Demographics of Upshur County, West Virginia

Upshur County, West Virginia had 23,758 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −62 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.

Upshur County, in four figures

23,758
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −62 people.; 42.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,338 ±$2,364
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.

Upshur County, West Virginia's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Upshur 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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Upshur County, West Virginia's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Upshur 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	23,820	100.0	100.0
2021	23,813	100.0	100.2
2022	23,717	99.6	100.7
2023	23,570	99.0	101.6
2024	23,658	99.3	102.5
2025	23,758	99.7	103.1

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Population of Upshur 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	23,820	+2	+1	0	−5
2021	23,813	−7	−114	0	+90
2022	23,717	−96	−122	+4	+39
2023	23,570	−147	−68	+22	−99
2024	23,658	+88	−44	+20	+114
2025	23,758	+100	−55	+13	+142

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.6: for men 41.8 ±0.9 and for women 42.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Upshur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,110 ±55	4.7% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,687 ±289	15.5% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,481 ±277	10.5% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,229 ±276	22.1% ±1.2	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,033 ±351	25.4% ±1.5	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,172 ±456	21.8% ±1.9	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,338 ±$2,364, and income per person $30,013 ±$2,135, 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 Upshur County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,210 ±383	23.1% ±3.9	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,029 ±327	21.2% ±3.4	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,896 ±344	19.8% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,261 ±246	13.2% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,133 ±255	11.9% ±2.6	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	605 ±174	6.3% ±1.8	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	423 ±143	4.4% ±1.5	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 Upshur County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	4,293 ±630	19.2% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,137 ±265	23.9% ±5.1	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,041 ±367	18.9% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,115 ±292	16.5% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Upshur County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Upshur County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	11,281 ±41	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.7% ±2.6	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.3% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.4	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.7	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,800 ±$10,091	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$886 ±$98	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Upshur County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	351 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,761 ±310	91.8% ±1.3	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	287 ±83	1.2% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14 to 162	0.1% to 0.7%	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 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 404	0% to 1.7%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,015 ±309	4.3% ±1.3	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 Upshur County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	18,198 ±492	76.7% ±2.1	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,180 ±475	21.8% ±2.0	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	52 to 184	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	216 ±88	0.9% ±0.4	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	36 to 134	0.2% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	51 to 211	0.2% to 0.9%	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%.

Upshur County among the counties of West Virginia

26th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Upshur County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Mingo County	21,455	−8.7%
Brooke County	21,142	−6.0%
Boone County	20,251	−6.9%
Wyoming County	19,801	−7.1%
Lincoln County	19,177	−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