Wyoming County, WV Population

Overview

21,581

Total Population

44.9

Median age

50.62%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

125

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wyoming County is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wyoming County's population under 18 was 20.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wyoming County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wyoming County, 16.83% were under the age of 15, 15.72% aged 15 to 29, 45.67% aged 30 to 64, 18.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 267 more females than males in Wyoming County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.62% females and 49.38% males in Wyoming County, WV.
The Wyoming County, WV gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 870.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 940.

Wyoming County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wyoming County population: 97.54% are White, 1.40% are Black or African American, 0.12% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 0.85% are multiracial.
Wyoming County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 125 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,456 (99.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wyoming County is White with a population of 21,051 (97.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,575 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wyoming County's population decreased by 1,847 (7.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wyoming County's population decreased by 2,411 (10.16%), 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, Wyoming County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 20,449.