Demographics of Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County, West Virginia had 64,221 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,625 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.

Harrison County, in four figures

64,221
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −1,625 people.; 42.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,377 ±$1,834
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.

Harrison County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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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Harrison County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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	65,846	100.0	100.0
2021	65,439	99.4	100.2
2022	64,706	98.3	100.7
2023	64,550	98.0	101.6
2024	64,426	97.8	102.5
2025	64,221	97.5	103.1

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Population of Harrison 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	65,846	−73	−36	0	−49
2021	65,439	−407	−262	+6	−196
2022	64,706	−733	−515	+25	−212
2023	64,550	−156	−327	+50	+136
2024	64,426	−124	−358	+36	+202
2025	64,221	−205	−351	+1	+140

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.3: for men 41.3 ±0.7 and for women 43.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,428 ±112	5.3% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,341 ±517	15.9% ±0.8	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,764 ±342	7.3% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,826 ±452	24.4% ±0.7	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,403 ±535	26.8% ±0.8	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,222 ±627	20.3% ±1.0	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,377 ±$1,834, and income per person $35,791 ±$1,364, 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 Harrison County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	5,271 ±546	20.0% ±2.0	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,680 ±558	21.6% ±2.1	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,469 ±424	17.0% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,295 ±421	12.5% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,165 ±480	15.8% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,736 ±275	6.6% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,737 ±272	6.6% ±1.0	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 Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	9,167 ±1,103	14.4% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,544 ±424	18.8% ±3.0	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,438 ±614	13.5% ±1.8	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,185 ±323	12.5% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harrison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harrison County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	30,537 ±45	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±1.5	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±1.5	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,200 ±$6,522	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$879 ±$41	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Harrison County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,472 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	59,667 ±240	91.8% ±0.4	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	953 ±173	1.5% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	530 ±61	0.8% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,288 ±343	3.5% ±0.5	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 Harrison County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	52,078 ±796	80.1% ±1.2	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,864 ±811	18.3% ±1.2	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±112	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	787 ±171	1.2% ±0.3	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	500 ±139	0.8% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	287 ±133	0.4% ±0.2	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Harrison County among the counties of West Virginia

7th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Harrison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Berkeley County	139,522	+13.7%
Monongalia County	107,991	+2.0%
Cabell County	91,183	−3.2%
Wood County	82,385	−2.1%
Raleigh County	71,775	−3.5%
Harrison County	64,221	−2.5%
Jefferson County	63,102	+9.2%
Mercer County	57,503	−3.4%
Putnam County	56,885	−1.0%
Marion County	55,584	−1.2%
Ohio County	40,496	−4.4%

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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