Wetzel County

Facts

Population

13,766 (2024)

Change since 2020

-4.8 %

Net migration

53 (2023)

Unemployment rate

6.0 % (2025)

State

West Virginia

Population base, April 2020

14,458 (2020)

Births

153 (2023)

Births per 1,000 residents, 2023

11.1

Deaths

254 (2023)

Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023

18.5

Natural change, 2023

-101

International migration

20 (2023)

Domestic migration

33 (2023)

Net migration per 1,000, 2023

3.9

Postal code

WV

FIPS code

54103

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS