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Mineral County, WV

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

AI Overview

Mineral County is a small, rural West Virginia county of 26,922 residents with a high homeownership rate of 81.0% and low housing costs — median home values of $180,400 and median gross rent of just $684 per month. The workforce is modest in size, with a 53.6% labor force participation rate, 22.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $41,584 against an unemployment rate of 6.0%. The county has seen a slight population decline of 1.3% over five years, a median age of 44.6, and a poverty rate of 14.3%, reflecting a mature, cost-affordable but economically constrained labor market.

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

Population

26,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,375

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,957 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races841 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone357 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race324 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone203 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone102 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish207
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic99
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)21
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,641

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,537

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,399

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,867
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,747
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,313
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,074
  5. 5.Construction (Group)836

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,971
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,330
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,130
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,717
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,033

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)1,638
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)723
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)956
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.16×)208
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$684/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,359 (15.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,063 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,008 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999783 (8.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999718 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999696 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,584

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,821 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,039 (9.3%)
  • Carpooled916 (8.2%)
  • Walked179 (1.6%)
  • Other109 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit81 (0.7%)

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.