2022 population: 12,296 ( 1,206 from 2010 , 79 from 2020)
Land area: 472.8 square miles
Population density: 26.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,540	93.85%	12.0%
Black:	126	1.02%	41.6%
Indian:	43	0.35%	65.4%
Asian:	30	0.24%	66.7%
2+ races:	273	2.22%	64.5%
Hispanic:	284	2.31%	242.2%

Total non-White:	756	6.15%	92.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	305	12.3
Deaths:	516	20.8
Net Migration:	116	4.7
Net Immigration:	18	0.7

Change in White population:	-1,570	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	364	2.7

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
13,502
13,110	97.10%
89	0.66%
26	0.19%
18	0.13%
166	1.23%
83	0.61%
392	2.90%

2000
14,583
13,448	92.22%
868	5.95%
33	0.23%
25	0.17%
133	0.91%
72	0.49%
1,135	7.78%

1990
12,406
12,221	98.51%
119	0.96%
43	0.35%
2	0.02%
n/a
21	0.17%
185	1.49%

1980
12,873
12,512	97.20%
168	1.31%
49	0.38%
2	0.02%
n/a
126	0.98%
361	2.80%

1970
11,272
10,642	94.41%
545	4.83%
2	0.02%
6	0.05%
n/a
76	0.67%
630	5.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,218	8.4
1,409	9.7
787	5.4
-5	-0.0

-338	-2.3
-743	-5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,378	11.1
1,404	11.3
1,149	9.3
18	0.1

1,227	9.9
950	7.7

Number	Rate
1980's
1,660	12.9
1,414	11.0
-606	-4.7
n/a

-291	-2.3
-176	-1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,190	10.6
n/a

1,870	16.6
-269	-2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe 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
45.9
2,519	20.5%
9,777	79.5%
3,054	24.8%

4,596
2.69

3,042	66.2%
2,393	78.7%
174	5.7%
1,554	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
2,838	21.0%
10,664	79.0%
2,651	19.6%

5,655
2.38

3,915	69.2%
3,148	80.4%
253	6.5%
1,740	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
2,936	20.1%
11,647	79.9%
2,225	15.3%

5,465
2.40

3,898	71.3%
3,233	82.9%
248	6.4%
1,567	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
3,080	24.8%
9,326	75.2%
2,100	16.9%

4,794
2.55

3,619	75.5%
3,033	83.8%
148	4.1%
1,175	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
3,767	29.3%
9,106	70.7%
1,873	14.5%

4,477
2.84

3,625	81.0%
3,082	85.0%
175	4.8%
852	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	238	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	280	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	164	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	283	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	257	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	227	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	234	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	353	7.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	129	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	406	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	577	12.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	695	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	237	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	248	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	166	3.6%
$200,000 or more	102	2.2%

Median Household Income	52,392
Per Capita Income	26,120

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	288	6.3%
Public Assistance	173	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	753	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,129	59.4%
Unemployed	539	7.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,668	67.1%
Not in Labor Force	2,288	32.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,910	1,306	59.4%
Non-Profit	102	250	29.0%
Self-Employed	220	159	58.0%

Local Government	148	241	38.0%
State Government	71	111	39.0%
Federal Government	0	99	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,130	1,465	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	321	701	31.4%
Total	2,451	2,166	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	411	8.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	741	16.0%
Professional, Technical	789	17.0%
Service Occupations	918	19.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	286	6.2%
All others	1,773	38.3%

White Collar		41.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	807	17.4%
Manufacturing	707	15.3%
Construction	533	11.5%
Retail trade	468	10.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	390	8.4%
Educational services	341	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	292	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	253	5.5%
Other services	230	5.0%
Public administration	185	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	115	2.5%
Finance and insurance	106	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	80	1.7%
Wholesale trade	45	1.0%
Utilities	33	0.7%
Information	28	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	50	0.40%
Puerto Rican	14	0.11%
Cuban	12	0.10%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	146	1.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	146	1.17%
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	22	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,670	98.5%
Spanish	166	1.4%
German, other Germanic	10	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,568	12.6%
German	1,356	10.9%
American	1,324	10.6%
Irish	1,072	8.6%
Scotch-Irish	398	3.2%
European	305	2.5%
Italian	227	1.8%
Scottish	163	1.3%
French	140	1.1%
Polish	97	0.8%
Norwegian	90	0.7%
Swiss	84	0.7%
Dutch	65	0.5%
Austrian	46	0.4%
Lebanese	36	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,291	98.8%
Not a citizen	147	1.2%

Native	12,274	98.7%
Foreign-born	164	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
468	5.2%	560	6.2%	4,603	51.3%	1,968	22.0%	877	9.8%	488	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	468	5.2%
9-12 Years	560	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,603	51.3%
Some College	1,968	22.0%
Bach. Degree	877	9.8%
Grad Degree	488	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,163	4,673	490	9.5%	8.6%
1991	5,160	4,540	620	12.0%	10.6%
1992	4,979	4,521	458	9.2%	11.2%
1993	5,001	4,574	427	8.5%	10.3%
1994	5,113	4,660	453	8.9%	8.8%
1995	5,074	4,717	357	7.0%	8.0%
1996	5,051	4,745	306	6.1%	7.7%
1997	5,200	4,899	301	5.8%	7.0%
1998	5,152	4,866	286	5.6%	6.7%
1999	5,295	5,071	224	4.2%	6.5%

2000	5,758	5,470	288	5.0%	5.6%
2001	5,748	5,474	274	4.8%	5.4%
2002	5,827	5,509	318	5.5%	6.5%
2003	5,791	5,482	309	5.3%	6.6%
2004	5,801	5,533	268	4.6%	5.8%
2005	5,744	5,458	286	5.0%	5.5%
2006	5,937	5,595	342	5.8%	5.2%
2007	5,905	5,613	292	4.9%	4.8%
2008	5,822	5,540	282	4.8%	4.7%
2009	5,807	5,355	452	7.8%	8.3%

2010	5,757	5,296	461	8.0%	8.7%
2011	5,778	5,332	446	7.7%	7.8%
2012	5,735	5,334	401	7.0%	7.2%
2013	5,685	5,331	354	6.2%	6.7%
2014	5,617	5,294	323	5.8%	6.5%
2015	5,818	5,502	316	5.4%	6.6%
2016	5,998	5,725	273	4.6%	6.1%
2017	5,924	5,662	262	4.4%	5.2%
2018	5,848	5,569	279	4.8%	5.2%
2019	6,013	5,750	263	4.4%	4.9%

2020	6,079	5,648	431	7.1%	8.3%
2021	6,022	5,795	227	3.8%	5.1%
2022	6,191	5,982	209	3.4%	3.9%
2023	5,960	5,781	179	3.0%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,299
Median Value	$138,400

Occupied	4,596	73.0%
Vacant	1,703	27.0%

Owned	3,753	81.7%
Rented	843	18.3%
Median Rent	$658

Single-Family Units	5,031	79.9%
Detached	5,024	79.8%
Attached	7	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	64	1.0%
Mobile Homes	1,153	18.3%

Monroe County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, WV