The Town Files

Pleasants County, West Virginia

7,521 people. The median home is worth $151,000 (typical West Virginia town: $125,000) and the median household earns $60,932.

Towns in Pleasants County

Towns in Pleasants County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
St. Marys1,831$147,300$63,54744.9
Belmont875$152,000$49,85140.7

People and housing

Pleasants CountyTypical West Virginia town
Median home value$151,000$125,000
Median rent$715$811
Median household income$60,932$52,093
Median age44.043.6
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%18.6%
Below the poverty line11.6%18.6%

Jobs and pay

2,495 jobs in 2024, average pay $63,850 a year.

Largest industries in Pleasants CountyManufacturing544 jobs · $99,241Health care & social assistan…295 jobs · $33,223Administrative & support154 jobs · $49,876Retail130 jobs · $32,108Finance & insurance76 jobs · $58,962Transportation & warehousing74 jobs · $95,892
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Pleasants County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 5.4%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 241 storm events in Pleasants County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Pleasants County by type since 1996Hail13Heat11Flood15Drought17High Wind11Heavy Snow24Flash Flood11Strong Wind13Winter Storm9Winter Weather21
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Pleasants County has been included in 16 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
August 3, 2026FloodDR-4932: Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3639: Severe Winter Storm
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4517: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3450: Covid-19
April 17, 2018Mud/LandslideDR-4359: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 21, 2015FloodDR-4221: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).