In 2021, Pocahontas County, WV had a population of 8.01k people with a median age of 49.6 and a median household income of $37,225. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pocahontas County, WV declined from 8,382 to 8,006, a −4.49% decrease and its median household income declined from $37,642 to $37,225, a −1.11% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pocahontas County, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (98.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.674%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.2%), White (Hispanic) (0.187%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.187%).
None of the households in Pocahontas County, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.8% of the residents in Pocahontas County, WV are U.S. citizens.
In 2021, the median property value in Pocahontas County, WV was $130,200, and the homeownership rate was 85.9%.
Most people in Pocahontas County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Pocahontas County, WV was 2 cars per household.
Pocahontas County, WV borders Bath County, VA, Highland County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Randolph County, WV, and Webster County, WV.