Upshur County, WV Demographic Data
Upshur County, WV Summary
Upshur County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 24,332
- Area: 354.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 354.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 68.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,701.77 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Upshur County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,276
50%
50.8
Male
12,356
50%
49.2
Total Population
24,632
323,128,000
Upshur County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,384
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,502
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,397
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,754
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,975
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,653
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,795
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,234
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,704
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,731
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,654
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,436
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
413
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,539
79.3%
77.2
Female
9,768
50.0%
51.3
Male
9,771
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,101
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,495
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,503
18.3%
15.2
Female
2,376
52.8%
55.8
Male
2,127
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Upshur County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,451
99.3%
96.8
White
24,008
97.5%
72.6
Black or African American
356
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
39
0.2%
0.8
Asian
21
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
5
0.0%
0.2
Korean
16
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
27
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
27
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
181
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
291
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
38
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
151
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
83
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,341
98.8%
82.2
Upshur County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
878
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,802
10.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,772
46.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,298
13.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
785
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,892
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,193
7.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,680
16.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,940
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,085
18.6%
31.2
Upshur County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,496
27.0%
33.7%
Now Married
10,665
52.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,514
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
268
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,406
6.9
5.8%
Upshur County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
23,051
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
197
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
46
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
125
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.0%
1.1%
Upshur County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
809
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
737
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,218
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,081
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,418
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,802
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
841
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
854
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
208
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
137
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
42,240
57,617
Per capita income
21,361
31,128
Upshur County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,045
10.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
664
6.6%
9.8
Construction
639
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,091
30.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
378
3.8%
6.6
Information
23
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
740
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
467
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
579
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
631
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,132
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
452
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
155
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,361
13.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,444
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,510
15.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,858
18.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,823
18.2%
18.1%
Upshur County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,760
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,880
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
906
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.1%
5.1
Walked
392
4.0%
2.7
Other means
213
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
359
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
Upshur County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
617
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,104
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,683
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,701
18.7%
21.0
Upshur County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,105
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,901
75.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,204
24.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,090
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Upshur County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,195
1 room
155
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
212
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
386
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,730
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,701
24.1%
19.8
6 rooms
2,281
20.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,580
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,151
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
999
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Upshur County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,195
1-unit, detached
8,307
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
89
0.8%
5.9
2-units
155
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
116
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
124
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
112
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
222
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,070
18.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Upshur County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,520
13.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
508
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
700
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
987
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,454
21.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,840
16.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,824
16.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,217
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
136
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.1%
1.4%
Upshur County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,173
45.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
930
10.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,905
31.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
44
0.5%
0.1
Wood
975
10.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
63
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Upshur County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,117
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
26
0.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
47
1.5%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
58
1.9%
7.0%
Less than $500
295
9.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
348
11.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
851
27.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,492
47.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,663
53.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
441
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
311
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
212
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
464
15.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Upshur County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,696
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
130
7.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
567
33.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
999
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
508
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
644
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
398
24.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
281
17.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
162
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
224
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
124
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
455
27.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
560
0.0%
0.0%
Upshur County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,901
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,365
19.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,649
23.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,356
19.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,041
15.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
978
14.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
444
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
68
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
111,200
205,000