Demographics of Randolph County, West Virginia

Randolph County, West Virginia had 26,882 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,011 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.

Randolph County, in four figures

26,882
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −1,011 people.; 44.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,757 ±$4,392
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.

Randolph County, West Virginia's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Randolph 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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Randolph County, West Virginia's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Randolph 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	27,893	100.0	100.0
2021	27,904	100.0	100.2
2022	27,556	98.8	100.7
2023	27,373	98.1	101.6
2024	27,130	97.3	102.5
2025	26,882	96.4	103.1

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Population of Randolph 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	27,893	−39	−14	0	−30
2021	27,904	+11	−140	+4	+127
2022	27,556	−348	−237	+22	−119
2023	27,373	−183	−179	+26	−21
2024	27,130	−243	−195	−1	−47
2025	26,882	−248	−206	−5	−40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±0.4: for men 42.0 ±1.1 and for women 47.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Randolph County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,350 ±72	4.9% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,710 ±327	13.5% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,237 ±307	8.1% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,692 ±341	24.3% ±1.2	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,296 ±423	26.5% ±1.5	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,291 ±462	22.8% ±1.7	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,757 ±$4,392, and income per person $29,069 ±$1,989, 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 Randolph County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,581 ±378	24.2% ±3.5	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,504 ±377	23.5% ±3.5	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,708 ±336	16.0% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,223 ±224	11.5% ±2.1	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,691 ±362	15.8% ±3.4	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	405 ±128	3.8% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	566 ±204	5.3% ±1.9	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 Randolph County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	4,018 ±619	15.9% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,088 ±258	21.9% ±4.8	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,778 ±331	14.5% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,152 ±248	14.4% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Randolph County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Randolph County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	13,072 ±38	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.7% ±2.3	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.3% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.0% ±3.4	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.0% ±3.3	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$144,800 ±$19,243	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$52	$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 Randolph County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	308 ±0	1.1% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,798 ±445	89.9% ±1.6	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	387 ±121	1.4% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	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 24	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,066 ±451	7.5% ±1.6	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 Randolph County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	21,785 ±607	79.0% ±2.2	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,563 ±613	20.2% ±2.2	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 176	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	60 to 200	0.2% to 0.7%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	43 to 167	0.2% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 58	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%.

Randolph County among the counties of West Virginia

21st of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Randolph County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greenbrier County	31,578	−4.0%
Logan County	30,375	−6.6%
Marshall County	29,159	−4.4%
Hancock County	27,729	−4.5%
Jackson County	27,450	−1.0%
Randolph County	26,882	−3.6%
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%

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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