2022 population: 22,573 ( 4,266 from 2010 , 1,001 from 2020)
Land area: 423.1 square miles
Population density: 53.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	21,644	95.88%	16.6%
Black:	380	1.68%	19.3%
Indian:	24	0.11%	33.3%
Asian:	64	0.28%	48.8%
2+ races:	263	1.17%	10.0%
Hispanic:	198	0.88%	66.4%

Total non-White:	929	4.12%	3.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	646	13.7
Deaths:	990	21.0
Net Migration:	-659	-14.0
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.0

Change in White population:	-4,300	-16.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	34	0.1

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
26,839
25,944	96.67%
471	1.75%
18	0.07%
43	0.16%
239	0.89%
119	0.44%
895	3.33%

2000
28,253
27,134	96.04%
654	2.31%
63	0.22%
57	0.20%
201	0.71%
135	0.48%
1,119	3.96%

1990
33,739
32,732	97.02%
817	2.42%
63	0.19%
0	0.00%
n/a
127	0.38%
1,007	2.98%

1980
37,336
35,878	96.09%
1,065	2.85%
0	0.00%
99	0.27%
n/a
313	0.84%
1,458	3.91%

1970
32,780
31,091	94.85%
1,564	4.77%
20	0.06%
19	0.06%
n/a
77	0.23%
1,689	5.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,378	12.0
3,169	11.2
-1,948	-6.9
3	0.0

-1,190	-4.2
-224	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
4,461	13.2
3,453	10.2
-4,083	-12.1
24	0.1

-5,598	-16.6
112	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
5,934	15.9
3,542	9.5
-5,764	-15.4
n/a

-3,146	-8.4
-451	-1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
705	2.2
n/a

4,787	14.6
-231	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Mingo 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
44.3
5,243	23.2%
17,330	76.8%
4,868	21.6%

9,093
2.57

6,266	68.9%
4,552	72.6%
443	7.1%
2,827	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
5,916	22.0%
20,923	78.0%
3,623	13.5%

11,125
2.40

7,707	69.3%
5,855	76.0%
584	7.6%
3,418	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
6,860	24.3%
21,393	75.7%
3,532	12.5%

11,331
2.48

8,285	73.1%
6,501	78.5%
673	8.1%
3,046	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
10,248	30.4%
23,491	69.6%
3,503	10.4%

11,850
2.83

9,371	79.1%
7,578	80.9%
792	8.5%
2,479	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
13,212	35.4%
24,124	64.6%
3,187	8.5%

11,925
3.13

9,825	82.4%
8,072	82.2%
768	7.8%
2,100	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Mingo County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,044	11.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,195	13.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	722	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	497	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	382	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	386	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	431	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	510	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	259	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	632	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	821	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	889	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	619	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	301	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	315	3.5%
$200,000 or more	90	1.0%

Median Household Income	38,305
Per Capita Income	21,342

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,634	18.0%
Public Assistance	462	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,194	35.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,940	42.0%
Unemployed	801	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,741	47.6%
Not in Labor Force	7,417	52.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		58.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,582	1,626	61.4%
Non-Profit	237	296	44.5%
Self-Employed	183	174	51.3%

Local Government	117	368	24.1%
State Government	246	358	40.7%
Federal Government	78	58	57.4%

Total Private + Self	2,765	1,800	60.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	678	1,080	38.6%
Total	3,443	2,880	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	545	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	978	15.4%
Professional, Technical	1,302	20.5%
Service Occupations	1,512	23.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	41	0.6%
All others	2,023	31.8%

White Collar		44.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,303	20.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	908	14.3%
Retail trade	750	11.8%
Educational services	716	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	425	6.7%
Construction	363	5.7%
Public administration	358	5.6%
Other services	287	4.5%
Manufacturing	282	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	230	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	201	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	171	2.7%
Finance and insurance	83	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	1.3%
Utilities	66	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	57	0.9%
Wholesale trade	35	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	0.5%
Information	13	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	0.08%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	45	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	29	0.12%
Chinese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,965	99.3%
Chinese	67	0.3%
Spanish	33	0.1%
Tagalog	29	0.1%
German, other Germanic	19	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,878	12.3%
English	1,585	6.8%
German	1,141	4.9%
American	1,134	4.8%
Italian	352	1.5%
Scottish	210	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	195	0.8%
Dutch	179	0.8%
African	129	0.5%
European	116	0.5%
French	98	0.4%
British	80	0.3%
Lebanese	21	0.1%
Hungarian	20	0.1%
Other Subsaharan African	14	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,465	100.0%
Not a citizen	1	0.0%

Native	23,386	99.7%
Foreign-born	80	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,323	7.9%	2,571	15.4%	7,412	44.5%	3,764	22.6%	935	5.6%	658	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,323	7.9%
9-12 Years	2,571	15.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,412	44.5%
Some College	3,764	22.6%
Bach. Degree	935	5.6%
Grad Degree	658	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,937	8,841	1,096	11.0%	8.6%
1991	10,262	8,880	1,382	13.5%	10.6%
1992	10,644	9,304	1,340	12.6%	11.2%
1993	10,616	9,210	1,406	13.2%	10.3%
1994	10,354	8,948	1,406	13.6%	8.8%
1995	10,054	8,661	1,393	13.9%	8.0%
1996	9,813	8,399	1,414	14.4%	7.7%
1997	9,082	7,913	1,169	12.9%	7.0%
1998	8,755	7,565	1,190	13.6%	6.7%
1999	8,450	7,209	1,241	14.7%	6.5%

2000	8,972	8,258	714	8.0%	5.6%
2001	8,884	8,278	606	6.8%	5.4%
2002	8,733	7,913	820	9.4%	6.5%
2003	8,264	7,437	827	10.0%	6.6%
2004	8,009	7,427	582	7.3%	5.8%
2005	8,174	7,669	505	6.2%	5.5%
2006	8,578	8,085	493	5.7%	5.2%
2007	8,736	8,214	522	6.0%	4.8%
2008	8,977	8,564	413	4.6%	4.7%
2009	8,914	8,064	850	9.5%	8.3%

2010	9,157	8,255	902	9.9%	8.7%
2011	9,195	8,426	769	8.4%	7.8%
2012	8,983	8,139	844	9.4%	7.2%
2013	8,487	7,547	940	11.1%	6.7%
2014	7,775	6,859	916	11.8%	6.5%
2015	7,303	6,362	941	12.9%	6.6%
2016	6,751	5,899	852	12.6%	6.1%
2017	6,791	6,203	588	8.7%	5.2%
2018	6,908	6,388	520	7.5%	5.2%
2019	6,914	6,445	469	6.8%	4.9%

2020	6,862	5,884	978	14.3%	8.3%
2021	6,210	5,659	551	8.9%	5.1%
2022	6,361	6,005	356	5.6%	3.9%
2023	6,462	6,119	343	5.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,602
Median Value	$89,700

Occupied	9,093	78.4%
Vacant	2,509	21.6%

Owned	6,597	72.6%
Rented	2,496	27.4%
Median Rent	$560

Single-Family Units	6,759	58.3%
Detached	6,736	58.1%
Attached	23	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	744	6.4%
Mobile Homes	3,651	31.5%

Mingo County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mingo County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Mingo County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mingo County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mingo County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Mingo County, WV