Median Household Income
$54,338
Median Home Value
$170,800
Median Gross Rent
$886/mo
Poverty Rate
19.2%
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Homeownership Rate
80.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.2%
Median Age
42.3
Population Over Time
Upshur County shrank 3.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
24,487
2016
24,632
2018
24,605
2020
24,451
2022
23,875
2024
23,712
Business & Industry
Upshur County has 513 business establishments employing 6,101 people.
Health care and social assistance
86
Construction
59
Other services (except public administration)
49
Accommodation and food services
42
Professional, scientific, and technical services
37
Finance and insurance
21
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
19
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
19
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.