Demographics of Doddridge County, West Virginia

Doddridge County, West Virginia had 7,634 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −151 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.

Doddridge County, in four figures

7,634
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −151 people.; 46.0 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,401 ±$8,074
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.

Doddridge County, West Virginia's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Doddridge 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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Doddridge County, West Virginia's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Doddridge 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	7,785	100.0	100.0
2021	7,741	99.4	100.2
2022	7,720	99.2	100.7
2023	7,694	98.8	101.6
2024	7,642	98.2	102.5
2025	7,634	98.1	103.1

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Population of Doddridge 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	7,785	−20	−13	0	−7
2021	7,741	−44	−35	0	−13
2022	7,720	−21	−26	−2	+13
2023	7,694	−26	−28	+4	0
2024	7,642	−52	−19	+3	−37
2025	7,634	−8	−20	+1	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±1.5: for men 42.4 ±1.2 and for women 48.2 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Doddridge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	287 ±77	3.7% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	849 ±145	11.0% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	746 ±200	9.7% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,911 ±206	24.8% ±2.7	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,250 ±222	29.2% ±2.9	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,668 ±218	21.6% ±2.8	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,401 ±$8,074, and income per person $30,062 ±$3,871, 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 Doddridge County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	516 ±147	20.2% ±5.6	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	625 ±161	24.5% ±6.1	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	398 ±126	15.6% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	193 ±70	7.6% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	431 ±133	16.9% ±5.1	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	100 to 314	3.9% to 12.3%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	184 ±90	7.2% ±3.5	5.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Doddridge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	985 ±275	14.8% ±4.1	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 248	5.7% to 21.8%	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	528 ±198	15.5% ±5.6	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	302 ±101	14.3% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Doddridge County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Doddridge County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,235 ±31	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.9% ±5.0	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.1% ±4.9	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.8% ±4.1	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.2% ±4.4	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,800 ±$14,877	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$866 ±$100	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±4	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 Doddridge County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32 to 188	0.4% to 2.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,072 ±106	91.7% ±1.4	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	85 to 293	1.1% to 3.8%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 1.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	282 ±126	3.7% ±1.6	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 Doddridge County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	5,457 ±290	70.8% ±3.8	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,081 ±266	27.0% ±3.4	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 123	0% to 1.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5 to 239	0.1% to 3.1%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 227	0% to 2.9%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 44	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Doddridge County among the counties of West Virginia

47th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Doddridge County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Summers County	11,532	−3.3%
Grant County	11,041	+0.4%
Ritchie County	8,034	−4.6%
Tyler County	7,881	−5.0%
Webster County	7,760	−7.1%
Doddridge County	7,634	−1.9%
Pocahontas County	7,602	−3.3%
Clay County	7,538	−5.9%
Pleasants County	7,338	−4.1%
Gilmer County	7,085	−4.2%
Tucker County	6,540	−3.2%

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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