Wood County, WV
Demographic and economic profile of Wood County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Wood County anchors its economy around energy and industrial activity, reflected in a GDP per capita of $43,664 that runs notably above median worker earnings of $37,114. The labor force of roughly 46,500 (55.5% participation rate) skews older at a median age of 43.9, with 22.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income at $57,810. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $153,700 and median gross rent of $789/month—though the county has shed 2.0% of its population over five years and carries a 5.6% unemployment rate and 14.8% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.0% since 2018
Wood County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone78,671 (94.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,945 (2.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race993 (1.2%)
- Black or African American Alone978 (1.2%)
- Asian Alone365 (0.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone281 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish418
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island141
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)96
- 4.Other Indo-European87
- 5.German or other West Germanic64
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,317
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,761
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,488
- 4.Public Administration (Group)3,013
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,761
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,159
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,935
- 3.Service Occupations5,929
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,682
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,466
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.55×)2,603
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)5,144
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)2,281
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)9,055
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.07×)606
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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.