Demographics of Raleigh County, West Virginia

Raleigh County, West Virginia had 71,775 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,629 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.

Raleigh County, in four figures

71,775
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −2,629 people.; 42.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,150 ±$3,933
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.

Raleigh County, West Virginia's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Raleigh 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Raleigh County, West Virginia's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Raleigh 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	74,404	100.0	100.0
2021	73,817	99.2	100.2
2022	72,858	97.9	100.7
2023	72,504	97.4	101.6
2024	72,185	97.0	102.5
2025	71,775	96.5	103.1

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Population of Raleigh 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	74,404	−186	−102	0	−91
2021	73,817	−587	−627	+15	−37
2022	72,858	−959	−718	+32	−235
2023	72,504	−354	−498	+96	+67
2024	72,185	−319	−433	+37	+86
2025	71,775	−410	−441	+15	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.3: for men 41.1 ±0.7 and for women 44.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Raleigh County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,731 ±179	5.1% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,661 ±528	15.9% ±0.7	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,704 ±522	7.8% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,647 ±722	24.1% ±1.0	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,244 ±815	24.9% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,208 ±884	22.1% ±1.2	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,150 ±$3,933, and income per person $28,797 ±$1,343, 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 Raleigh County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	7,766 ±841	26.8% ±2.8	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,368 ±700	22.0% ±2.4	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,704 ±583	16.2% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,561 ±537	12.3% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,023 ±569	13.9% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,518 ±389	5.2% ±1.3	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,064 ±230	3.7% ±0.8	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 Raleigh County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	15,883 ±1,951	22.8% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,746 ±754	31.8% ±4.5	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,661 ±1,075	22.2% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,476 ±744	17.3% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Raleigh County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Raleigh County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	34,604 ±36	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.0	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.3% ±2.0	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.7% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,900 ±$8,969	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$902 ±$44	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Raleigh County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,298 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	63,619 ±248	86.9% ±0.3	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,868 ±338	6.7% ±0.5	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	632 ±80	0.9% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	35 to 295	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,576 ±429	3.5% ±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 Raleigh County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	55,654 ±1,051	76.0% ±1.4	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,169 ±1,029	22.1% ±1.4	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	268 ±125	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,104 ±266	1.5% ±0.4	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	589 ±152	0.8% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	515 ±249	0.7% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Raleigh County among the counties of West Virginia

6th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Raleigh County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kanawha County	172,381	−4.3%
Berkeley County	139,522	+13.7%
Monongalia County	107,991	+2.0%
Cabell County	91,183	−3.2%
Wood County	82,385	−2.1%
Raleigh County	71,775	−3.5%
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%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026