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Lewis County, WV

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

AI Overview

Lewis County, WV is a small rural county of 16,808 residents that has posted modest population growth of 3.3% over five years. The workforce of roughly 8,500 labor-force participants skews older (median age 43.0) with 17.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a 9.4% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $42,976. Housing costs are low—median home value $135,800, median gross rent $737/month—though a 19.4% poverty rate and 50.7% labor force participation rate point to limited workforce depth.

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

Population

16,808

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,477

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,064 (90.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,175 (7.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone197 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races197 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone67 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone21 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish155
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island9
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic7
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,113

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,275

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,004

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,545
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,163
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services502
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)497
  5. 5.Construction (Group)493

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,375
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,538
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations910
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations870
  5. 5.Service Occupations852

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.08×)508
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.74×)1,190
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.47×)437
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.14×)496
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$737/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999712 (14.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999661 (13.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999463 (9.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999383 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999329 (6.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999288 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,976

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,190 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled401 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home358 (5.5%)
  • Other356 (5.5%)
  • Walked168 (2.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.