Demographics of Pleasants County, West Virginia

Pleasants County, West Virginia had 7,338 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −317 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.

Pleasants County, in four figures

7,338
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −317 people.; 44.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,932 ±$6,010
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.

Pleasants County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pleasants 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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Pleasants County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pleasants 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	7,655	100.0	100.0
2021	7,613	99.5	100.2
2022	7,568	98.9	100.7
2023	7,429	97.0	101.6
2024	7,352	96.0	102.5
2025	7,338	95.9	103.1

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Population of Pleasants County, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,655	0	−12	+10
2021	7,613	−42	−42	−7
2022	7,568	−45	−67	+28
2023	7,429	−139	−40	−100
2024	7,352	−77	−49	−27
2025	7,338	−14	−55	+42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±1.3: for men 41.8 ±0.7 and for women 46.7 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pleasants County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	400 ±60	5.3% ±0.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,069 ±117	14.2% ±1.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	563 ±121	7.5% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,851 ±185	24.6% ±2.5	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,209 ±165	29.4% ±2.2	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,429 ±154	19.0% ±2.1	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,932 ±$6,010, and income per person $39,036 ±$10,279, 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 Pleasants County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	508 ±135	18.3% ±4.8	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	700 ±157	25.3% ±5.6	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	493 ±117	17.8% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	245 ±94	8.8% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	450 ±113	16.3% ±4.0	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	200 ±74	7.2% ±2.7	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	173 ±78	6.2% ±2.8	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 Pleasants County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	825 ±251	11.6% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	99 to 295	13.5% ±6.5	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	485 ±162	12.6% ±4.1	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	143 ±64	7.9% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pleasants County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pleasants County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,222 ±27	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±3.8	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±3.8	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.4% ±3.6	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.6% ±4.3	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,000 ±$15,883	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$715 ±$99	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Pleasants County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	56 to 260	0.7% to 3.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,101 ±60	94.4% ±0.8	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 53	0.1% to 0.7%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 40	0.1% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	93 to 325	1.2% to 4.3%	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 Pleasants County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	5,030 ±340	66.9% ±4.5	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,455 ±336	32.6% ±4.5	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 78	0% to 1.0%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 78	0% to 1.0%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 18	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%.

Pleasants County among the counties of West Virginia

50th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Pleasants County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tyler County	7,881	−5.0%
Webster County	7,760	−7.1%
Doddridge County	7,634	−1.9%
Pocahontas County	7,602	−3.3%
Clay County	7,538	−5.9%
Pleasants County	7,338	−4.1%
Gilmer County	7,085	−4.2%
Tucker County	6,540	−3.2%
Calhoun County	5,978	−3.6%
Pendleton County	5,826	−4.9%
Wirt County	4,879	−5.9%

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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