COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Upshur County

West Virginia · 22,867 residents · 355 sq mi

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With 22,867 people, Upshur County is a county in West Virginia. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $48,200. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $18,739, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

22,867

−2%vs 2000

vs 23,404 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

355 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,403)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,597)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,785)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(2,084)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(1,899)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(3,185)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(3,322)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,340)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,886)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,808)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,237)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(321)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,739

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,973 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,748

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,559 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,200

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(22,876)

Black0.6%(143)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(137)

Asian0.3%(71)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(22,653)

Black0.5%(107)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(85)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0.3%(68)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(189)

Spaniard0.2%(42)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Central American0.1%(12)

Honduran0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(62)

Vietnamese0.1%(16)

Pakistani0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Ancestry

German15.1%(3,588)

Irish15%(3,555)

English10.9%(2,576)

American6.3%(1,498)

Italian3.3%(785)

Scottish2.9%(676)

French1.8%(431)

Polish1.5%(350)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(306)

Dutch1.3%(300)

Swedish0.9%(207)

Subsaharan African0.7%(164)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(145)

Czech0.4%(104)

Swiss0.3%(69)

Hungarian0.1%(35)

Croatian0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(28)

Egyptian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(28)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(15)

British0.1%(14)

Canadian0.1%(14)

Belgian0%(11)

Finnish0%(9)

Norwegian0%(9)

Greek0%(4)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married32.8%(3,262)

Married49%(4,875)

Widowed4.4%(442)

Divorced13.7%(1,364)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(2,562)

Married48.6%(4,814)

Widowed9.8%(973)

Divorced15.7%(1,556)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% 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)18.9%(266)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(274)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(609)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,411 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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