Mason County, West Virginia

Mason County population, land area and income

Mason County had 24,770 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.8 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 55 in West Virginia by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 57.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents; Mason County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,054 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Mason County's population changed since 2020

Mason County lost 643 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 22nd of 55 in West Virginia for growth. The median West Virginia county changed by -2.9%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Mason County recorded 1,086 births and 1,807 deaths, a natural change of -721. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +24. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 721 people.

Where Mason County is

The Census internal point of Mason County is at 38.770900, -82.029000. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades West Virginia's 55 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Mason County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Mason County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mason County, 5,300 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mason County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Point Pleasant with 3,886.

Counties bordering Mason County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Mason County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Cabell County, WV, with 91,489 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Cabell County

  91,489 people

  27 mi SSW

• Putnam County

  57,067 people

  19 mi SSE

• OH

  Gallia County, OH

  28,886 people

  15 mi WNW

• Jackson County

  27,718 people

  19 mi ENE

• OH

  Meigs County, OH

  21,491 people

  22 mi N

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 37.6 miles SE of Mason County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 98.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is St. Albans, WV (population 10,301), 29.5 miles away.

Mason County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mason County is 54053: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,054.