Median Household Income
$50,582
Median Home Value
$115,900
Median Gross Rent
$579/mo
Poverty Rate
21.6%
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Homeownership Rate
84.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.4%
Median Age
46.1
Population Over Time
Ritchie County shrank 18.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
10,221
2016
10,044
2018
9,932
2020
9,747
2022
8,507
2024
8,286
Business & Industry
Ritchie County has 188 business establishments employing 2,893 people.
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
23
Other services (except public administration)
22
Health care and social assistance
19
Accommodation and food services
15
Construction
13
Finance and insurance
13
Professional, scientific, and technical services
8
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.