Tyler County, WV Population

Overview

8,397

Total Population

48.1

Median age

49.82%

Female population %

100.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tyler County is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tyler County's population under 18 was 19.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tyler County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tyler County, 15.97% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 46.28% aged 30 to 64, 20.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 less females than males in Tyler County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.82% females and 50.18% males in Tyler County, WV.
The Tyler County, WV gender ratio is 100.7:100 i.e. 100.7 men to 100 women (1.007).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 383.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 357.

Tyler County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tyler County population: 96.99% are White, 0.51% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian and 2.20% are multiracial.
Tyler County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,313 (99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tyler County is White with a population of 8,144 (96.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,546 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Tyler County's population decreased by 331 (3.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tyler County's population decreased by 919 (9.97%), 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, Tyler County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,183.