Wirt County, WV Demographic Data
Wirt County, WV Summary
Wirt County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 5,769
- Area: 234.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 232.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.57 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 811.02 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wirt County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,840
49%
50.8
Male
2,986
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,826
323,128,000
Wirt County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
305
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
377
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
351
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
341
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
308
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
576
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
668
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
910
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
537
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
405
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
651
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
318
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
79
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,579
78.6%
77.2
Female
2,281
49.8%
51.3
Male
2,298
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,397
75.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,220
20.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,048
18.0%
15.2
Female
509
48.6%
55.8
Male
539
51.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Wirt County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,772
99.1%
96.8
White
5,699
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
45
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
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
4
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
54
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
26
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
17
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,800
99.6%
82.2
Wirt County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
255
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
437
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,021
48.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
826
19.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
205
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
237
5.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
163
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
692
16.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,452
83.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
400
9.6%
31.2
Wirt County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,175
24.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,480
51.7%
47.5
Divorced
762
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
73
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
303
6.3
5.8%
Wirt County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,474
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
47
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
36
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wirt County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
202
8.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
166
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
376
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
373
15.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
372
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
601
24.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
150
6.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
122
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
69
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
38,101
57,617
Per capita income
22,021
31,128
Wirt County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
61
2.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
207
9.4%
9.8
Construction
337
15.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
456
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
72
3.3%
6.6
Information
8
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
335
15.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
55
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
172
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
122
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
251
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
89
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
36
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
438
19.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
589
26.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
384
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
328
14.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
462
21.0%
18.1%
Wirt County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,166
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,788
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
204
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
34
1.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
140
6.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.3
26.6
Wirt County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
86
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
898
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
914
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
534
22.0%
21.0
Wirt County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,432
75.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,042
84.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
390
16.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
811
25.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Wirt County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,243
1 room
157
4.8%
2.4
2 rooms
18
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
167
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
472
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
906
27.9%
19.8
6 rooms
799
24.6%
17.8
7 rooms
316
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
210
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
198
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wirt County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,243
1-unit, detached
2,343
72.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
0.3%
5.9
2-units
32
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
25
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
6
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
799
24.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wirt County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
370
11.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
285
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
271
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
258
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
746
23.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
339
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
597
18.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
334
10.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
43
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wirt County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,528
62.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
121
5.0%
4.7
Electricity
466
19.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
301
12.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wirt County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
619
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
6.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
73
11.8%
28.8%
Less than $500
86
13.9%
1.6%
$500 to $999
419
67.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
373
60.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
8.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
64
10.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
72
11.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
55
8.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wirt County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
240
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
2
0.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
85
35.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
153
63.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
150
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
587
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
55
22.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
4.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
34
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
9.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
12.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
90
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
150
0.0%
0.0%
Wirt County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,042
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
468
22.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
837
41.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
267
13.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
272
13.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
158
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
40
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,300
205,000