2024 population: 16,477 ( 553 from 2020)
Land area: 386.9 square miles
Population density: 42.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	15,767	95.69%	4.1%
Black:	138	0.84%	24.3%
Indian:	28	0.17%	15.2%
Asian:	78	0.47%	3.7%
2+ races:	210	1.27%	22.1%
Hispanic:	256	1.55%	28.0%

Total non-White:	710	4.31%	18.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	734	10.8
Deaths:	1,247	18.3
Net Migration:	-42	-0.6
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-666	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	113	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
17,030
16,433	96.49%
111	0.65%
33	0.19%
81	0.48%
172	1.01%
200	1.17%
597	3.51%

2010
16,372
15,964	97.51%
65	0.40%
32	0.20%
52	0.32%
148	0.90%
104	0.64%
408	2.49%

2000
16,919
16,604	98.14%
22	0.13%
34	0.20%
48	0.28%
118	0.70%
85	0.50%
315	1.86%

1990
17,223
17,079	99.16%
40	0.23%
5	0.03%
39	0.23%
n/a
60	0.35%
144	0.84%

1980
18,813
18,607	98.91%
98	0.52%
17	0.09%
15	0.08%
n/a
69	0.37%
206	1.09%

1970
17,847
17,695	99.15%
100	0.56%
7	0.04%
32	0.18%
n/a
11	0.06%
152	0.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,711	10.5
2,064	12.6
-155	-0.9
59	0.4

469	2.9
189	1.2

Number	Rate
2000's
1,812	10.7
2,101	12.4
761	4.5
87	0.5

-640	-3.8
93	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
2,043	11.9
2,214	12.9
525	3.0
28	0.2

-475	-2.8
171	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
2,370	12.6
2,223	11.8
-1,527	-8.1
n/a

-1,528	-8.1
-62	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
402	2.3
n/a

912	5.1
54	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis 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
43.5
3,605	21.9%
12,872	78.1%
3,529	21.4%

6,839
2.44

4,380	64.0%
3,333	76.1%
389	8.9%
2,459	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
3,397	20.7%
12,975	79.3%
2,928	17.9%

6,863
2.35

4,570	66.6%
3,494	76.5%
393	8.6%
2,293	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
3,750	22.2%
13,169	77.8%
2,777	16.4%

6,943
2.40

4,827	69.5%
3,912	81.0%
412	8.5%
2,116	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
4,155	24.1%
13,068	75.9%
2,839	16.5%

6,598
2.55

4,746	71.9%
3,811	80.3%
332	7.0%
1,852	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
5,119	27.2%
13,694	72.8%
3,060	16.3%

6,674
2.72

5,035	75.4%
4,175	82.9%
361	7.2%
1,639	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lewis County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	483	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	446	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	450	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	401	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	286	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	461	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	310	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	306	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	252	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	511	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	492	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	818	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	536	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	353	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	308	4.5%
$200,000 or more	426	6.2%

Median Household Income	50,552
Per Capita Income	31,444

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	550	8.0%
Public Assistance	224	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,572	23.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,178	61.1%
Unemployed	599	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,777	67.0%
Not in Labor Force	3,334	33.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,756	1,980	58.2%
Non-Profit	123	277	30.8%
Self-Employed	346	244	58.6%

Local Government	72	166	30.3%
State Government	233	179	56.6%
Federal Government	102	130	44.0%

Total Private + Self	3,102	2,224	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	530	752	41.3%
Total	3,632	2,976	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	921	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,539	23.3%
Professional, Technical	1,195	18.1%
Service Occupations	1,141	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.1%
All others	1,812	27.4%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,267	19.2%
Retail trade	1,208	18.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	627	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	533	8.1%
Construction	529	8.0%
Public administration	378	5.7%
Manufacturing	358	5.4%
Other services	291	4.4%
Educational services	279	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	230	3.5%
Utilities	207	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	184	2.8%
Finance and insurance	156	2.4%
Wholesale trade	132	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83	1.3%
Information	66	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	0.4%
Management	11	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	53	0.31%
Puerto Rican	21	0.12%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	23	0.14%
Costa Rican	23	0.14%
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	132	0.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	59	0.35%
Korean	38	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,882	99.2%
Tagalog	62	0.4%
Spanish	59	0.4%
Other Asian	8	0.0%
Other Indo-European	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,680	15.8%
Irish	2,110	12.5%
American	1,653	9.8%
English	1,504	8.9%
Italian	954	5.6%
Scottish	162	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	161	1.0%
Dutch	159	0.9%
French	148	0.9%
European	101	0.6%
Polish	64	0.4%
Welsh	34	0.2%
Greek	28	0.2%
Swedish	26	0.2%
Cajun	20	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,920	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	16,864	99.7%
Foreign-born	56	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
531	4.4%	953	7.9%	5,639	46.5%	2,874	23.7%	1,338	11.0%	798	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	531	4.4%
9-12 Years	953	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,639	46.5%
Some College	2,874	23.7%
Bach. Degree	1,338	11.0%
Grad Degree	798	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,204	6,399	805	11.2%	8.6%
1991	7,467	6,503	964	12.9%	10.6%
1992	7,410	6,425	985	13.3%	11.2%
1993	7,313	6,398	915	12.5%	10.3%
1994	7,133	6,288	845	11.8%	8.8%
1995	7,129	6,296	833	11.7%	8.0%
1996	7,057	6,362	695	9.8%	7.7%
1997	7,010	6,377	633	9.0%	7.0%
1998	6,921	6,335	586	8.5%	6.7%
1999	7,071	6,501	570	8.1%	6.5%

2000	7,374	6,936	438	5.9%	5.6%
2001	7,302	6,879	423	5.8%	5.4%
2002	7,356	6,824	532	7.2%	6.5%
2003	7,261	6,701	560	7.7%	6.6%
2004	7,190	6,778	412	5.7%	5.8%
2005	7,271	6,882	389	5.4%	5.5%
2006	7,351	6,955	396	5.4%	5.2%
2007	7,315	6,921	394	5.4%	4.8%
2008	7,391	7,056	335	4.5%	4.7%
2009	7,678	7,074	604	7.9%	8.3%

2010	6,983	6,368	615	8.8%	8.7%
2011	7,169	6,648	521	7.3%	7.8%
2012	7,384	6,882	502	6.8%	7.2%
2013	7,367	6,900	467	6.3%	6.7%
2014	7,246	6,795	451	6.2%	6.5%
2015	7,057	6,489	568	8.0%	6.6%
2016	6,850	6,268	582	8.5%	6.1%
2017	6,556	6,120	436	6.7%	5.2%
2018	6,731	6,359	372	5.5%	5.2%
2019	6,819	6,395	424	6.2%	4.9%

2020	6,337	5,649	688	10.9%	8.3%
2021	6,118	5,692	426	7.0%	5.1%
2022	6,367	6,069	298	4.7%	3.9%
2023	6,221	5,935	286	4.6%	3.9%
2024	6,513	6,199	314	4.8%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,203
Median Value	$134,100

Occupied	6,839	83.4%
Vacant	1,364	16.6%

Owned	4,975	72.7%
Rented	1,864	27.3%
Median Rent	$726

Single-Family Units	5,770	70.3%
Detached	5,761	70.2%
Attached	9	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	512	6.2%
Mobile Homes	1,655	20.2%

Lewis County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Lewis County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lewis County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lewis County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Lewis County, WV