Demographics of Ohio County, West Virginia

Ohio County, West Virginia had 40,496 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,851 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.

Ohio County, in four figures

40,496
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,851 people.; 42.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,094 ±$3,719
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Ohio 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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Ohio County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ohio 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	42,347	100.0	100.0
2021	41,864	98.9	100.2
2022	41,503	98.0	100.7
2023	41,204	97.3	101.6
2024	40,969	96.7	102.5
2025	40,496	95.6	103.1

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Population of Ohio 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	42,347	−99	−52	+1	−51
2021	41,864	−483	−374	+12	−148
2022	41,503	−361	−311	+30	−58
2023	41,204	−299	−280	+34	−44
2024	40,969	−235	−278	+10	+39
2025	40,496	−473	−284	−10	−179

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.4: for men 41.2 ±0.7 and for women 44.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ohio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,059 ±77	5.0% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,001 ±373	14.4% ±0.9	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,160 ±301	10.0% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,519 ±413	22.9% ±1.0	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,370 ±402	24.9% ±1.0	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,473 ±500	22.8% ±1.2	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,094 ±$3,719, and income per person $38,134 ±$2,133, 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 Ohio County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	4,246 ±505	23.1% ±2.7	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,134 ±448	22.5% ±2.4	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,577 ±315	14.0% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,158 ±255	11.8% ±1.4	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,503 ±310	13.6% ±1.7	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,435 ±231	7.8% ±1.3	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,289 ±204	7.0% ±1.1	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 Ohio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	6,969 ±808	17.7% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,709 ±315	21.8% ±3.7	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,684 ±486	19.0% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,576 ±290	12.8% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ohio County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ohio County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	21,120 ±36	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±1.7	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±1.7	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±1.9	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±2.2	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,000 ±$5,293	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$34	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±3	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 Ohio County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	699 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,344 ±313	89.8% ±0.8	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,390 ±178	3.3% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	203 ±70	0.5% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 53	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 91	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,869 ±348	4.5% ±0.8	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 Ohio County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	27,660 ±768	66.5% ±1.8	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,710 ±807	30.6% ±1.9	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	154 ±75	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,058 ±317	2.5% ±0.8	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	561 ±229	1.3% ±0.6	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	497 ±175	1.2% ±0.4	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ohio County among the counties of West Virginia

12th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Ohio County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Fayette County	38,165	−5.6%
Wayne County	37,309	−4.0%
Preston County	34,004	−0.6%
Greenbrier County	31,578	−4.0%
Logan County	30,375	−6.6%

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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