Mason County, WV Demographic Data
Mason County, WV Summary
Mason County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 27,268
- Area: 444.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 430.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 13.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 61.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 667.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mason County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,003
52%
50.8
Male
13,057
48%
49.2
Total Population
27,060
323,128,000
Mason County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,453
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,553
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,606
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,568
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,404
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,998
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,399
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,696
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,357
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,909
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,961
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,579
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
577
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,378
79.0%
77.2
Female
11,287
52.8%
51.3
Male
10,091
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,478
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,309
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,117
18.9%
15.2
Female
2,826
55.2%
55.8
Male
2,291
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Mason County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,570
98.2%
96.8
White
26,370
97.5%
72.6
Black or African American
126
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.1%
0.8
Asian
22
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
22
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
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
36
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
490
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
165
0.6%
17.8
Mexican
113
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,895
99.4%
82.2
Mason County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
832
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,142
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,267
47.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,551
18.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,470
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,595
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
619
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,974
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,502
84.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,214
11.4%
31.2
Mason County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,938
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
12,042
53.6%
47.5
Divorced
3,376
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
296
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,796
8.0
5.8%
Mason County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,391
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
216
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
105
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
56
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
46
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.0%
1.1%
Mason County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,240
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
779
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,610
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,319
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,878
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,855
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,021
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
905
8.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
246
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
48
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,322
57,617
Per capita income
20,253
31,128
Mason County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
241
2.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
562
6.2%
9.8
Construction
474
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,407
26.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
207
2.3%
6.6
Information
31
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,426
15.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
335
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
799
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
496
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,074
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
806
8.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
180
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
982
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,346
26.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,161
23.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,876
20.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,673
18.5%
18.1%
Mason County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,889
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,605
85.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
992
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.2%
5.1
Walked
125
1.4%
2.7
Other means
44
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
108
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.5
26.6
Mason County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,061
9.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,484
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,043
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,313
21.2%
21.0
Mason County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,901
84.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,594
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,307
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,043
15.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mason County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,944
1 room
27
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
98
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
374
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,349
18.1%
16.5
5 rooms
3,679
28.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,817
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,904
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
999
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
697
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mason County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,944
1-unit, detached
9,201
71.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
36
0.3%
5.9
2-units
124
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
121
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
313
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
53
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3,086
23.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mason County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,641
12.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
919
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,208
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,458
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,226
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,737
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,079
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,392
10.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
248
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
36
0.3%
1.4%
Mason County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,246
20.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,035
9.5%
4.7
Electricity
6,482
59.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
169
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
873
8.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
71
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.2%
1.1
Mason County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,679
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
25
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
1.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
166
4.5%
20.1%
Less than $500
350
9.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
889
24.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,194
59.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,034
55.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
548
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
198
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
242
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
657
17.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,629
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
43
2.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
739
45.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
847
52.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
678
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
532
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
310
19.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
142
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
168
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
191
12.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
646
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
721
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,594
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,348
27.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,103
36.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,336
15.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
912
10.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
593
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
181
2.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
121
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
76,900
205,000