Demographics of Mingo County, West Virginia

Mingo County, West Virginia had 21,455 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,034 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.

Mingo County, in four figures

21,455
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.7%
Change since July 2020: −2,034 people.; 44.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,119 ±$4,884
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.

Mingo County, West Virginia's population shrank 8.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mingo 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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Mingo County, West Virginia's population shrank 8.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mingo 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	23,489	100.0	100.0
2021	23,062	98.2	100.2
2022	22,433	95.5	100.7
2023	21,996	93.6	101.6
2024	21,680	92.3	102.5
2025	21,455	91.3	103.1

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Population of Mingo 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	23,489	−83	−18	0	−64
2021	23,062	−427	−187	0	−241
2022	22,433	−629	−284	−3	−351
2023	21,996	−437	−199	−1	−238
2024	21,680	−316	−154	−6	−156
2025	21,455	−225	−129	−11	−86

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±0.2: for men 43.7 ±1.2 and for women 45.2 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mingo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,275 ±93	5.7% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,847 ±342	17.1% ±1.5	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,457 ±265	6.5% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,927 ±319	21.9% ±1.4	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,107 ±352	27.1% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,929 ±455	21.9% ±2.0	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,119 ±$4,884, and income per person $23,977 ±$4,074, 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 Mingo County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,684 ±476	39.5% ±4.9	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,027 ±369	21.8% ±3.9	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,445 ±266	15.5% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	851 ±208	9.1% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	681 ±228	7.3% ±2.4	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	374 ±153	4.0% ±1.6	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	122 to 388	1.3% to 4.2%	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 Mingo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	7,232 ±868	32.4% ±3.9	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,233 ±420	44.6% ±6.4	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,702 ±534	34.3% ±4.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,297 ±287	19.8% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mingo County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mingo County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,554 ±21	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.6% ±2.7	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.4% ±2.7	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±2.6	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±4.2	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$90,500 ±$8,705	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$647 ±$117	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Mingo County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	45 to 311	0.2% to 1.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,420 ±99	95.0% ±0.4	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	447 ±128	2.0% ±0.6	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% 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 64	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	468 ±143	2.1% ±0.6	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 Mingo County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	15,225 ±666	67.5% ±3.0	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,271 ±675	32.3% ±3.0	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6 to 84	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 61	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 44	0% 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%.

Mingo County among the counties of West Virginia

27th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Mingo County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Wyoming County	19,801	−7.1%
Lincoln County	19,177	−5.9%
Morgan County	18,027	+5.5%

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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