Demographics of Grant County, West Virginia

Grant County, West Virginia had 11,041 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +48 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.

Grant County, in four figures

11,041
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +48 people.; 46.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,361 ±$11,997
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.

Grant County, West Virginia's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Grant 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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Grant County, West Virginia's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Grant 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	10,993	100.0	100.0
2021	10,999	100.1	100.2
2022	10,963	99.7	100.7
2023	10,986	99.9	101.6
2024	10,962	99.7	102.5
2025	11,041	100.4	103.1

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Population of Grant 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	10,993	+14	−2	0	+14
2021	10,999	+6	−88	+5	+84
2022	10,963	−36	−73	+8	+35
2023	10,986	+23	−41	+10	+59
2024	10,962	−24	−45	0	+20
2025	11,041	+79	−47	0	+125

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±0.7: for men 45.3 ±0.5 and for women 49.2 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Grant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	585 ±111	5.3% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,571 ±256	14.3% ±2.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	708 ±140	6.4% ±1.3	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,343 ±219	21.3% ±2.0	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,004 ±249	27.4% ±2.3	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,772 ±266	25.2% ±2.4	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,361 ±$11,997, and income per person $30,795 ±$2,808, 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 Grant County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	981 ±200	22.3% ±4.4	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	938 ±216	21.4% ±4.8	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	709 ±162	16.1% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	762 ±152	17.3% ±3.3	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	634 ±192	14.4% ±4.3	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 248	1.3% to 5.6%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	95 to 337	2.2% to 7.7%	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 Grant County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	1,443 ±369	13.3% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	126 to 400	6.0% to 18.4%	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	692 ±239	13.1% ±4.4	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	488 ±130	14.2% ±3.6	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 Grant County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grant County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	5,670 ±22	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.5% ±4.0	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.5% ±4.0	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±3.7	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±4.0	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,100 ±$14,733	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$644 ±$48	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Grant County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12 to 146	0.1% to 1.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,527 ±53	95.8% ±0.5	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	81 to 289	0.7% to 2.6%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	87 to 257	0.8% to 2.3%	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 Grant County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,325 ±546	57.6% ±5.0	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,537 ±545	41.3% ±5.0	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 74	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5 to 159	< 0.1% to 1.4%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 102	< 0.1% to 0.9%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 65	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%.

Grant County among the counties of West Virginia

43rd of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Grant County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wetzel County	13,734	−4.7%
Roane County	13,317	−4.8%
Monroe County	12,491	+0.8%
Braxton County	11,885	−4.2%
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%

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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