Grant County, WV Population

Overview

11,063

Total Population

46.3

Median age

49.78%

Female population %

100.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

33

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Grant County is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grant County's population under 18 was 19.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grant County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grant County, 16.10% were under the age of 15, 16.34% aged 15 to 29, 43.79% aged 30 to 64, 21.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 less females than males in Grant County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.78% females and 50.22% males in Grant County, WV.
The Grant County, WV gender ratio is 100.9:100 i.e. 100.9 men to 100 women (1.009).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 446.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 446.

Grant County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grant County population: 96.32% are White, 1.74% are Black or African American, 0.29% are Asian, 0.32% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.18% are some other race and 1.16% are multiracial.
Grant County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 33 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,03 (99.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grant County is White with a population of 10,656 (96.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,954 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Grant County's population increased by 635 (5.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grant County's population decreased by 904 (7.60%), 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, Grant County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,968.