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FAST FACTS ABOUT LEWIS COUNTY


Founded: 1816
Land in square miles: 389.5
Population: 17,033
Percentage minorities: 2.8%
Median age: 43.5
Percentage 65 or older: 21.0%
Median household income: $45,345
High school graduate or higher: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Home ownership: 72.6%
Median home value: $119,700


Source: This information is from the 2020 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2020, West Virginia as a whole had 6.9 percent minorities, a median age of 42.7, a median household income of $50,884, and a 73.9 percent homeownership rate.