Tyler County, West Virginia

Tyler County population, land area and income

Tyler County had 7,843 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 256.3 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 30.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents, so Tyler County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,892 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Tyler County's population changed since 2020

Tyler County lost 449 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.4%. That ranks 50th 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, Tyler County recorded 317 births and 603 deaths, a natural change of -286. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -170. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 286 people.

Where Tyler County is

The Census internal point of Tyler County is at 39.465600, -80.877200. 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 Tyler County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Tyler County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tyler County, 2,083 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tyler County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sistersville with 1,309.

Counties bordering Tyler County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Tyler County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, OH, with 58,332 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• OH

  Washington County, OH

  58,332 people

  33 mi W

• Wetzel County

  13,766 people

  16 mi NE

• OH

  Monroe County, OH

  13,051 people

  21 mi NNW

• Ritchie County

  8,170 people

  22 mi SSW

• Doddridge County

  7,615 people

  16 mi SSE

• Pleasants County

  7,358 people

  17 mi WSW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 87.5 miles SSW of Tyler County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 82.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Marietta, OH (population 13,039), 30.5 miles away.

Tyler County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tyler County is 54095: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,892.