# Nicholas County, West Virginia demographics

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Nicholas County, West Virginia (county FIPS 54067) has a median household income of $54,639 (±$5,254) and a total population of 24,277 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 27 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 24,277 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 46.1 years | ±0.5 years | B01002 |
| Households | 9,466 | ±375 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $54,639 | ±$5,254 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $121,600 | ±$13,727 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $686 | ±$221 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 82.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 17.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 23.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 15.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 54067 |
| Land area | 646.84 sq mi |
| Water area | 7.48 sq mi |
| Population density | 38 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [26651](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26651) | 30.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [26610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26610) | 9.2% | 80.2% | Yes |
| [26261](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26261) | 8.4% | 33% |  |
| [26679](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26679) | 8.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [26681](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26681) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [26676](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26676) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [26205](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26205) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [26690](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26690) | 2.7% | 44.1% |  |
| [26202](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26202) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [26671](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26671) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [25981](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25981) | 2.5% | 27.8% |  |
| [26678](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26678) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [26208](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26208) | 2.1% | 34.9% |  |
| [26691](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26691) | 2.1% | 96% | Yes |
| [25043](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25043) | 2% | 12.9% |  |
| [25111](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25111) | 1.9% | 44.1% |  |
| [26662](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26662) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [26656](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26656) | 1.4% | 56.3% | Yes |
| [26617](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26617) | 1.3% | 81.6% | Yes |
| [26680](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26680) | 1.2% | 23.1% |  |
| [26660](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26660) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [26667](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26667) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [26203](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26203) | 0.5% | 7.8% |  |
| [25059](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25059) | 0.4% | 48.2% |  |
| [26684](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/26684) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [25125](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25125) | 0.3% | 7.3% |  |
| [25063](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/25063) | 0.2% | 2.2% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:067&in=state:54
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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