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Hampshire County, WV

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

AI Overview

Hampshire County is a small, rural West Virginia county of 23,340 residents with a predominantly older workforce—median age 48.5—where just 16.3% hold a bachelor's degree and labor force participation sits at a low 51.0%, with unemployment at 7.2%. Worker earnings are modest at $37,230 median, though housing costs are relatively contained with a median home value of $204,600 and median gross rent of $732 per month, and an 82.7% homeownership rate. Population has been essentially flat (−0.1% over five years), GDP per capita is $17,337, and a mean commute of 41.5 minutes points to limited local employment concentration.

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

Population

23,340

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,116

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

Hampshire County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,939 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races568 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race530 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone227 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone177 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish94
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,743

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,337

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,778
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,298
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,247
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)648
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)634

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,680
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,566
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,504
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,331
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,228

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.09×)1,339
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.57×)1,445
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)612
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)2,264
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)543

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$732/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,353 (18.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999999 (14.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999742 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999541 (7.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999506 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999473 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,230

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

41.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,409 (80.9%)
  • Worked At Home859 (9.4%)
  • Carpooled603 (6.6%)
  • Walked218 (2.4%)
  • Other52 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit16 (0.2%)

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.