Summers County, WV Population

Overview

12,125

Total Population

49.5

Median age

52.75%

Female population %

89.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

267

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Summers County is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Summers County's population under 18 was 16.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Summers County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Summers County, 13.39% were under the age of 15, 13.91% aged 15 to 29, 47.34% aged 30 to 64, 22.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 667 more females than males in Summers County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.75% females and 47.25% males in Summers County, WV.
The Summers County, WV gender ratio is 89.6:100 i.e. 89.6 men to 100 women (0.896).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 594.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 680.

Summers County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Summers County population: 93.62% are White, 3.75% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.16% are some other race and 2.41% are multiracial.
Summers County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 267 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,858 (97.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Summers County is White with a population of 11,351 (93.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,340 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Summers County's population decreased by 401 (2.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Summers County's population decreased by 2,000 (14.35%), 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, Summers County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,762.