Demographics of Wyoming County, West Virginia

Wyoming County, West Virginia had 19,801 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,521 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.

Wyoming County, in four figures

19,801
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.1%
Change since July 2020: −1,521 people.; 45.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,440 ±$3,623
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.

Wyoming County, West Virginia's population shrank 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wyoming 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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Wyoming County, West Virginia's population shrank 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wyoming 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	21,322	100.0	100.0
2021	21,035	98.7	100.2
2022	20,573	96.5	100.7
2023	20,279	95.1	101.6
2024	20,007	93.8	102.5
2025	19,801	92.9	103.1

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Population of Wyoming 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	21,322	−65	−40	0	−27
2021	21,035	−287	−186	0	−112
2022	20,573	−462	−226	−3	−237
2023	20,279	−294	−160	−4	−131
2024	20,007	−272	−150	−4	−118
2025	19,801	−206	−152	−6	−49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.5: for men 45.2 ±0.5 and for women 45.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wyoming County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,008 ±39	4.9% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,124 ±269	15.1% ±1.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,494 ±286	7.2% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,482 ±418	21.7% ±2.0	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,684 ±401	27.6% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,837 ±547	23.4% ±2.7	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,440 ±$3,623, and income per person $24,030 ±$1,837, 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 Wyoming County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,291 ±491	28.4% ±6.0	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,952 ±416	24.2% ±5.1	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,473 ±318	18.3% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	913 ±250	11.3% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,123 ±302	13.9% ±3.7	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	57 to 341	0.7% to 4.2%	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 206	0.3% to 2.6%	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 Wyoming County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	4,643 ±892	22.6% ±4.3	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	891 ±308	21.6% ±7.0	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,415 ±555	23.6% ±5.1	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,337 ±288	21.6% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wyoming County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wyoming County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	9,953 ±37	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.1% ±2.6	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.9% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±2.9	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±3.0	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,900 ±$6,468	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$650 ±$146	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	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 Wyoming County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	79 to 255	0.4% to 1.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,961 ±20	96.8% ±0.1	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 99	0.1% to 0.5%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	419 ±55	2.0% ±0.3	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 Wyoming County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	18,041 ±568	87.5% ±2.8	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,528 ±556	12.3% ±2.7	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 55	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 82	0% to 0.4%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 49	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Wyoming County among the counties of West Virginia

30th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Wyoming County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Morgan County	18,027	+5.5%
McDowell County	16,878	−10.9%
Lewis County	16,394	−3.7%
Taylor County	16,287	−2.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 30 Counties by population in West Virginia
No. 41 Counties by homeownership rate
No. 42 Counties by poverty rate
No. 53 Counties by population growth 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