2022 population: 26,855 ( 1,357 from 2010 , 83 from 2020)
Land area: 327.9 square miles
Population density: 81.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	25,067	93.34%	6.3%
Black:	744	2.77%	3.3%
Indian:	52	0.19%	52.9%
Asian:	169	0.63%	52.3%
2+ races:	520	1.94%	53.8%
Hispanic:	303	1.13%	50.0%

Total non-White:	1,788	6.66%	21.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	555	10.3
Deaths:	973	18.1
Net Migration:	339	6.3
Net Immigration:	-10	-0.2

Change in White population:	-1,675	-5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	318	1.1

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
28,212
26,742	94.79%
769	2.73%
34	0.12%
111	0.39%
338	1.20%
202	0.72%
1,470	5.21%

2000
27,078
25,924	95.74%
689	2.54%
30	0.11%
53	0.20%
201	0.74%
158	0.58%
1,154	4.26%

1990
26,697
25,758	96.48%
726	2.72%
2	0.01%
118	0.44%
n/a
93	0.35%
939	3.52%

1980
27,234
26,272	96.47%
746	2.74%
52	0.19%
52	0.19%
n/a
106	0.39%
962	3.53%

1970
23,109
22,245	96.26%
711	3.08%
3	0.01%
5	0.02%
n/a
143	0.62%
864	3.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,791	10.3
2,855	10.5
327	1.2
24	0.1

818	3.0
316	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
2,914	10.9
2,884	10.8
247	0.9
48	0.2

166	0.6
215	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
3,513	12.9
2,769	10.2
-1,141	-4.2
n/a

-514	-1.9
-23	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,394	10.4
n/a

4,027	17.4
98	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Mineral 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
44.6
5,358	20.0%
21,497	80.0%
5,977	22.3%

10,532
2.50

6,916	65.7%
5,482	79.3%
512	7.4%
3,616	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
5,871	20.8%
22,341	79.2%
4,893	17.3%

11,550
2.39

7,879	68.2%
6,182	78.5%
637	8.1%
3,671	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
6,338	23.4%
20,740	76.6%
4,077	15.1%

10,822
2.45

7,752	71.6%
6,329	81.6%
587	7.6%
3,070	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
6,650	24.9%
20,047	75.1%
3,890	14.6%

10,157
2.59

7,583	74.7%
6,366	84.0%
417	5.5%
2,574	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
8,123	29.8%
19,111	70.2%
3,214	11.8%

9,456
2.83

7,521	79.5%
6,477	86.1%
429	5.7%
1,935	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Mineral County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	434	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	689	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	411	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	540	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	417	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	361	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	293	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	528	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	383	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	737	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	997	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,038	19.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,079	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	614	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	588	5.6%
$200,000 or more	423	4.0%

Median Household Income	64,728
Per Capita Income	33,580

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	118
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	581	5.5%
Public Assistance	828	7.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,573	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,883	67.1%
Unemployed	687	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	11,570	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	4,654	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,496	3,564	55.8%
Non-Profit	150	509	22.8%
Self-Employed	599	366	62.1%

Local Government	155	414	27.2%
State Government	617	591	51.1%
Federal Government	127	127	50.0%

Total Private + Self	5,095	3,930	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,049	1,641	39.0%
Total	6,144	5,571	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,094	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,067	17.6%
Professional, Technical	2,442	20.8%
Service Occupations	2,481	21.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	0.5%
All others	3,646	31.1%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,091	17.8%
Manufacturing	1,681	14.3%
Retail trade	1,351	11.5%
Construction	967	8.2%
Educational services	848	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	673	5.7%
Public administration	666	5.7%
Other services	611	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	512	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	486	4.1%
Finance and insurance	375	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	301	2.6%
Wholesale trade	228	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	213	1.8%
Information	197	1.7%
Utilities	167	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	162	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	114	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	87	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	0.12%
Puerto Rican	179	0.66%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	24	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	8	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.04%
Salvadoran	5	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	42	0.16%
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	42	0.16%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	22	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	25,323	98.5%
Spanish	297	1.2%
German, other Germanic	48	0.2%
Chinese	26	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.0%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,948	25.8%
English	3,158	11.7%
Irish	3,024	11.2%
American	2,149	8.0%
Scottish	955	3.5%
Italian	686	2.5%
French	300	1.1%
Polish	231	0.9%
Dutch	213	0.8%
European	208	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	174	0.6%
Welsh	174	0.6%
Scandinavian	137	0.5%
Swedish	94	0.3%
Slovak	71	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	26,890	99.8%
Not a citizen	67	0.2%

Native	26,843	99.6%
Foreign-born	114	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
166	0.9%	1,011	5.2%	8,602	44.4%	5,135	26.5%	2,356	12.2%	2,114	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	166	0.9%
9-12 Years	1,011	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,602	44.4%
Some College	5,135	26.5%
Bach. Degree	2,356	12.2%
Grad Degree	2,114	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,884	11,068	816	6.9%	8.6%
1991	11,848	10,843	1,005	8.5%	10.6%
1992	11,661	10,530	1,131	9.7%	11.2%
1993	11,356	10,549	807	7.1%	10.3%
1994	11,462	10,712	750	6.5%	8.8%
1995	11,630	10,892	738	6.3%	8.0%
1996	11,590	10,874	716	6.2%	7.7%
1997	11,681	11,087	594	5.1%	7.0%
1998	12,075	11,235	840	7.0%	6.7%
1999	12,365	11,505	860	7.0%	6.5%

2000	12,823	12,114	709	5.5%	5.6%
2001	12,812	12,075	737	5.8%	5.4%
2002	12,916	11,984	932	7.2%	6.5%
2003	13,198	12,276	922	7.0%	6.6%
2004	13,323	12,483	840	6.3%	5.8%
2005	13,449	12,681	768	5.7%	5.5%
2006	13,429	12,716	713	5.3%	5.2%
2007	13,287	12,627	660	5.0%	4.8%
2008	13,458	12,793	665	4.9%	4.7%
2009	13,763	12,681	1,082	7.9%	8.3%

2010	12,349	11,192	1,157	9.4%	8.7%
2011	12,178	11,126	1,052	8.6%	7.8%
2012	12,093	11,104	989	8.2%	7.2%
2013	11,908	10,984	924	7.8%	6.7%
2014	11,899	10,970	929	7.8%	6.5%
2015	11,757	10,915	842	7.2%	6.6%
2016	11,947	11,235	712	6.0%	6.1%
2017	12,268	11,619	649	5.3%	5.2%
2018	12,407	11,731	676	5.4%	5.2%
2019	12,650	11,927	723	5.7%	4.9%

2020	12,249	11,323	926	7.6%	8.3%
2021	12,117	11,542	575	4.7%	5.1%
2022	12,526	12,054	472	3.8%	3.9%
2023	12,191	11,692	499	4.1%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,528
Median Value	$162,400

Occupied	10,532	84.1%
Vacant	1,996	15.9%

Owned	8,533	81.0%
Rented	1,999	19.0%
Median Rent	$713

Single-Family Units	9,875	78.8%
Detached	9,662	77.1%
Attached	213	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	552	4.4%
Mobile Homes	1,395	11.1%

Mineral County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mineral County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Mineral County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mineral County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mineral County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Mineral County, WV