Demographics of Monroe County, West Virginia

Monroe County, West Virginia had 12,491 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +103 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.

Monroe County, in four figures

12,491
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +103 people.; 46.2 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,750 ±$5,967
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.

Monroe County, West Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe 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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Monroe County, West Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe 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	12,388	100.0	100.0
2021	12,398	100.1	100.2
2022	12,312	99.4	100.7
2023	12,396	100.1	101.6
2024	12,516	101.0	102.5
2025	12,491	100.8	103.1

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Population of Monroe 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	12,388	+7	+9	0	−3
2021	12,398	+10	−100	+6	+99
2022	12,312	−86	−113	+6	+26
2023	12,396	+84	−52	0	+137
2024	12,516	+120	−43	+4	+162
2025	12,491	−25	−51	−1	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.2 ±0.8: for men 45.6 ±1.1 and for women 46.7 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	665 ±101	5.4% ±0.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,963 ±321	15.8% ±2.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	812 ±259	6.6% ±2.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,488 ±266	20.1% ±2.1	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,348 ±315	27.0% ±2.5	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,110 ±355	25.1% ±2.9	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,750 ±$5,967, and income per person $27,995 ±$2,480, 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 Monroe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	811 ±203	17.6% ±4.3	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,206 ±260	26.1% ±5.4	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	975 ±236	21.1% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	742 ±258	16.1% ±5.5	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	565 ±178	12.2% ±3.8	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	78 to 310	1.7% to 6.7%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	61 to 191	1.3% to 4.1%	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 Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	1,716 ±492	14.0% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	529 ±224	20.3% ±7.9	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	906 ±310	16.3% ±5.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	281 ±109	6.8% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	6,240 ±42	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.0% ±4.1	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.0% ±4.1	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.9% ±3.9	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.1% ±4.4	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,300 ±$10,770	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$690 ±$68	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Monroe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 203	0% to 1.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,658 ±178	94.1% ±1.4	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 410	0% to 3.3%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 236	0% to 1.9%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	51 to 707	0.4% to 5.7%	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 Monroe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	7,619 ±563	61.5% ±4.5	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,749 ±567	38.3% ±4.6	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	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%.

Monroe County among the counties of West Virginia

40th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Taylor County	16,287	−2.4%
Barbour County	15,414	−0.3%
Hardy County	14,337	+0.7%
Wetzel County	13,734	−4.7%
Roane County	13,317	−4.8%
Monroe County	12,491	+0.8%
Braxton County	11,885	−4.2%
Summers County	11,532	−3.3%
Grant County	11,041	+0.4%
Ritchie County	8,034	−4.6%
Tyler County	7,881	−5.0%

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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