Wirt County, WV Population

Overview

5,264

Total Population

46.1

Median age

50.55%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wirt County is 46.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wirt County's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wirt County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wirt County, 17.65% were under the age of 15, 14.48% aged 15 to 29, 47.63% aged 30 to 64, 19.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 more females than males in Wirt County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.55% females and 49.45% males in Wirt County, WV.
The Wirt County, WV gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 230.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 295.

Wirt County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wirt County population: 96.71% are White, 1.12% are Black or African American and 2.17% are multiracial.
Wirt County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,264 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wirt County is White with a population of 5,091 (96.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,892 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wirt County's population decreased by 171 (2.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wirt County's population decreased by 535 (9.35%), 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, Wirt County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 5,059.