Demographics of Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County, West Virginia had 24,105 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,019 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.

Hampshire County, in four figures

24,105
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,019 people.; 48.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,116 ±$7,583
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.

Hampshire County, West Virginia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampshire 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Hampshire County, West Virginia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampshire 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	23,086	100.0	100.0
2021	23,353	101.2	100.2
2022	23,465	101.6	100.7
2023	23,600	102.2	101.6
2024	23,768	103.0	102.5
2025	24,105	104.4	103.1

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Population of Hampshire 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	23,086	+7	−12	0	+14
2021	23,353	+267	−123	−1	+402
2022	23,465	+112	−102	−3	+220
2023	23,600	+135	−119	0	+251
2024	23,768	+168	−86	−4	+256
2025	24,105	+337	−84	−13	+438

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.5 ±0.6: for men 48.4 ±0.8 and for women 48.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,139 ±80	4.9% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,089 ±311	13.2% ±1.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,491 ±264	6.4% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,966 ±313	21.2% ±1.3	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,069 ±468	30.1% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,711 ±485	24.3% ±2.1	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,116 ±$7,583, and income per person $34,465 ±$2,795, 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 Hampshire County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,858 ±349	21.5% ±3.9	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,617 ±299	18.7% ±3.3	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,509 ±274	17.5% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	960 ±266	11.1% ±3.0	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,707 ±346	19.8% ±3.9	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	539 ±165	6.2% ±1.9	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	453 ±170	5.2% ±2.0	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 Hampshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	2,980 ±532	13.1% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	762 ±244	19.1% ±5.8	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,222 ±275	10.9% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	996 ±250	13.1% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hampshire County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampshire County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,639 ±19	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.4% ±3.2	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.6% ±3.2	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.7% ±2.1	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.3% ±3.1	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,200 ±$11,094	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$720 ±$99	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Hampshire County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	409 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,860 ±268	93.2% ±1.1	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	226 ±89	1.0% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 33	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 301	0% to 1.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	807 ±233	3.4% ±1.0	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 Hampshire County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,605 ±765	28.1% ±3.3	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,380 ±762	69.8% ±3.2	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 186	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	178 to 560	0.8% to 2.4%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	148 to 530	0.6% to 2.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.2%	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%.

Hampshire County among the counties of West Virginia

24th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Hampshire County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hancock County	27,729	−4.5%
Jackson County	27,450	−1.0%
Randolph County	26,882	−3.6%
Mineral County	26,792	−0.4%
Mason County	24,707	−2.7%
Hampshire County	24,105	+4.4%
Nicholas County	23,848	−2.9%
Upshur County	23,758	−0.3%
Mingo County	21,455	−8.7%
Brooke County	21,142	−6.0%
Boone County	20,251	−6.9%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026