Median Household Income
$56,836
Median Home Value
$107,900
Median Gross Rent
$688/mo
Poverty Rate
16.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.4%
Homeownership Rate
83.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.1%
Median Age
45.3
Population Over Time
Wetzel County shrank 13.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
16,314
2016
15,997
2018
15,614
2020
15,291
2022
14,431
2024
14,078
Business & Industry
Wetzel County has 308 business establishments employing 3,890 people.
Health care and social assistance
48
Other services (except public administration)
47
Accommodation and food services
32
Finance and insurance
19
Construction
16
Real estate and rental and leasing
13
Information
12
Professional, scientific, and technical services
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.