Barbour County, WV Population

Overview

15,600

Total Population

42.7

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

166

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Barbour County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Barbour County is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barbour County's population under 18 was 20.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barbour County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barbour County, 16.86% were under the age of 15, 20.12% aged 15 to 29, 42.99% aged 30 to 64, 18.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 244 more females than males in Barbour County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Barbour County, WV.
The Barbour County, WV gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 667.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 674.

Barbour County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barbour County population: 93.15% are White, 1.14% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.28% are Asian, 0.44% are some other race and 4.62% are multiracial.
Barbour County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 166 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,434 (98.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barbour County is White with a population of 14,531 (93.15% of the total population).

Barbour County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,980 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Barbour County's population increased by 1,083 (6.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barbour County's population decreased by 1,147 (6.91%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Barbour County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 15,347.