COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Wirt County

West Virginia · 5,873 residents · 233 sq mi

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Wirt County is home to 5,873 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The typical home is worth $56,100. Median rent is $313 a month. 19.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,873

+13%since 1990

from 5,192 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

+10%since 1990

from 34.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

233 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(329)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(417)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(447)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(300)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.1%(713)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.5%(1,025)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(778)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.2%(656)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.3%(428)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.2%(249)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(86)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,748

+38%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,951 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,000

+72%since 1990

from $8,163 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

19.6%

−2.4 ptssince 1990

from 22.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $211 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.1%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 81.3% in 1990

16.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.5%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(3)

Asian0.2%(8)

2000

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

Black0.3%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.1%(5)

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

9.9%

+1.9 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.4%

+6.2 ptssince 1990

from 66.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

−25%since 1990

from 32.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.4%(493)

Married65%(1,498)

Widowed4.5%(104)

Divorced9.1%(210)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(389)

Married63.2%(1,507)

Widowed11.7%(279)

Divorced8.8%(209)

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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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