Who is the Ohio County Assessor?

Tiffany Hoffman (Democratic) is the Assessor of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who is the Ohio County Circuit Clerk?

Brenda Miller (Democratic) is the Circuit Clerk of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who is the Ohio County County Clerk?

Michael Kelly (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who is the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney?

Shawn Turak (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who is the Ohio County Sheriff?

Nelson Croft (Republican) is the Sheriff of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who is the Ohio County County Surveyor?

Michael Austen (Independent) is the County Surveyor of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Who are the Ohio County commissioners?

Zachary Abraham (County Commissioner); Randy Wharton (County Commissioner); Don Nickerson (County Commissioner).

Who is on the Ohio County School Board?

Bernie Albertini (Board of Education Member); Anne Hercules (Board of Education Member).

What is the population of Ohio County?

About 41,582 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $57,094 and 17.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Ohio County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 624 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,643, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Ohio County?

14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 6 special district governments.

Ohio County, WV elected officials: the county commission, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Ohio County: 11 seats on 8 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Ohio County Commission

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Zachary Abraham Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Randy Wharton Democratic source
County Commissioner	Don Nickerson Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor	Tiffany Hoffman Democratic source
Circuit Clerk	Brenda Miller Democratic source
County Clerk	Michael Kelly Democratic source
Prosecuting Attorney	Shawn Turak Democratic source
Sheriff	Nelson Croft Republican source
County Surveyor	Michael Austen Independent source

School Board

Ohio County Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Bernie Albertini source
Board of Education Member	Anne Hercules source

How many local governments Ohio County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 14 local governments in Ohio County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	6	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	6	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Ohio County

41,582people

42.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$57,094 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

17.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

33.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$166,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.1%U.S.: 8.4%

54.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 89.8% · Black 3.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Ohio County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. West Virginia: 3.5%.

624people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

17,019people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

17,643in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	624	17,019	17,643
August 2026	4.2%	739	16,951	17,690
July 2026	4.0%	709	17,153	17,862
June 2026	4.4%	795	17,164	17,959
May 2026	3.6%	630	16,944	17,574
April 2026	4.0%	710	16,949	17,659
March 2026	4.2%	726	16,710	17,436
February 2026	5.4%	964	16,784	17,748
January 2026	5.0%	873	16,763	17,636
December 2025	4.5%	802	17,071	17,873
November 2025	4.5%	816	17,229	18,045
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	750	17,397	18,147
August 2025	4.4%	798	17,298	18,096
July 2025	4.0%	738	17,498	18,236
June 2025	4.2%	762	17,523	18,285
May 2025	3.7%	654	17,157	17,811
April 2025	3.8%	680	17,179	17,859
March 2025	4.3%	766	16,982	17,748
February 2025	4.4%	784	16,997	17,781
January 2025	4.2%	753	17,075	17,828
December 2024	3.2%	585	17,438	18,023
November 2024	3.3%	604	17,531	18,135
October 2024	3.3%	603	17,767	18,370

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	755	17,219	17,974
2024	4.0%	744	17,653	18,397
2023	4.1%	769	17,881	18,650
2022	4.3%	799	17,716	18,515
2021	5.6%	1,051	17,614	18,665
2020	8.9%	1,687	17,281	18,968
2019	4.9%	966	18,925	19,891
2018	4.8%	974	19,243	20,217
2017	5.0%	994	18,698	19,692
2016	6.0%	1,151	18,149	19,300

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. West Virginia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Police in Ohio County

Police staffing

2.22 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 15,317 people.

34sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

2civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Ohio County Sheriff's Office	28	2	10,228
Bethlehem Police Department	5	0	2,550
Triadelphia Police Department	1	0	657
West Liberty Police Department	0	0	1,430
Clearview Police Department	0	0	452

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	34	2.22	2	5
2024	36	2.34	6	5
2022	43	2.80	6	5
2020	43	2.84	2	5

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Ohio County Assessor?: Tiffany Hoffman (Democratic) is the Assessor of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who is the Ohio County Circuit Clerk?: Brenda Miller (Democratic) is the Circuit Clerk of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who is the Ohio County County Clerk?: Michael Kelly (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who is the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney?: Shawn Turak (Democratic) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who is the Ohio County Sheriff?: Nelson Croft (Republican) is the Sheriff of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who is the Ohio County County Surveyor?: Michael Austen (Independent) is the County Surveyor of Ohio County, West Virginia.
Who are the Ohio County commissioners?: Zachary Abraham (County Commissioner); Randy Wharton (County Commissioner); Don Nickerson (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Ohio County School Board?: Bernie Albertini (Board of Education Member); Anne Hercules (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Ohio County?: About 41,582 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $57,094 and 17.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Ohio County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 624 people unemployed in a labor force of 17,643, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Ohio County?: 14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 1 school district and 6 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the West Virginia Secretary of State's County Elected Official Directory (2025) and the official results of the 2020, 2022 and 2024 elections (for terms and party); officials appointed or changed since the directory was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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