COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wirt County

West Virginia · 5,192 residents · 233 sq mi

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Wirt County is a county of 5,192 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,700. Median rent is $211 a month. The average commute runs 32 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

5,192

−12%vs 2000

vs 5,873 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

233 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(448)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(342)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(400)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(282)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(833)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(705)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(629)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(471)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(298)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,951

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,748 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,163

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,000 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.0%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,700

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$211

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $313 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(5,771)

Black0.3%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(5,160)

Black0.5%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(3)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(11)

Ancestry

American17.7%(893)

English13.4%(678)

German11.7%(593)

Irish5.6%(284)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(164)

Scottish2.8%(140)

Norwegian1.1%(55)

Italian1%(50)

French0.8%(42)

Hungarian0.7%(33)

Polish0.5%(25)

Czech0.5%(23)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(13)

Danish0.2%(9)

Swedish0.2%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.2%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.3 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married21.3%(442)

Married62.3%(1,291)

Widowed4.1%(86)

Divorced12.3%(254)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(397)

Married55%(1,164)

Widowed14.1%(298)

Divorced12.1%(257)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.2%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% 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)25.7%(97)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.5%(164)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 377 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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