Wetzel

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Wetzel.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Wetzel	County	19,258	17,693	16,583	14,458	13,766	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Wetzel.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Hundred	Town	Wetzel	386	359	299	258	242	→
New Martinsville	City	Wetzel	6,712	5,828	5,352	5,205	5,038	→
Paden City	City	Wetzel / Tyler	2,921	2,823	2,629	2,544	2,388	→
Pine Grove	Town	Wetzel	678	565	544	362	340	→
Smithfield	Town	Wetzel	205	189	166	105	98	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	7,163
Females	7,279

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	2,803
18-64 years	8,220
65+ years	3,419

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	856
70-79 years	1,557
60-69 years	2,102
50-59 years	2,133
40-49 years	1,669
30-39 years	1,492
20-29 years	1,512
10-19 years	1,643
0-9 years	1,478

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,013
Urban	5,429

»Race« (C 2020)
White	13,752
Black/African American	34
Indigenous	18
Asian	50
Some other	49
2 or more	539

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	148
Other	14,294