2022 population: 25,000 ( 2,324 from 2010 , 448 from 2020)
Land area: 430.8 square miles
Population density: 58.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	24,025	96.10%	9.7%
Black:	270	1.08%	57.9%
Indian:	53	0.21%	35.9%
Asian:	104	0.42%	3.0%
2+ races:	330	1.32%	24.1%
Hispanic:	218	0.87%	83.2%

Total non-White:	975	3.90%	38.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	593	11.7
Deaths:	967	19.0
Net Migration:	-90	-1.8
Net Immigration:	8	0.2

Change in White population:	-2,593	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	269	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
27,324
26,618	97.42%
171	0.63%
39	0.14%
101	0.37%
266	0.97%
119	0.44%
706	2.58%

2000
25,957
25,441	98.01%
129	0.50%
43	0.17%
72	0.28%
143	0.55%
121	0.47%
516	1.99%

1990
25,178
25,020	99.37%
69	0.27%
29	0.12%
41	0.16%
n/a
19	0.08%
158	0.63%

1980
27,045
26,696	98.71%
144	0.53%
7	0.03%
104	0.38%
n/a
89	0.33%
349	1.29%

1970
24,306
23,944	98.51%
310	1.28%
11	0.05%
35	0.14%
n/a
0	0.00%
362	1.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,770	10.7
2,790	10.7
-217	-0.8
-7	-0.0

1,177	4.5
190	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
2,886	11.5
3,022	12.0
1,063	4.2
26	0.1

421	1.7
358	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
3,413	12.6
2,711	10.0
-2,426	-9.0
n/a

-1,676	-6.2
-191	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
756	3.1
n/a

2,752	11.3
-13	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason County, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.2
5,320	21.3%
19,680	78.7%
5,520	22.1%

10,120
2.44

6,567	64.9%
5,442	82.9%
266	4.1%
3,553	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
5,932	21.7%
21,392	78.3%
4,654	17.0%

11,149
2.39

7,649	68.6%
5,853	76.5%
645	8.4%
3,500	31.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
5,870	22.6%
20,087	77.4%
3,966	15.3%

10,620
2.42

7,698	72.5%
6,278	81.6%
599	7.8%
2,922	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
6,488	25.8%
18,690	74.2%
3,560	14.1%

9,569
2.60

7,231	75.6%
6,232	86.2%
473	6.5%
2,338	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
7,942	29.4%
19,103	70.6%
3,150	11.6%

9,416
2.84

7,645	81.2%
6,785	88.8%
355	4.6%
1,771	18.8%

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	785	7.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	343	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	622	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	566	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	460	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	612	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	430	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	613	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	478	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	746	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,023	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,391	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	669	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	319	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	551	5.4%
$200,000 or more	512	5.1%

Median Household Income	53,058
Per Capita Income	31,085

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	749	7.4%
Public Assistance	316	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,707	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,621	57.0%
Unemployed	285	1.9%
In Armed Forces	19	0.1%

Total Labor Force	8,925	59.0%
Not in Labor Force	6,210	41.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,176	2,566	61.9%
Non-Profit	164	411	28.5%
Self-Employed	256	169	60.2%

Local Government	322	384	45.6%
State Government	365	480	43.2%
Federal Government	85	20	81.0%

Total Private + Self	4,432	2,735	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	936	1,295	42.0%
Total	5,368	4,030	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	967	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,795	19.1%
Professional, Technical	1,657	17.6%
Service Occupations	1,699	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	40	0.4%
All others	3,299	35.0%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,660	17.6%
Retail trade	1,481	15.7%
Manufacturing	1,360	14.4%
Public administration	768	8.2%
Construction	665	7.1%
Educational services	660	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	470	5.0%
Other services	403	4.3%
Utilities	347	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	290	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	264	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	230	2.4%
Wholesale trade	187	2.0%
Finance and insurance	182	1.9%
Information	174	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	134	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24	0.09%
Puerto Rican	22	0.09%
Cuban	81	0.32%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	188	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	34	0.13%
Chinese	16	0.06%
Vietnamese	11	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	23,971	99.3%
German, other Germanic	61	0.3%
Other Indo-European	40	0.2%
Spanish	28	0.1%
Tagalog	12	0.0%
Chinese	11	0.0%
Vietnamese	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,596	14.1%
Irish	2,574	10.1%
English	2,441	9.6%
American	1,896	7.4%
Scotch-Irish	584	2.3%
Italian	582	2.3%
French	368	1.4%
Scottish	354	1.4%
Welsh	299	1.2%
Hungarian	197	0.8%
Dutch	113	0.4%
European	113	0.4%
Swedish	105	0.4%
Portuguese	85	0.3%
French Canadian	75	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	25,468	99.9%
Not a citizen	20	0.1%

Native	25,449	99.8%
Foreign-born	39	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,032	5.6%	1,626	8.8%	7,787	42.3%	5,116	27.8%	1,919	10.4%	930	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,032	5.6%
9-12 Years	1,626	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,787	42.3%
Some College	5,116	27.8%
Bach. Degree	1,919	10.4%
Grad Degree	930	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	10,123	9,194	929	9.2%	8.6%
1991	10,084	8,695	1,389	13.8%	10.6%
1992	10,232	8,573	1,659	16.2%	11.2%
1993	9,731	8,316	1,415	14.5%	10.3%
1994	9,647	8,539	1,108	11.5%	8.8%
1995	9,802	8,655	1,147	11.7%	8.0%
1996	9,442	8,363	1,079	11.4%	7.7%
1997	9,047	8,014	1,033	11.4%	7.0%
1998	8,946	7,846	1,100	12.3%	6.7%
1999	8,970	7,804	1,166	13.0%	6.5%

2000	10,455	9,597	858	8.2%	5.6%
2001	10,304	9,505	799	7.8%	5.4%
2002	10,554	9,589	965	9.1%	6.5%
2003	10,461	9,376	1,085	10.4%	6.6%
2004	10,242	9,356	886	8.7%	5.8%
2005	10,162	9,314	848	8.3%	5.5%
2006	10,472	9,707	765	7.3%	5.2%
2007	10,282	9,537	745	7.2%	4.8%
2008	10,075	9,313	762	7.6%	4.7%
2009	10,279	8,985	1,294	12.6%	8.3%

2010	11,266	9,966	1,300	11.5%	8.7%
2011	11,034	9,864	1,170	10.6%	7.8%
2012	10,894	9,855	1,039	9.5%	7.2%
2013	10,573	9,593	980	9.3%	6.7%
2014	10,217	9,273	944	9.2%	6.5%
2015	10,078	9,241	837	8.3%	6.6%
2016	10,063	9,345	718	7.1%	6.1%
2017	10,050	9,371	679	6.8%	5.2%
2018	10,020	9,326	694	6.9%	5.2%
2019	10,310	9,695	615	6.0%	4.9%

2020	10,356	9,479	877	8.5%	8.3%
2021	10,312	9,747	565	5.5%	5.1%
2022	10,450	10,003	447	4.3%	3.9%
2023	10,126	9,665	461	4.6%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,217
Median Value	$118,100

Occupied	10,120	82.8%
Vacant	2,097	17.2%

Owned	8,525	84.2%
Rented	1,595	15.8%
Median Rent	$651

Single-Family Units	8,751	71.6%
Detached	8,692	71.1%
Attached	59	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	404	3.3%
Mobile Homes	2,852	23.3%

Mason County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mason County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mason County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mason County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Mason County, WV