Wirt County, West Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Wirt County, West Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside West Virginia and the United States.

Wirt County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,053	1,778,373	334,922,499	2895th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,867	$59,608	$80,734	2778th of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	42.7	38.9	561st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.5%	24.1%	35.7%	2747th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,800	$162,600	$332,700	2750th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$558	$872	$1,413	3111th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.8%	16.7%	12.5%	966th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.4%	5.2%	1331st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.7	74.0	n/a	2264th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	1.8%	14.1%	3183rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1901st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.8%	74.9%	65.2%	41st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.3	26.6	26.4	289th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	9.1%	15.1%	833rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2036th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.6%	46.8%	46.9%	518th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.3%	n/a	n/a	2397th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.9	19.3	61.4

Age in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.3	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.7%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.4%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	2,041	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.3%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	20.0%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,269	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.0%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.8%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.3%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	2,725	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.1%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.9%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.1%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.2%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$597	$865	n/a

Education in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.1%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.6%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.8%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.5%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.4%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.9%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Wirt County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wirt County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.0%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	2.2%	16.7%

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