Demographics of Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Greenbrier County, West Virginia had 31,578 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,328 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.

Greenbrier County, in four figures

31,578
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,328 people.; 46.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,218 ±$3,001
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.

Greenbrier County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greenbrier 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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Greenbrier County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greenbrier 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	32,906	100.0	100.0
2021	32,716	99.4	100.2
2022	32,356	98.3	100.7
2023	32,154	97.7	101.6
2024	31,832	96.7	102.5
2025	31,578	96.0	103.1

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Population of Greenbrier 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	32,906	−79	−63	0	−21
2021	32,716	−190	−272	+11	+47
2022	32,356	−360	−393	+17	+41
2023	32,154	−202	−242	+21	+26
2024	31,832	−322	−274	+25	−69
2025	31,578	−254	−272	+13	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±0.5: for men 45.1 ±0.6 and for women 47.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Greenbrier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,621 ±76	5.0% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,624 ±371	14.3% ±1.1	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,200 ±279	6.8% ±0.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,216 ±366	22.3% ±1.1	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,799 ±469	27.2% ±1.4	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,926 ±531	24.5% ±1.6	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,218 ±$3,001, and income per person $31,258 ±$2,673, 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 Greenbrier County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,701 ±492	25.0% ±3.3	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,986 ±496	27.0% ±3.3	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,440 ±370	16.5% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,850 ±343	12.5% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,770 ±309	12.0% ±2.1	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	567 ±178	3.8% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	474 ±159	3.2% ±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 Greenbrier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	6,904 ±959	21.8% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,701 ±386	28.3% ±5.8	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,885 ±573	25.8% ±3.6	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,318 ±249	12.4% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greenbrier County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greenbrier County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	17,913 ±34	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±2.1	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±2.1	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.1% ±2.3	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.9% ±2.8	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,000 ±$11,571	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$868 ±$50	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Greenbrier County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	609 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,706 ±247	91.7% ±0.8	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	758 ±105	2.3% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	214 ±102	0.7% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,040 ±265	3.2% ±0.8	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 Greenbrier County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	22,451 ±699	69.3% ±2.2	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,184 ±667	28.4% ±2.1	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	87 to 269	0.3% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	573 ±168	1.8% ±0.5	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	83 to 395	0.3% to 1.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	334 ±147	1.0% ±0.5	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%.

Greenbrier County among the counties of West Virginia

16th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Greenbrier County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marion County	55,584	−1.2%
Ohio County	40,496	−4.4%
Fayette County	38,165	−5.6%
Wayne County	37,309	−4.0%
Preston County	34,004	−0.6%
Greenbrier County	31,578	−4.0%
Logan County	30,375	−6.6%
Marshall County	29,159	−4.4%
Hancock County	27,729	−4.5%
Jackson County	27,450	−1.0%
Randolph County	26,882	−3.6%

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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