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Wirt County, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Wirt County, West Virginia has a population of 5,053 across 233 square miles, down 5.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $92.8 m in 2024, 52 establishments operate here.
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Wirt County
How many people live in Wirt County
- Population5,053
- Households2,041
- Average household size2.48
- Median household income$49,867
- Median age46.3
- Median gross rent$558 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,800
- Home value to household income2.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,598
- Population under 181,070
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,167
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,816
- Civilian labor force1,980
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over49.7 percent
- Rank by population among West Virginia counties55th of 55
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2895th
Wirt County is the 55th largest of 55 West Virginia counties by population. A median home costs 2.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 23.1 percent against 21.2 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Wirt County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.23 percent
- Census 2020 base population5,196
- Births, 202450
- Deaths, 202494
- Natural change, 2024-44
- Net domestic migration, 2024-26
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-26
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-136
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2993rd
The county has lost 5.23 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Wirt County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving74
- People arriving, from those returns145
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$36,041
- Largest single originWirt County Non-migrants (1,935 households)
- Largest single destination (1,935 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirt County Non-migrants | 1,935 | 4,137 | $97.4 m |
| Wood County | 46 | 92 | $1.5 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 28 | 53 | $1.1 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Wirt County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Wirt County
What the Wirt County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$92.8 m
- County GDP, 2023$100.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-7.2 percent
- GDP change over five years32.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among West Virginia counties55th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3065th
- GDP per resident$18,361
Output grew -7.2 percent in the latest year and 32.0 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Wirt County
Who employs people in Wirt County
- Covered employment, annual average708
- Establishments reporting106
- Average annual pay$41,896
- Average weekly wage$806
- Sector 62, employment133
- Sector 62, average annual pay$46,528
- Sector 44-45, employment97
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$20,680
- Sector 23, employment43
- Sector 23, average annual pay$42,573
- Sector 56, employment11
- Sector 56, average annual pay$30,719
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 133 | 18 | $46,528 |
| Sector 44-45 | 97 | 10 | $20,680 |
| Sector 23 | 43 | 11 | $42,573 |
| Sector 56 | 11 | 4 | $30,719 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 133 jobs, 18.8 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Wirt County
- Establishments, all industries52
- Employment at those establishments473
- Annual payroll$18.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents10.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Wirt County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202414
- Declared construction value permitted$2.1 m
- Single family units authorised14
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$152,000
- Units authorised per 1,000 households6.9
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How big is Wirt County
- Land area233 sq mi
- Rank by land area among West Virginia counties48th of 55
- Width, east to west22.5 mi
- Height, north to south20 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land22
- Establishments per square mile0.22
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Wirt County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Wirt County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population5,053
- Households2,041
- Average household size2.48
- Median household income$49,867
- Median age46.3
Common questions
Wirt County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wirt County, West Virginia?
5,053, in 2,041 households, ranking 55th of 55 West Virginia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wirt County growing?
The population has fallen 5.23 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 50 births against 94 deaths, with net migration of -26. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Wirt County?
$49,867. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,800, which is 2.3 times income, and median gross rent is $558 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Wirt County?
52 establishments, employing 473 people with an annual payroll of $18.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Wirt County?
Average annual pay is $41,896, or $806 a week, across 708 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Wirt County?
14 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $2.1 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Wirt County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Wirt County come from?
The largest single origin is Wirt County Non-migrants, with 1,935 households. Arriving households report an average income of $36,041 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Wirt County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Wirt County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.