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Harrison County, WV

64,639 Population
416 square miles 155.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.8 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,307 ±$2,910 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,766 ±$676
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$58,646 ±$4,430 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $55,948 ±$1,052
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.8% ±4.1% (8,801  ±2,628) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 285,780 (±0.7% / ±11,676)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.4 minutes ±1.1 (597,200  ±36,465) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

27,161 ±1,048 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 743,644 ±5,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (63,768  ±51) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.3 1,718,019
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.8% ±3.3% (808  ±465) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,092 (±0.6% / ±2,328)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

30,586 ±28 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 863,756 ±177
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$174,900 ±$11,669 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $163,700 ±$2,682
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±3.2% (5,824  ±2,068.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10% 174,993 (±0.6% / ±9,573.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.9% ±5.5% (41,933  ±2,576.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89% 1,120,498 (±1.3% / ±15,965.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
26.3% ±3.1% (12,262  ±1,457.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24% 302,079 (±0.7% / ±8,721.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% (822  ±302) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,326
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.8% ±1.5% (3,502  ±756) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 7.2% 101,589 (±0.4% / ±5,021)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
3,502 Total veterans ±756 3,238 Male ±703 264 Female ±217

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