Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wetzel County, WV in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 15,673 population of Wetzel County, West Virginia comprised of 135 people who identified as Hispanic (0.86%), and 15,538 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wetzel County, West Virginia with a population of 15,379 (98.12%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 146 (0.93%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 74 (0.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wetzel County, West Virginia in 2016, with a population of 15,259 (97.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 136 (0.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 120 (0.77%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wetzel, West Virginia.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wetzel County, WV in 2016

Total Population:15,673

Non Hispanic (99.14%)

Hispanic (0.86%)

Race in Wetzel County, WV in 2016

Total Population:15,673

White Alone (98.12%)

Two or more races (0.93%)

Black or African American Alone (0.47%)

Asian Alone (0.34%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.13%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Wetzel County, WV in 2016

Total Population:15,673

Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.36%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.87%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.77%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.22%)

Population By Race in Wetzel , WV in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,379	98.12%
Two Or More Races	146	0.93%
Black or African American Alone	74	0.47%
Asian Alone	53	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	21	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Wetzel , WV in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,259	97.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	136	0.87%
White Alone - Hispanic	120	0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	70	0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	53	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	20	0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4	0.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%