In 2018, West Virginia had a population of 1.81M people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $44,097. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of West Virginia declined from 1.82M to 1.81M, a -0.552% decrease and its median household income grew from $43,469 to $44,097, a 1.44% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in West Virginia are White (Non-Hispanic) (92%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.77%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.76%), White (Hispanic) (0.997%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.737%). 0% of the people in West Virginia speak a non-English language, and 99.3% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in West Virginia are American Public University System (11,806 degrees awarded in 2019), West Virginia University (6,604 degrees), and Marshall University (3,098 degrees).
In 2018, the median property value in West Virginia was $121,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.5%. Most people in West Virginia drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in West Virginia was 2 cars per household.
West Virginia borders Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky.