Virginia · 9,008 residents · 940 sq mi

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Pocahontas County is a county of 9,008 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $41,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $17,237, about 43% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

9,008

−1%vs 2000

vs 9,131 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

940 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(541)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(549)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(663)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(531)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(483)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,281)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(1,325)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(986)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(951)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(888)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(642)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(168)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,237

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,401 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,860

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $355 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(8,948)

Black0.8%(71)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(39)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(8,899)

Black0.9%(78)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(21)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.2%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(103)

Puerto Rican0.2%(17)

Dominican0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American17.9%(1,393)

English16.8%(1,308)

Irish12.8%(994)

German10.8%(841)

Scotch-Irish4.3%(333)

Scottish2.2%(171)

Italian1.7%(129)

Dutch1.4%(109)

Polish1.2%(95)

Russian0.9%(70)

French0.7%(52)

Swedish0.5%(42)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(38)

Croatian0.5%(38)

French Canadian0.3%(23)

Welsh0.3%(22)

Bulgarian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(7)

Armenian0.1%(4)

Arab0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.6%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 22.8 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 married33.3%(1,173)

Married46.7%(1,643)

Widowed8%(282)

Divorced12%(422)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(607)

Married53.4%(1,674)

Widowed11.8%(369)

Divorced15.4%(484)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.1%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.9%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% 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)7.2%(54)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(134)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.9%(330)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 752 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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