COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tucker County

West Virginia · 7,728 residents · 419 sq mi

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Tucker County is home to 7,728 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $37,300. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. The median household earns $17,949, about 40% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,728

+6%vs 2000

vs 7,321 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

419 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(529)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(533)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(583)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(476)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,048)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,074)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(1,002)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(761)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(669)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(470)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,949

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,978

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,349 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,300

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(7,224)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(18)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(7,713)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

South American0.2%(11)

Venezuelan0.2%(11)

Mexican0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German22.1%(1,473)

American20.7%(1,379)

English13.6%(904)

Irish10.1%(670)

Italian5%(332)

Scottish3.8%(252)

Polish1.9%(126)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(115)

French1.3%(85)

Dutch1%(64)

Welsh0.7%(44)

Swedish0.6%(41)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(25)

Slovene0.3%(18)

British0.3%(17)

French Canadian0.2%(16)

Belgian0.2%(11)

Arab0.2%(10)

Lithuanian0.2%(10)

Czech0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

Nigerian0.1%(6)

Croatian0.1%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Russian0.1%(4)

Lebanese0%(3)

Brazilian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 21.0 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 married26.2%(779)

Married57.2%(1,698)

Widowed3.8%(114)

Divorced12.8%(380)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(693)

Married50.2%(1,471)

Widowed14.5%(424)

Divorced11.7%(343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% 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)21.1%(105)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(91)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.7%(237)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 497 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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