Demographics of Wood County, West Virginia

Wood County, West Virginia had 82,385 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,768 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.

Wood County, in four figures

82,385
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −1,768 people.; 43.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,810 ±$2,706
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.

Wood County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wood 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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Wood County, West Virginia's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wood 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	84,153	100.0	100.0
2021	83,841	99.6	100.2
2022	83,375	99.1	100.7
2023	83,015	98.6	101.6
2024	82,650	98.2	102.5
2025	82,385	97.9	103.1

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Population of Wood 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	84,153	−147	−63	0	−93
2021	83,841	−312	−470	+13	+55
2022	83,375	−466	−572	+30	+141
2023	83,015	−360	−323	+57	−72
2024	82,650	−365	−378	+20	+4
2025	82,385	−265	−349	+3	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±0.3: for men 42.4 ±1.0 and for women 45.1 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	4,268 ±93	5.1% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,112 ±516	15.7% ±0.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,010 ±437	7.2% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,510 ±705	23.4% ±0.8	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,481 ±661	27.0% ±0.8	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,026 ±773	21.6% ±0.9	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,810 ±$2,706, and income per person $34,707 ±$1,013, 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 Wood County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	7,326 ±610	20.4% ±1.7	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,308 ±703	23.2% ±1.9	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,447 ±596	18.0% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,330 ±481	12.1% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,264 ±635	14.7% ±1.8	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,387 ±351	6.7% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,774 ±225	5.0% ±0.6	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 Wood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	12,101 ±1,009	14.7% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,126 ±450	18.5% ±2.5	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,332 ±580	15.3% ±1.4	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,643 ±400	11.1% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wood County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wood County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	40,283 ±75	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±1.2	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±1.3	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±1.3	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,500 ±$4,640	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$822 ±$25	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Wood County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,231 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	78,081 ±259	93.6% ±0.3	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	936 ±193	1.1% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	365 ±84	0.4% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 94	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	23 to 155	< 0.1% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 242	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,516 ±363	3.0% ±0.4	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 Wood County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	60,163 ±1,162	72.1% ±1.4	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,127 ±1,142	26.5% ±1.4	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	258 ±95	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	859 ±159	1.0% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	577 ±123	0.7% ±0.1	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	282 ±121	0.3% ±0.1	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wood County among the counties of West Virginia

5th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Wood County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kanawha County	172,381	−4.3%
Berkeley County	139,522	+13.7%
Monongalia County	107,991	+2.0%
Cabell County	91,183	−3.2%
Wood County	82,385	−2.1%
Raleigh County	71,775	−3.5%
Harrison County	64,221	−2.5%
Jefferson County	63,102	+9.2%
Mercer County	57,503	−3.4%
Putnam County	56,885	−1.0%

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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

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