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Mason County, WV

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

AI Overview

Mason County, WV is a small rural county of 25,214 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $30,977 and median household income of $49,761, set against a poverty rate of 17.9% and a low labor force participation rate of 46.8%. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 44.2, and just 16.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate sits at a low 3.0%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $127,400 and median rent of $654/month supporting an 82.1% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 6.4% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

25,214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,761

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,915 (95.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races419 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race293 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone253 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone93 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone65 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic55
  2. 2.Other Indo-European32
  3. 3.Spanish26
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)13
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,455

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,977

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,615

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,072
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,427
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,268
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities781
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)763

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,997
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,933
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,660
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,310
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,284

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.70×)755
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)847
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.41×)1,439
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)1,311
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.28×)831

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$127,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$654/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,022 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,021 (12.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999800 (9.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999529 (6.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999476 (5.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999468 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,675 (85.0%)
  • Carpooled737 (8.2%)
  • Worked At Home404 (4.5%)
  • Walked108 (1.2%)
  • Other98 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit4 (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.