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Berkeley County, WV

Demographic and economic profile of Berkeley County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Berkeley County has grown 11.2% over five years to 136,287 residents, reflecting its role as a bedroom and distribution-oriented county in the Eastern Panhandle, where a 30.9-minute mean commute points to significant outbound workforce movement. The labor pool of roughly 91,000 participants (66.7% participation rate) skews toward high school-educated workers, with only 24.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $45,302. Housing remains relatively affordable by mid-Atlantic standards at a $248,000 median home value and $1,238 median gross rent, with a 76.0% homeownership rate, while an 11.4% poverty rate and 4.8% unemployment rate reflect moderate economic stress beneath the headline income figures.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

136,287

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,815

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.2% since 2018

Berkeley County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone104,505 (80.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,606 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,762 (4.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,534 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,665 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,251 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,592
  2. 2.Other Indo-European545
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island249
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic240
  5. 5.Vietnamese187

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,151

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,214

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,533

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,672
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,364
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,871
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,088
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities5,294

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations23,904
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,956
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations12,825
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,898
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,070

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.60×)4,818
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.47×)5,469
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)8,582
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)8,051
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.08×)4,739

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$248,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,238/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,861 (22.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,931 (17.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,101 (15.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,831 (9.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,368 (6.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,016 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone50,213 (78.6%)
  • Worked At Home6,558 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled5,909 (9.2%)
  • Walked539 (0.8%)
  • Other375 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit274 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.