2022 population: 7,586 ( 19 from 2010 , 67 from 2020)
Land area: 130.1 square miles
Population density: 58.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,204	94.96%	2.0%
Black:	127	1.67%	32.3%
Indian:	17	0.22%	54.5%
Asian:	23	0.30%	187.5%
2+ races:	115	1.52%	71.6%
Hispanic:	100	1.32%	63.9%

Total non-White:	382	5.04%	52.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	156	10.2
Deaths:	254	16.6
Net Migration:	30	2.0
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-150	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	131	1.7

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
7,605
7,354	96.70%
96	1.26%
11	0.14%
8	0.11%
67	0.88%
61	0.80%
251	3.30%

2000
7,514
7,363	97.99%
36	0.48%
33	0.44%
15	0.20%
37	0.49%
28	0.37%
151	2.01%

1990
7,546
7,509	99.51%
6	0.08%
9	0.12%
13	0.17%
n/a
9	0.12%
37	0.49%

1980
8,236
8,145	98.90%
51	0.62%
5	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
35	0.42%
91	1.10%

1970
7,274
7,199	98.97%
65	0.89%
2	0.03%
7	0.10%
n/a
0	0.00%
75	1.03%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
638	8.5
802	10.7
37	0.5
19	0.3

-9	-0.1
100	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
834	11.1
777	10.3
-168	-2.2
0	0.0

-146	-1.9
114	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
970	11.8
735	8.9
-927	-11.3
n/a

-636	-7.7
-54	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
516	7.1
n/a

946	13.0
16	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasants 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
43.6
1,463	19.3%
6,123	80.7%
1,405	18.5%

2,737
2.57

1,942	71.0%
1,483	76.4%
193	9.9%
795	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,551	20.4%
6,054	79.6%
1,228	16.1%

2,861
2.44

2,021	70.6%
1,604	79.4%
146	7.2%
840	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
1,800	24.0%
5,714	76.0%
1,123	14.9%

2,893
2.51

2,147	74.2%
1,777	82.8%
163	7.6%
746	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
1,948	25.8%
5,598	74.2%
1,096	14.5%

2,773
2.61

2,077	74.9%
1,707	82.2%
149	7.2%
696	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
2,507	30.4%
5,729	69.6%
916	11.1%

2,718
2.85

2,176	80.1%
1,854	85.2%
115	5.3%
542	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasants County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	111	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	121	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	122	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	153	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	207	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	142	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	103	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	261	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	240	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	292	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	322	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	196	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	182	6.6%
$200,000 or more	125	4.6%

Median Household Income	59,666
Per Capita Income	39,138

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	143	5.2%
Public Assistance	98	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	396	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,857	59.9%
Unemployed	240	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,097	64.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,674	35.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,301	694	65.2%
Non-Profit	15	236	6.0%
Self-Employed	143	162	46.9%

Local Government	37	163	18.5%
State Government	98	116	45.8%
Federal Government	91	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,444	856	62.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	241	515	31.9%
Total	1,685	1,371	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	289	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	504	16.4%
Professional, Technical	520	16.9%
Service Occupations	661	21.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	0.6%
All others	1,100	35.8%

White Collar		42.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	522	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	433	14.1%
Transportation and warehousing	276	9.0%
Educational services	266	8.7%
Retail trade	238	7.7%
Construction	193	6.3%
Public administration	156	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	149	4.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	148	4.8%
Other services	141	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	135	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	122	4.0%
Information	72	2.3%
Utilities	68	2.2%
Finance and insurance	63	2.0%
Wholesale trade	36	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	136	1.78%
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	64	0.84%
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	64	0.84%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,158	98.6%
Other Indo-European	51	0.7%
Spanish	48	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,147	15.0%
German	993	13.0%
Irish	955	12.5%
American	920	12.1%
Italian	200	2.6%
Scottish	176	2.3%
French	113	1.5%
Polish	89	1.2%
Dutch	56	0.7%
Greek	32	0.4%
Norwegian	31	0.4%
European	30	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	27	0.4%
Danish	24	0.3%
Russian	23	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,622	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	7,591	99.6%
Foreign-born	31	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
176	3.2%	494	9.1%	2,692	49.6%	1,413	26.0%	342	6.3%	313	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	176	3.2%
9-12 Years	494	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,692	49.6%
Some College	1,413	26.0%
Bach. Degree	342	6.3%
Grad Degree	313	5.8%
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	3,258	2,922	336	10.3%	8.6%
1991	3,181	2,740	441	13.9%	10.6%
1992	3,361	2,938	423	12.6%	11.2%
1993	3,255	2,801	454	13.9%	10.3%
1994	3,129	2,784	345	11.0%	8.8%
1995	3,076	2,753	323	10.5%	8.0%
1996	3,092	2,798	294	9.5%	7.7%
1997	3,275	3,008	267	8.2%	7.0%
1998	3,301	2,934	367	11.1%	6.7%
1999	2,810	2,568	242	8.6%	6.5%

2000	3,285	3,091	194	5.9%	5.6%
2001	3,293	3,093	200	6.1%	5.4%
2002	3,335	3,082	253	7.6%	6.5%
2003	3,316	3,044	272	8.2%	6.6%
2004	3,250	3,036	214	6.6%	5.8%
2005	3,206	2,991	215	6.7%	5.5%
2006	3,174	2,987	187	5.9%	5.2%
2007	3,139	2,950	189	6.0%	4.8%
2008	3,123	2,926	197	6.3%	4.7%
2009	3,217	2,865	352	10.9%	8.3%

2010	2,934	2,623	311	10.6%	8.7%
2011	2,915	2,638	277	9.5%	7.8%
2012	2,878	2,635	243	8.4%	7.2%
2013	2,896	2,688	208	7.2%	6.7%
2014	3,003	2,793	210	7.0%	6.5%
2015	3,019	2,768	251	8.3%	6.6%
2016	2,964	2,721	243	8.2%	6.1%
2017	2,832	2,631	201	7.1%	5.2%
2018	2,872	2,695	177	6.2%	5.2%
2019	2,917	2,717	200	6.9%	4.9%

2020	2,720	2,417	303	11.1%	8.3%
2021	2,672	2,481	191	7.1%	5.1%
2022	2,673	2,530	143	5.3%	3.9%
2023	2,664	2,520	144	5.4%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,224
Median Value	$121,100

Occupied	2,737	84.9%
Vacant	487	15.1%

Owned	2,339	85.5%
Rented	398	14.5%
Median Rent	$640

Single-Family Units	2,262	70.2%
Detached	2,229	69.1%
Attached	33	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	90	2.8%
Mobile Homes	693	21.5%

Pleasants County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasants County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Pleasants County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasants County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasants County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Pleasants County, WV