2024 population: 148,447 ( 3,273 from 2020)
Land area: 1128.6 square miles
Population density: 131.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	139,781	94.16%	2.9%
Black:	2,026	1.36%	4.4%
Indian:	332	0.22%	0.6%
Asian:	1,153	0.78%	25.3%
2+ races:	2,940	1.98%	15.0%
Hispanic:	2,215	1.49%	13.8%

Total non-White:	8,666	5.84%	12.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,813	9.6
Deaths:	9,296	15.3
Net Migration:	-138	-0.2
Net Immigration:	325	0.5

Change in White population:	-4,247	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	974	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
151,720
144,028	94.93%
1,940	1.28%
330	0.22%
920	0.61%
2,556	1.68%
1,946	1.28%
7,692	5.07%

2010
156,339
149,987	95.94%
1,693	1.08%
323	0.21%
854	0.55%
2,090	1.34%
1,266	0.81%
6,352	4.06%

2000
158,751
153,930	96.96%
1,474	0.93%
364	0.23%
787	0.50%
1,233	0.78%
866	0.55%
4,821	3.04%

1990
156,715
153,720	98.09%
1,475	0.94%
324	0.21%
706	0.45%
n/a
490	0.31%
2,995	1.91%

1980
166,150
163,335	98.31%
1,766	1.06%
149	0.09%
318	0.19%
n/a
549	0.33%
2,815	1.69%

1970
151,252
148,868	98.42%
1,798	1.19%
51	0.03%
102	0.07%
n/a
326	0.22%
2,384	1.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,073	9.6
17,446	11.2
-2,970	-1.9
26	0.0

-5,959	-3.8
1,340	0.9

Number	Rate
2000's
16,330	10.3
16,074	10.1
-3,036	-1.9
301	0.2

-3,943	-2.5
1,531	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
19,400	12.4
16,489	10.5
-3,535	-2.3
290	0.2

210	0.1
1,826	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
21,872	13.2
15,351	9.2
-15,454	-9.3
n/a

-9,615	-5.8
180	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,505	2.3
n/a

14,467	9.6
431	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.9
30,789	20.7%
117,658	79.3%
31,832	21.4%

62,903
2.36

39,243	62.4%
29,716	75.7%
3,785	9.6%
23,660	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
33,483	21.4%
122,856	78.6%
26,740	17.1%

65,019
2.35

43,375	66.7%
33,350	76.9%
3,957	9.1%
21,644	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
36,906	23.2%
121,845	76.8%
24,194	15.2%

64,317
2.42

44,924	69.8%
36,208	80.6%
3,833	8.5%
19,393	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
39,199	25.0%
117,516	75.0%
22,605	14.4%

60,731
2.54

44,813	73.8%
37,362	83.4%
3,200	7.1%
15,918	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
48,570	29.2%
117,580	70.8%
19,412	11.7%

58,678
2.78

45,664	77.8%
39,803	87.2%
2,559	5.6%
13,014	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,258	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,426	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,326	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,642	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,416	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,477	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,709	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,791	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,479	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,508	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,116	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,356	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,602	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,795	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,386	5.4%
$200,000 or more	2,616	4.2%

Median Household Income	56,422
Per Capita Income	33,049

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,949	7.9%
Public Assistance	1,491	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,690	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,929	66.6%
Unemployed	3,542	3.9%
In Armed Forces	133	0.1%

Total Labor Force	64,604	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	26,937	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,352	19,207	56.9%
Non-Profit	2,055	4,407	31.8%
Self-Employed	2,979	2,011	59.7%

Local Government	2,118	2,701	44.0%
State Government	1,180	1,569	42.9%
Federal Government	1,285	967	57.1%

Total Private + Self	28,331	21,218	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,638	9,644	40.8%
Total	34,969	30,862	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,438	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,223	21.5%
Professional, Technical	13,904	21.1%
Service Occupations	11,562	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	315	0.5%
All others	17,876	27.1%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,612	17.6%
Retail trade	8,742	13.2%
Manufacturing	7,982	12.1%
Educational services	5,787	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,593	7.0%
Construction	4,071	6.2%
Public administration	4,008	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,612	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,868	4.3%
Other services	2,721	4.1%
Finance and insurance	2,277	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,014	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,101	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	999	1.5%
Wholesale trade	950	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	898	1.4%
Utilities	773	1.2%
Information	512	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	456	0.7%
Management	27	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,113	0.73%
Puerto Rican	337	0.22%
Cuban	109	0.07%
Dominican	74	0.05%

Total Central American	56	0.04%
Costa Rican	13	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	43	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	175	0.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	2	0.00%
Chilean	5	0.00%
Colombian	104	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	64	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	230	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	393	0.26%
Chinese	239	0.16%
Indian	141	0.09%
Japanese	67	0.04%
Vietnamese	56	0.04%
Korean	23	0.02%
Thai	15	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	140,801	97.9%
Spanish	1,092	0.8%
German, other Germanic	365	0.3%
Other Indo-European	315	0.2%
Other Asian	284	0.2%
Tagalog	276	0.2%
Chinese	195	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	125	0.1%
Other	123	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	26,942	17.8%
English	21,070	13.9%
Irish	18,709	12.3%
American	16,419	10.8%
Italian	3,688	2.4%
Scottish	2,812	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,430	1.6%
European	2,368	1.6%
French	2,069	1.4%
Polish	1,650	1.1%
Dutch	1,520	1.0%
Welsh	1,131	0.7%
British	943	0.6%
Hungarian	536	0.4%
Norwegian	480	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	150,721	99.5%
Not a citizen	812	0.5%

Native	149,616	98.7%
Foreign-born	1,917	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,375	2.2%	7,317	6.7%	40,156	37.0%	35,900	33.1%	13,955	12.9%	8,732	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,375	2.2%
9-12 Years	7,317	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,156	37.0%
Some College	35,900	33.1%
Bach. Degree	13,955	12.9%
Grad Degree	8,732	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	75,819	70,527	5,292	7.0%
1991	76,408	70,128	6,280	8.2%
1992	78,286	71,121	7,165	9.2%
1993	78,279	71,473	6,806	8.7%
1994	78,174	72,493	5,681	7.3%
1995	78,623	72,963	5,660	7.2%
1996	79,292	74,048	5,244	6.6%
1997	79,514	74,785	4,729	5.9%
1998	79,431	74,240	5,191	6.5%
1999	78,610	73,980	4,630	5.9%

2000	76,224	72,248	3,976	5.2%
2001	76,264	72,437	3,827	5.0%
2002	77,344	72,602	4,742	6.1%
2003	78,654	73,512	5,142	6.5%
2004	77,625	72,816	4,809	6.2%
2005	76,859	72,249	4,610	6.0%
2006	77,449	73,400	4,049	5.2%
2007	77,367	73,437	3,930	5.1%
2008	77,279	73,139	4,140	5.4%
2009	76,892	69,653	7,239	9.4%

2010	72,075	64,852	7,223	10.0%
2011	70,498	64,208	6,290	8.9%
2012	69,858	64,450	5,408	7.7%
2013	69,736	64,736	5,000	7.2%
2014	69,473	65,224	4,249	6.1%
2015	68,684	64,416	4,268	6.2%
2016	67,794	63,468	4,326	6.4%
2017	66,546	62,634	3,912	5.9%
2018	66,498	62,823	3,675	5.5%
2019	67,368	63,794	3,574	5.3%

2020	66,109	60,271	5,838	8.8%
2021	65,248	61,643	3,605	5.5%
2022	65,680	62,792	2,888	4.4%
2023	66,014	63,233	2,781	4.2%
2024	68,189	65,101	3,088	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	71,508
Median Value	$148,939

Occupied	62,903	88.0%
Vacant	8,605	12.0%

Owned	47,119	74.9%
Rented	15,784	25.1%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	54,649	76.4%
Detached	53,989	75.5%
Attached	660	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,996	7.0%
Mobile Homes	6,547	9.2%

Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Parkersburg, WV-OH Market Area