Demographics of Wirt County, West Virginia

Wirt County, West Virginia had 4,879 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −308 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.

Wirt County, in four figures

4,879
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.9%
Change since July 2020: −308 people.; 46.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,867 ±$5,186
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.

Wirt County, West Virginia's population shrank 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wirt 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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Wirt County, West Virginia's population shrank 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wirt 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	5,187	100.0	100.0
2021	5,067	97.7	100.2
2022	5,097	98.3	100.7
2023	4,966	95.7	101.6
2024	4,908	94.6	102.5
2025	4,879	94.1	103.1

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Population of Wirt County, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,187	−9	+5	−14
2021	5,067	−120	−11	−103
2022	5,097	+30	−28	+58
2023	4,966	−131	−65	−65
2024	4,908	−58	−31	−26
2025	4,879	−29	−32	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±0.3: for men 46.3 ±0.5 and for women 46.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wirt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	246 ±69	4.9% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	824 ±150	16.3% ±3.0	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	385 ±136	7.6% ±2.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	994 ±174	19.7% ±3.4	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,437 ±142	28.4% ±2.8	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,167 ±173	23.1% ±3.4	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,867 ±$5,186, and income per person $26,269 ±$1,958, 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 Wirt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	452 ±110	22.1% ±5.2	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	574 ±136	28.1% ±6.4	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	409 ±129	20.0% ±6.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	224 ±97	11.0% ±4.7	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	222 ±92	10.9% ±4.5	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	42 to 198	2.1% to 9.7%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7 to 73	0.3% to 3.6%	5.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Wirt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	843 ±254	16.8% ±5.1	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	120 to 388	24.8% ±12.2	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	369 ±128	15.6% ±5.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	220 ±91	13.6% ±5.5	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wirt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wirt County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	2,725 ±15	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.9% ±4.6	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.1% ±4.7	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.8% ±2.3	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.2% ±4.3	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,800 ±$15,119	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$558 ±$120	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Wirt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,873 ±25	96.4% ±0.5	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	160 ±28	3.2% ±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 Wirt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	3,943 ±310	78.0% ±6.1	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,061 ±304	21.0% ±6.0	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 81	0% to 1.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 30	0% to 0.6%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 30	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.4%	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%.

Wirt County among the counties of West Virginia

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

Counties of West Virginia near Wirt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pleasants County	7,338	−4.1%
Gilmer County	7,085	−4.2%
Tucker County	6,540	−3.2%
Calhoun County	5,978	−3.6%
Pendleton County	5,826	−4.9%
Wirt County	4,879	−5.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 48 Counties by population growth in West Virginia
No. 55 Counties by population in West Virginia

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