Mason County, WV Population

Overview

25,667

Total Population

44.2

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

202

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mason County is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mason County's population under 18 was 21.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mason County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mason County, 16.98% were under the age of 15, 16.21% aged 15 to 29, 45.73% aged 30 to 64, 18.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 521 more females than males in Mason County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Mason County, WV.
The Mason County, WV gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,005.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,189.

Mason County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mason County population: 96.37% are White, 0.36% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.97% are Asian, 0.19% are some other race and 2.05% are multiracial.
Mason County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 202 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,465 (99.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mason County is White with a population of 24,736 (96.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,377 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mason County's population increased by 1,444 (5.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mason County's population decreased by 1,979 (7.23%), 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, Mason County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 25,000.