Jefferson

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Jefferson.

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
Jefferson	County	35,926	42,190	53,498	57,703	61,264	→
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 Jefferson.

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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
Bolivar	Town	Jefferson	993	1,000	1,038	1,036	989	→
Charles Town	City	Jefferson	3,477	3,412	5,229	6,530	8,869	→
Harpers Ferry	Town	Jefferson	331	306	288	269	263	→
Ranson	Corporation	Jefferson	3,988	3,869	4,396	5,447	6,035	→
Shepherdstown	Town	Jefferson	1,384	1,719	2,154	1,530	1,524	→

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	28,551
Females	29,150

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	12,736
18-64 years	34,905
65+ years	10,060

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,887
70-79 years	4,696
60-69 years	7,402
50-59 years	8,778
40-49 years	7,452
30-39 years	6,892
20-29 years	6,190
10-19 years	7,954
0-9 years	6,450

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	35,601
Urban	22,100

»Race« (C 2020)
White	46,825
Black/African American	3,459
Indigenous	141
Asian	837
Pacific Islander	13
Some other	1,689
2 or more	4,737

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	4,137
Other	53,564