Demographics of Gilmer County, West Virginia

Gilmer County, West Virginia had 7,085 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −308 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.

Gilmer County, in four figures

7,085
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −308 people.; 41.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,981 ±$4,227
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.

Gilmer County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilmer 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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Gilmer County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilmer 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	7,393	100.0	100.0
2021	7,391	100.0	100.2
2022	7,304	98.8	100.7
2023	7,222	97.7	101.6
2024	7,117	96.3	102.5
2025	7,085	95.8	103.1

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Population of Gilmer 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	7,393	−19	−9	0	−12
2021	7,391	−2	−40	+3	+29
2022	7,304	−87	−72	+4	−16
2023	7,222	−82	−58	+17	−42
2024	7,117	−105	−43	+4	−65
2025	7,085	−32	−45	+1	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.7: for men 41.5 ±1.1 and for women 41.6 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	264 ±62	3.6% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	819 ±128	11.2% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	862 ±175	11.8% ±2.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,054 ±165	28.2% ±2.3	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,961 ±201	26.9% ±2.8	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,328 ±174	18.2% ±2.4	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,981 ±$4,227, and income per person $20,425 ±$3,045, 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 Gilmer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	574 ±149	25.5% ±6.3	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	658 ±166	29.2% ±7.0	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	391 ±126	17.3% ±5.4	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	294 ±103	13.0% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	200 ±83	8.9% ±3.6	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	35 to 141	1.6% to 6.2%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5 to 93	0.2% to 4.1%	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 Gilmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	967 ±263	19.0% ±5.1	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	192 ±92	18.8% ±8.4	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	506 ±162	21.0% ±6.4	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	269 ±105	16.2% ±6.1	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilmer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilmer County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,117 ±39	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.3% ±5.4	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.7% ±5.3	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.6% ±3.1	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.4% ±6.8	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$83,800 ±$9,991	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$750 ±$82	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	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 Gilmer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	299 ±61	4.1% ±0.8	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,724 ±60	78.5% ±0.8	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	993 ±22	13.6% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.4%	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 108	0% to 1.5%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	201 ±77	2.8% ±1.1	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 Gilmer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,234 ±289	58.1% ±4.0	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,724 ±276	37.4% ±3.8	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 142	0.3% to 1.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	248 ±79	3.4% ±1.1	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 58	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	219 ±72	3.0% ±1.0	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%.

Gilmer County among the counties of West Virginia

51st of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Gilmer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Calhoun County	5,978	−3.6%
Pendleton County	5,826	−4.9%
Wirt County	4,879	−5.9%

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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