Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Pendleton County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 55 counties in 2018, at 52.3 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 30.8 years. The median was 44.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.3Pendleton County
Median44.255 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBerkeley County: 38.5 yearsBoone County: 43.8 yearsBraxton County: 46.6 yearsBrooke County: 46.9 yearsCabell County: 39.3 yearsCalhoun County: 47.9 yearsClay County: 45 yearsDoddridge County: 41.9 yearsFayette County: 44.5 yearsGilmer County: 41.9 yearsGrant County: 47.3 yearsGreenbrier County: 47 yearsHampshire County: 46.5 yearsHancock County: 46.7 yearsHardy County: 45.5 yearsHarrison County: 42.9 yearsJackson County: 44.2 yearsJefferson County: 41.4 yearsKanawha County: 43.7 yearsLewis County: 44.4 yearsLincoln County: 43.4 yearsLogan County: 44 yearsMcDowell County: 44.2 yearsMarion County: 41.5 yearsMarshall County: 45.8 yearsMason County: 44.2 yearsMercer County: 43.8 yearsMineral County: 44.6 yearsMingo County: 44.2 yearsMonongalia County: 30.8 yearsMonroe County: 47.3 yearsMorgan County: 48 yearsNicholas County: 46.1 yearsOhio County: 43.3 yearsPendleton County: 52.3 yearsPleasants County: 43.9 yearsPocahontas County: 49.6 yearsPreston County: 42.9 yearsPutnam County: 42.1 yearsRaleigh County: 42.7 yearsRandolph County: 44.2 yearsRitchie County: 48 yearsRoane County: 45.6 yearsSummers County: 47.7 yearsTaylor County: 43.8 yearsTucker County: 49.2 yearsTyler County: 46.8 yearsUpshur County: 41.7 yearsWayne County: 43.5 yearsWebster County: 47.6 yearsWetzel County: 46.8 yearsWirt County: 46.3 yearsWood County: 43.6 yearsWyoming County: 44.6 years
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years, 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Pendleton County: 52.3 yearsPendleton County52.3Pocahontas County: 49.6 yearsPocahontas County49.6Tucker County: 49.2 yearsTucker County49.2Morgan County: 48 yearsMorgan County48Ritchie County: 48 yearsRitchie County48Calhoun County: 47.9 yearsCalhoun County47.9Summers County: 47.7 yearsSummers County47.7Webster County: 47.6 yearsWebster County47.6Grant County: 47.3 yearsGrant County47.3Monroe County: 47.3 yearsMonroe County47.3Greenbrier County: 47 yearsGreenbrier County47Brooke County: 46.9 yearsBrooke County46.9Tyler County: 46.8 yearsTyler County46.8Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Hancock County: 46.7 yearsHancock County46.7Braxton County: 46.6 yearsBraxton County46.6Hampshire County: 46.5 yearsHampshire County46.5Wirt County: 46.3 yearsWirt County46.3Nicholas County: 46.1 yearsNicholas County46.1Marshall County: 45.8 yearsMarshall County45.8Roane County: 45.6 yearsRoane County45.6Hardy County: 45.5 yearsHardy County45.5Clay County: 45 yearsClay County45Mineral County: 44.6 yearsMineral County44.6Wyoming County: 44.6 yearsWyoming County44.6Fayette County: 44.5 yearsFayette County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4Jackson County: 44.2 yearsJackson County44.2Mason County: 44.2 yearsMason County44.2McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Mingo County: 44.2 yearsMingo County44.2Randolph County: 44.2 yearsRandolph County44.2Logan County: 44 yearsLogan County44Pleasants County: 43.9 yearsPleasants County43.9Boone County: 43.8 yearsBoone County43.8Mercer County: 43.8 yearsMercer County43.8Taylor County: 43.8 yearsTaylor County43.8Kanawha County: 43.7 yearsKanawha County43.7Wood County: 43.6 yearsWood County43.6Wayne County: 43.5 yearsWayne County43.5Lincoln County: 43.4 yearsLincoln County43.4Ohio County: 43.3 yearsOhio County43.3Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBarbour County43.2Harrison County: 42.9 yearsHarrison County42.9Preston County: 42.9 yearsPreston County42.9Raleigh County: 42.7 yearsRaleigh County42.7Putnam County: 42.1 yearsPutnam County42.1Doddridge County: 41.9 yearsDoddridge County41.9Gilmer County: 41.9 yearsGilmer County41.9Upshur County: 41.7 yearsUpshur County41.7Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Jefferson County: 41.4 yearsJefferson County41.4Cabell County: 39.3 yearsCabell County39.3Berkeley County: 38.5 yearsBerkeley County38.5Monongalia County: 30.8 yearsMonongalia County30.8Pendleton County: 52.3 yearsPendleton County52.3Pocahontas County: 49.6 yearsPocahontas County49.6Tucker County: 49.2 yearsTucker County49.2Morgan County: 48 yearsMorgan County48Ritchie County: 48 yearsRitchie County48Calhoun County: 47.9 yearsCalhoun County47.9Summers County: 47.7 yearsSummers County47.7Webster County: 47.6 yearsWebster County47.6Grant County: 47.3 yearsGrant County47.3Monroe County: 47.3 yearsMonroe County47.3Greenbrier County: 47 yearsGreenbrier County47Brooke County: 46.9 yearsBrooke County46.9Tyler County: 46.8 yearsTyler County46.8Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Hancock County: 46.7 yearsHancock County46.7Braxton County: 46.6 yearsBraxton County46.6Hampshire County: 46.5 yearsHampshire County46.5Wirt County: 46.3 yearsWirt County46.3Nicholas County: 46.1 yearsNicholas County46.1Marshall County: 45.8 yearsMarshall County45.8Roane County: 45.6 yearsRoane County45.6Hardy County: 45.5 yearsHardy County45.5Clay County: 45 yearsClay County45Mineral County: 44.6 yearsMineral County44.6Wyoming County: 44.6 yearsWyoming County44.6Fayette County: 44.5 yearsFayette County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4Jackson County: 44.2 yearsJackson County44.2Mason County: 44.2 yearsMason County44.2McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Mingo County: 44.2 yearsMingo County44.2Randolph County: 44.2 yearsRandolph County44.2Logan County: 44 yearsLogan County44Pleasants County: 43.9 yearsPleasants County43.9Boone County: 43.8 yearsBoone County43.8Mercer County: 43.8 yearsMercer County43.8Taylor County: 43.8 yearsTaylor County43.8Kanawha County: 43.7 yearsKanawha County43.7Wood County: 43.6 yearsWood County43.6Wayne County: 43.5 yearsWayne County43.5Lincoln County: 43.4 yearsLincoln County43.4Ohio County: 43.3 yearsOhio County43.3Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBarbour County43.2Harrison County: 42.9 yearsHarrison County42.9Preston County: 42.9 yearsPreston County42.9Raleigh County: 42.7 yearsRaleigh County42.7Putnam County: 42.1 yearsPutnam County42.1Doddridge County: 41.9 yearsDoddridge County41.9Gilmer County: 41.9 yearsGilmer County41.9Upshur County: 41.7 yearsUpshur County41.7Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Jefferson County: 41.4 yearsJefferson County41.4Cabell County: 39.3 yearsCabell County39.3Berkeley County: 38.5 yearsBerkeley County38.5Monongalia County: 30.8 yearsMonongalia County30.8
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
years
Change on 2017
1Pendleton County52.3+0.3
2Pocahontas County49.6+0.2
3Tucker County49.2+0.5
4Morgan County48+0.2
4Ritchie County48+0.3
6Calhoun County47.9+0.1
7Summers County47.7+0.3
8Webster County47.6+0.3
9Grant County47.3+0.4
9Monroe County47.3+0.5
11Greenbrier County47+0.5
12Brooke County46.9+0.4
13Tyler County46.80
13Wetzel County46.8+0.1
15Hancock County46.7+0.1
16Braxton County46.6+0.7
17Hampshire County46.5+0.4
18Wirt County46.30
19Nicholas County46.1+0.4
20Marshall County45.8+0.4
21Roane County45.6+0.2
22Hardy County45.5+0.4
23Clay County45+0.2
24Mineral County44.6+0.4
24Wyoming County44.6+0.3
26Fayette County44.5+0.4
27Lewis County44.4+0.1
28Jackson County44.2+0.2
28Mason County44.2+0.1
28McDowell County44.2-0.2
28Mingo County44.2+0.4
28Randolph County44.2+0.1
33Logan County44+0.1
34Pleasants County43.9-0.2
35Boone County43.8+0.3
35Mercer County43.8+0.2
35Taylor County43.8+0.2
38Kanawha County43.7+0.2
39Wood County43.6+0.2
40Wayne County43.5+0.1
41Lincoln County43.4+0.4
42Ohio County43.3-0.2
43Barbour County43.2+0.4
44Harrison County42.9+0.1
44Preston County42.9+0.3
46Raleigh County42.7+0.2
47Putnam County42.1+0.2
48Doddridge County41.9-0.4
48Gilmer County41.9+0.6
50Upshur County41.7+0.3
51Marion County41.5+0.1
52Jefferson County41.4+0.2
53Cabell County39.3+0.4
54Berkeley County38.5+0.1
55Monongalia County30.8+0.3

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Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage: Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2018}},
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Pendleton County, with 52.3 years in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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