Demographics of Roane County, West Virginia

Roane County, West Virginia had 13,317 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −671 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.

Roane County, in four figures

13,317
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −671 people.; 46.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,778 ±$3,029
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.

Roane County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Roane 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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Roane County, West Virginia's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Roane 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	13,988	100.0	100.0
2021	13,939	99.6	100.2
2022	13,798	98.6	100.7
2023	13,675	97.8	101.6
2024	13,508	96.6	102.5
2025	13,317	95.2	103.1

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Population of Roane 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	13,988	−41	−21	0	−21
2021	13,939	−49	−58	+2	−6
2022	13,798	−141	−146	+1	+12
2023	13,675	−123	−124	+2	+3
2024	13,508	−167	−135	0	−30
2025	13,317	−191	−141	−3	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±0.7: for men 46.0 ±0.7 and for women 48.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Roane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	595 ±22	4.3% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,168 ±200	15.7% ±1.4	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	902 ±170	6.5% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,902 ±197	21.1% ±1.4	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,966 ±290	28.8% ±2.1	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,253 ±269	23.6% ±2.0	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,778 ±$3,029, and income per person $27,304 ±$2,184, 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 Roane County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,502 ±261	26.3% ±4.5	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,652 ±295	29.0% ±5.0	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,009 ±190	17.7% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	522 ±122	9.2% ±2.1	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	673 ±175	11.8% ±3.0	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	182 ±85	3.2% ±1.5	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	164 ±59	2.9% ±1.0	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 Roane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	2,604 ±616	19.1% ±4.5	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	842 ±255	30.8% ±8.3	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,266 ±289	19.3% ±4.2	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	496 ±148	11.4% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Roane County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roane County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	7,146 ±52	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±3.1	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±3.0	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±3.3	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±3.6	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,100 ±$11,520	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$614 ±$121	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Roane County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	44 to 290	0.3% to 2.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,101 ±170	95.0% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	454 ±194	3.3% ±1.4	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 Roane County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	10,943 ±311	79.4% ±2.3	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,675 ±316	19.4% ±2.3	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 170	0.1% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	33 to 115	0.2% to 0.8%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 75	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 64	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Roane County among the counties of West Virginia

39th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Roane County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lewis County	16,394	−3.7%
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%

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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