Demographics of Taylor County, West Virginia

Taylor County, West Virginia had 16,287 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −403 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.

Taylor County, in four figures

16,287
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −403 people.; 43.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,795 ±$5,427
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.

Taylor County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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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Taylor County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Taylor 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	16,690	100.0	100.0
2021	16,534	99.1	100.2
2022	16,383	98.2	100.7
2023	16,417	98.4	101.6
2024	16,486	98.8	102.5
2025	16,287	97.6	103.1

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Population of Taylor 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	16,690	−13	−38	0	+21
2021	16,534	−156	−76	0	−94
2022	16,383	−151	−147	−1	+10
2023	16,417	+34	−42	0	+77
2024	16,486	+69	−44	−1	+117
2025	16,287	−199	−53	−2	−142

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.5: for men 43.2 ±0.8 and for women 44.5 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	803 ±92	4.9% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,573 ±290	15.6% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,060 ±235	6.4% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,018 ±295	24.4% ±1.8	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,516 ±311	27.4% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,517 ±424	21.3% ±2.6	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,795 ±$5,427, and income per person $32,176 ±$2,191, 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 Taylor County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,246 ±283	18.9% ±4.2	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,676 ±314	25.4% ±4.7	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,279 ±302	19.4% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	615 ±226	9.3% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	897 ±255	13.6% ±3.8	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	553 ±190	8.4% ±2.9	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	338 ±154	5.1% ±2.3	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 Taylor County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	2,216 ±445	13.9% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	521 ±170	16.0% ±4.9	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,249 ±312	15.2% ±3.7	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	446 ±163	9.8% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Taylor County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Taylor County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	7,433 ±26	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±3.0	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±3.0	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.9% ±3.2	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.1% ±4.3	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$148,800 ±$17,281	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$835 ±$280	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	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 Taylor County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	169 ±0	1.0% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,641 ±80	94.9% ±0.5	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 240	0% to 1.5%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	552 ±158	3.3% ±1.0	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 Taylor County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	12,422 ±607	75.3% ±3.7	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,974 ±610	24.1% ±3.7	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 56	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 114	0.1% to 0.7%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 114	0.1% to 0.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Taylor County among the counties of West Virginia

35th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Taylor County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wyoming County	19,801	−7.1%
Lincoln County	19,177	−5.9%
Morgan County	18,027	+5.5%
McDowell County	16,878	−10.9%
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%

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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