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Harrison County, WV

64,472 Population
416 square miles 155 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.9 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,025 ±$3,460 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,707 ±$725
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$62,999 ±$6,747 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $60,798 ±$1,120
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.2% ±3.3% (8,983  ±2,107) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 286,737 (±0.8% / ±12,801)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.4 minutes ±1.2 (576,555  ±36,193) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,861 ±1,088 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 740,840 ±7,351
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (63,499  ±35) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.3 1,718,002
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±3.8% (796  ±555) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,297 (±0.5% / ±2,042)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

30,623 ±24 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 866,433 ±142
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$178,400 ±$21,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $170,800 ±$2,594
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.4% ±1.4% (3,492  ±894.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 10% 175,293 (±0.6% / ±10,672.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.5% ±5.9% (43,856  ±2,763.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 90.1% 1,142,711 (±1.3% / ±16,346.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.7% ±3.4% (13,293  ±1,555.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24.4% 309,281 (±0.7% / ±9,008.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.6% (1,060  ±661) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 2.1% 37,253
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.5% (3,414  ±773) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.3% 103,725 (±0.4% / ±5,018)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,414 Total veterans ±773 3,041 Male ±636 373 Female ±479

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