Demographics of Jackson County, West Virginia

Jackson County, West Virginia had 27,450 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −273 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.

Jackson County, in four figures

27,450
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −273 people.; 43.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,845 ±$8,665
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.

Jackson County, West Virginia's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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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Jackson County, West Virginia's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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	27,723	100.0	100.0
2021	27,791	100.2	100.2
2022	27,614	99.6	100.7
2023	27,605	99.6	101.6
2024	27,496	99.2	102.5
2025	27,450	99.0	103.1

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Population of Jackson 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	27,723	−69	−45	0	−29
2021	27,791	+68	−105	+20	+128
2022	27,614	−177	−247	+16	+75
2023	27,605	−9	−152	+94	+53
2024	27,496	−109	−161	+56	−1
2025	27,450	−46	−169	+54	+68

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.8: for men 41.9 ±1.0 and for women 45.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,527 ±67	5.5% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,415 ±373	15.9% ±1.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,991 ±269	7.2% ±1.0	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,266 ±395	22.6% ±1.4	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,619 ±443	27.5% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,887 ±465	21.2% ±1.7	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,845 ±$8,665, and income per person $34,967 ±$3,041, 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 Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,580 ±485	22.4% ±4.2	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,684 ±436	23.3% ±3.7	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,758 ±318	15.3% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,564 ±310	13.6% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,552 ±308	13.5% ±2.7	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	870 ±238	7.6% ±2.1	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	507 ±170	4.4% ±1.5	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 Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	5,073 ±837	18.5% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,487 ±342	25.2% ±5.3	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,500 ±474	18.0% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,086 ±288	14.1% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,867 ±37	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±2.3	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.6% ±3.1	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.4% ±3.6	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,200 ±$7,880	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$716 ±$77	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	292 ±0	1.1% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,488 ±163	95.6% ±0.6	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.3%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 ±53	0.4% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 242	0% to 0.9%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	634 ±135	2.3% ±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 Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	21,542 ±845	77.8% ±3.0	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,465 ±743	19.7% ±2.7	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 213	0.1% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	196 to 952	0.7% to 3.4%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	96 to 456	0.3% to 1.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 579	0.1% to 2.1%	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%.

Jackson County among the counties of West Virginia

20th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Mineral County	26,792	−0.4%
Mason County	24,707	−2.7%
Hampshire County	24,105	+4.4%
Nicholas County	23,848	−2.9%

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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