Demographics of Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County, West Virginia had 139,522 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16,829 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berkeley County, in four figures

139,522
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +13.7%
Change since July 2020: +16,829 people.; 38.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,815 ±$2,551
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Berkeley County, West Virginia's population grew 13.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berkeley County, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Berkeley County, West Virginia's population grew 13.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berkeley County, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	122,693	100.0	100.0
2021	126,208	102.9	100.2
2022	129,515	105.6	100.7
2023	132,742	108.2	101.6
2024	135,990	110.8	102.5
2025	139,522	113.7	103.1

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Population of Berkeley County, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	122,693	+620	+15	+3	+637
2021	126,208	+3,515	+57	+52	+3,566
2022	129,515	+3,307	+70	+70	+3,022
2023	132,742	+3,227	+230	+164	+2,784
2024	135,990	+3,248	+344	+143	+2,722
2025	139,522	+3,532	+389	−16	+3,186

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±0.4: for men 37.6 ±0.4 and for women 39.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berkeley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	7,870 ±57	6.1% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,040 ±814	17.0% ±0.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,588 ±673	7.4% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	36,681 ±868	28.3% ±0.7	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,564 ±964	25.9% ±0.7	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,771 ±922	15.3% ±0.7	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,815 ±$2,551, and income per person $38,914 ±$1,193, in 2024 dollars. The median is $59,608 ±$691 in West Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berkeley County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	5,990 ±704	11.7% ±1.4	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,283 ±810	16.2% ±1.6	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,992 ±792	17.6% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,290 ±906	16.2% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,721 ±927	21.0% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,549 ±601	8.9% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,196 ±569	8.2% ±1.1	5.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berkeley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	14,200 ±1,339	11.1% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,146 ±624	14.2% ±2.1	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,932 ±810	9.8% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,122 ±488	11.2% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berkeley County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berkeley County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	53,819 ±46	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.0	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±1.0	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.0% ±1.5	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.0% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$266,300 ±$7,422	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,233 ±$69	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berkeley County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,294 ±0	6.4% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	103,178 ±472	79.7% ±0.4	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,232 ±754	7.1% ±0.6	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,237 ±193	1.0% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 191	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	986 ±482	0.8% ±0.4	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,437 ±745	5.0% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berkeley County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	45,520 ±2,065	35.1% ±1.6	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	76,302 ±2,113	58.9% ±1.6	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,181 ±301	0.9% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,511 ±750	5.0% ±0.6	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,176 ±674	3.2% ±0.5	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,335 ±571	1.8% ±0.4	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Berkeley County among the counties of West Virginia

2nd of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Berkeley County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kanawha County	172,381	−4.3%
Berkeley County	139,522	+13.7%
Monongalia County	107,991	+2.0%
Cabell County	91,183	−3.2%
Wood County	82,385	−2.1%
Raleigh County	71,775	−3.5%
Harrison County	64,221	−2.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026