COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wyoming County

West Virginia · 28,990 residents · 499 sq mi

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Wyoming County is home to 28,990 people in West Virginia. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. 27.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,600. The median household earns $17,248, about 43% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

28,990

+13%vs 2000

vs 25,708 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−16%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

499 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,686)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(2,170)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(2,716)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(2,653)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,687)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(4,284)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(4,895)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,938)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,801)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,051)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(887)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(222)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,248

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,268

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,220 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.9%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,600

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $318 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(25,221)

Black0.6%(161)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(135)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(28,653)

Black0.9%(248)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(112)

Asian0%(10)

Other0.3%(79)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.3%(60)

Spaniard0.3%(54)

Puerto Rican0.1%(21)

Central American0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(21)

Mexican0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Ancestry

English34.5%(7,112)

Irish9.8%(2,013)

German7.4%(1,530)

American5.2%(1,067)

Italian1.7%(359)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(224)

Norwegian1.1%(219)

Greek0.5%(97)

Polish0.4%(89)

Dutch0.4%(79)

Scottish0.3%(69)

British0.3%(54)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(40)

Welsh0.1%(26)

Russian0.1%(14)

Swedish0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Croatian0%(3)

Czech0%(3)

Guyanese0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.0%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 28.2 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 married24.2%(2,083)

Married57.4%(4,930)

Widowed5.5%(470)

Divorced12.9%(1,113)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(1,477)

Married55.1%(4,811)

Widowed13.6%(1,187)

Divorced14.4%(1,257)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% 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)10.9%(93)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(113)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.9%(434)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.9%(84)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 852 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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