Ohio County, WV
Demographic and economic profile of Ohio County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Ohio County, WV has a population of 41,904 and produces a GDP per capita of $88,291—more than double the median worker earnings of $35,694—suggesting output is concentrated in capital-intensive or high-value sectors rather than broadly distributed across the workforce. About 32.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above typical rural West Virginia benchmarks, with a labor force participation rate of 56.8% and unemployment at 5.8%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $165,300 and median gross rent of $823/month, though the county has shed 1.5% of its population over five years and carries a 15.7% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.5% since 2018
Ohio County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone37,521 (90.2%)
- Black or African American Alone1,390 (3.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,285 (3.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race935 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone217 (0.5%)
- Asian Alone203 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish420
- 2.Other Indo-European409
- 3.German or other West Germanic228
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)82
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)63
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,338
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,387
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,334
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,794
- 5.Construction (Group)1,186
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,721
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,827
- 3.Service Occupations3,628
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,276
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,358
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.72×)510
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.22×)1,982
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)5,216
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)2,274
- 5.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)952
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.