2022 population: 5,091 ( 626 from 2010 , 105 from 2020)
Land area: 232.5 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,901	96.27%	12.6%
Black:	31	0.61%	244.4%
Indian:	14	0.27%	16.7%
Asian:	17	0.33%	54.5%
2+ races:	82	1.61%	67.3%
Hispanic:	46	0.90%	76.9%

Total non-White:	190	3.73%	77.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	129	12.4
Deaths:	167	16.1
Net Migration:	-59	-5.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-709	-12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	83	1.5

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
5,717
5,610	98.13%
9	0.16%
12	0.21%
11	0.19%
49	0.86%
26	0.45%
107	1.87%

2000
5,873
5,771	98.26%
17	0.29%
12	0.20%
5	0.09%
44	0.75%
18	0.31%
102	1.74%

1990
5,192
5,157	99.33%
24	0.46%
0	0.00%
8	0.15%
n/a
3	0.06%
35	0.67%

1980
4,922
4,868	98.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
42	0.85%
n/a
4	0.08%
54	1.10%

1970
4,154
4,142	99.71%
10	0.24%
0	0.00%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
521	8.9
530	9.0
-240	-4.1
6	0.1

-161	-2.7
5	0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
655	12.6
542	10.4
568	10.9
5	0.1

614	11.8
67	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
761	15.5
484	9.8
31	0.6
n/a

289	5.9
-19	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
638	15.4
n/a

726	17.5
42	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wirt 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
46.6
1,108	21.8%
3,983	78.2%
1,104	21.7%

2,149
2.42

1,593	74.1%
1,283	80.5%
86	5.4%
556	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
1,201	21.0%
4,516	79.0%
894	15.6%

2,391
2.39

1,689	70.6%
1,342	79.5%
122	7.2%
702	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,481	25.2%
4,392	74.8%
758	12.9%

2,304
2.54

1,716	74.5%
1,434	83.6%
92	5.4%
588	25.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
1,369	26.4%
3,823	73.6%
745	14.3%

1,935
2.68

1,474	76.2%
1,327	90.0%
47	3.2%
461	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
1,524	31.0%
3,398	69.0%
657	13.3%

1,668
2.94

1,374	82.4%
1,216	88.5%
29	2.1%
294	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wirt County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	101	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	138	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	173	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	77	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	127	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	63	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	67	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	224	10.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	169	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	236	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	283	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	204	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	104	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	3.2%
$200,000 or more	60	2.8%

Median Household Income	52,776
Per Capita Income	26,966

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	128	6.0%
Public Assistance	83	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	561	26.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,865	58.9%
Unemployed	54	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,919	60.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,248	39.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	705	662	51.6%
Non-Profit	16	148	9.8%
Self-Employed	50	80	38.5%

Local Government	22	93	19.1%
State Government	55	79	41.0%
Federal Government	58	44	56.9%

Total Private + Self	755	742	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	151	364	29.3%
Total	906	1,106	45.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	225	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	431	21.4%
Professional, Technical	368	18.3%
Service Occupations	295	14.7%
All others	693	34.4%

White Collar		50.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	353	17.5%
Manufacturing	303	15.1%
Retail trade	265	13.2%
Construction	192	9.5%
Educational services	183	9.1%
Public administration	139	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	100	5.0%
Wholesale trade	97	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	70	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	65	3.2%
Finance and insurance	51	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	2.4%
Other services	42	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	1.8%
Information	25	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.9%
Utilities	9	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	9	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,928	99.5%
Korean	9	0.2%
Spanish	9	0.2%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	914	17.6%
American	887	17.1%
English	498	9.6%
Irish	480	9.2%
Scotch-Irish	187	3.6%
Scottish	88	1.7%
Dutch	60	1.2%
Italian	58	1.1%
French	46	0.9%
Czech	23	0.4%
Welsh	21	0.4%
European	18	0.3%
British	16	0.3%
French Canadian	12	0.2%
Swiss	8	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,202	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,192	99.8%
Foreign-born	10	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
191	5.0%	354	9.2%	1,747	45.4%	973	25.3%	395	10.3%	188	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	191	5.0%
9-12 Years	354	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,747	45.4%
Some College	973	25.3%
Bach. Degree	395	10.3%
Grad Degree	188	4.9%
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	2,378	1,955	423	17.8%	8.6%
1991	2,019	1,599	420	20.8%	10.6%
1992	2,077	1,745	332	16.0%	11.2%
1993	2,037	1,718	319	15.7%	10.3%
1994	1,980	1,700	280	14.1%	8.8%
1995	2,097	1,756	341	16.3%	8.0%
1996	2,019	1,679	340	16.8%	7.7%
1997	1,928	1,646	282	14.6%	7.0%
1998	1,901	1,621	280	14.7%	6.7%
1999	1,953	1,668	285	14.6%	6.5%

2000	2,532	2,351	181	7.1%	5.6%
2001	2,519	2,345	174	6.9%	5.4%
2002	2,544	2,323	221	8.7%	6.5%
2003	2,574	2,312	262	10.2%	6.6%
2004	2,509	2,319	190	7.6%	5.8%
2005	2,520	2,321	199	7.9%	5.5%
2006	2,544	2,382	162	6.4%	5.2%
2007	2,471	2,316	155	6.3%	4.8%
2008	2,447	2,287	160	6.5%	4.7%
2009	2,434	2,118	316	13.0%	8.3%

2010	2,290	2,003	287	12.5%	8.7%
2011	2,275	2,019	256	11.3%	7.8%
2012	2,294	2,051	243	10.6%	7.2%
2013	2,320	2,087	233	10.0%	6.7%
2014	2,284	2,067	217	9.5%	6.5%
2015	2,281	2,050	231	10.1%	6.6%
2016	2,239	2,042	197	8.8%	6.1%
2017	2,208	2,033	175	7.9%	5.2%
2018	2,233	2,079	154	6.9%	5.2%
2019	2,319	2,137	182	7.8%	4.9%

2020	2,282	2,037	245	10.7%	8.3%
2021	2,236	2,065	171	7.6%	5.1%
2022	2,256	2,124	132	5.9%	3.9%
2023	2,242	2,112	130	5.8%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,743
Median Value	$109,200

Occupied	2,149	78.3%
Vacant	594	21.7%

Owned	1,817	84.6%
Rented	332	15.4%
Median Rent	$490

Single-Family Units	1,931	70.4%
Detached	1,925	70.2%
Attached	6	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	1.3%
Mobile Homes	696	25.4%

Wirt County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wirt County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Wirt County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wirt County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wirt County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Wirt County, WV