COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Summers County

West Virginia · 14,204 residents · 361 sq mi

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With 14,204 people, Summers County is a county in West Virginia. The typical home is worth $33,600. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 24.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median age is 37.2, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,204

+9%vs 2000

vs 12,999 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 43.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

361 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(739)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(911)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,042)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(973)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(724)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(2,170)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,137)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,484)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(1,543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,429)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(788)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,457

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,147 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,203

−34%vs 2000

vs $12,419 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,600

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$228

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $284 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(12,494)

Black2.2%(280)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(71)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(13,379)

Black5.1%(724)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(151)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other0.5%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0.3%(39)

Colombian0.3%(39)

Mexican0.3%(36)

Cuban0.2%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American15.4%(1,804)

English14.3%(1,679)

Irish10.8%(1,264)

German8%(942)

Scottish3.2%(376)

Italian2.2%(260)

French1.9%(228)

Subsaharan African1.7%(204)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(174)

Greek1.4%(169)

Dutch1.2%(143)

Austrian0.9%(105)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Ethiopian0.5%(57)

Polish0.4%(49)

Welsh0.3%(36)

Kenyan0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(7)

British0%(5)

Latvian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.0%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 24.5 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 married29.6%(1,413)

Married40.7%(1,942)

Widowed9.3%(443)

Divorced20.3%(969)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(1,398)

Married43.4%(2,375)

Widowed13.9%(761)

Divorced17.2%(941)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% 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)17.3%(159)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(156)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.8%(393)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 918 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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