Wirt County, West Virginia

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,873 96.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 11 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 160 3.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 9 0.2%

• Under 18 1,070 21.2%
• 18–24 385 7.6%
• 25–44 994 19.7%
• 45–64 1,437 28.4%
• 65 and over 1,167 23.1%

Median household income

$55,031

90% interval $48,799–$61,263

−$5,631 vs WV · 36th of 55

Below poverty line

16.6%

90% interval 12.8%–20.4%

+0.4 pp vs WV · 29th of 55

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.2%

+1.8 pp vs. state

County GDP

$92.8M

0.09% of state

Avg. annual pay

$43,792

Establishments

113

• Education & health services 176 25.3%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 137 19.7%
• Public administration 68 9.8%
• Construction 25 3.6%
• Professional & business services 2 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 58.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

87.8%

+12.9 pp vs WV · 2nd of 55

Median gross rent

$558

−$314 vs WV · 54th of 55

Owner-occupied

1,791

Renter-occupied

250

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 55% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.9× the lowest ($57,702 vs $30,103/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Small-sector pay

  The $50,354 average in Construction is BLS's published figure for 25 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read.

• Republican 2,120 82.1%
• Democratic 409 15.8%
• Other / third-party 52 2.0%

• Korean 39 0.8%
• Spanish 10 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 10 0.2%

Households

2,041

Family households

1,496

73.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

328

21.9% of families

Single-mother families

122

8.2% of families

Veterans

377

9.5% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 1,238 23.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 391 7.5%
• Catholic 104 2.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

Health insured

93.1%

±3.9 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

18.8%

±3.7 pp

31st of 55

Bachelor's or higher

15.5%

±4.7 pp

−8.6 pp vs WV · 38th of 55

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.4%

90% interval 5.5%–7.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

3rd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

2 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courtswv.gov; cross-checked against W. Va. Code § 51-2-1a. Magistrate Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $10K) are separately allocated one per county and not counted here. Family Court judges (domestic relations) also separate.)

Court seats

Elizabeth, Harrisville, Saint Marys, West Union

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0