2024 population: 256,666 ( 5,216 from 2020)
Land area: 5102.6 square miles
Population density: 50.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	239,829	93.44%	2.7%
Black:	5,693	2.22%	3.2%
Indian:	734	0.29%	9.6%
Asian:	1,596	0.62%	11.4%
2+ races:	4,246	1.65%	12.9%
Hispanic:	4,568	1.78%	16.5%

Total non-White:	16,837	6.56%	10.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,326	9.9
Deaths:	16,519	15.8
Net Migration:	380	0.4
Net Immigration:	545	0.5

Change in White population:	-6,750	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,534	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
261,882
246,579	94.16%
5,517	2.11%
670	0.26%
1,433	0.55%
3,761	1.44%
3,922	1.50%
15,303	5.84%

2010
272,671
259,983	95.35%
4,951	1.82%
582	0.21%
1,040	0.38%
3,130	1.15%
2,858	1.05%
12,688	4.65%

2000
267,427
258,215	96.56%
3,688	1.38%
545	0.20%
1,034	0.39%
1,956	0.73%
1,830	0.68%
9,212	3.44%

1990
268,709
262,272	97.60%
3,354	1.25%
710	0.26%
655	0.24%
n/a
1,718	0.64%
6,437	2.40%

1980
295,825
288,213	97.43%
4,209	1.42%
380	0.13%
486	0.16%
n/a
2,413	0.82%
7,612	2.57%

1970
265,399
259,047	97.61%
4,546	1.71%
134	0.05%
189	0.07%
n/a
1,369	0.52%
6,352	2.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,608	9.8
30,410	11.2
-2,948	-1.1
240	0.1

-13,404	-4.9
2,615	1.0

Number	Rate
2000's
27,533	10.3
30,260	11.3
3,986	1.5
660	0.2

1,768	0.7
3,476	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
31,058	11.6
32,992	12.3
3,535	1.3
315	0.1

-4,057	-1.5
2,775	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
37,178	12.6
32,014	10.8
-31,087	-10.5
n/a

-25,941	-8.8
-1,175	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
17,877	6.7
n/a

29,166	11.0
1,260	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV 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
42.9
51,935	20.2%
204,731	79.8%
54,306	21.2%

101,780
2.47

64,361	63.2%
48,904	76.0%
5,031	7.8%
37,419	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
56,085	20.6%
216,586	79.4%
46,096	16.9%

110,890
2.37

74,042	66.8%
56,674	76.5%
6,036	8.2%
36,848	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
59,583	22.3%
207,844	77.7%
43,446	16.2%

107,934
2.41

74,608	69.1%
59,677	80.0%
5,625	7.5%
33,326	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
65,678	24.4%
203,031	75.6%
45,342	16.9%

103,005
2.54

74,700	72.5%
61,093	81.8%
5,219	7.0%
28,305	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
82,617	27.9%
213,208	72.1%
42,503	14.4%

105,330
2.74

80,022	76.0%
67,966	84.9%
4,355	5.4%
25,308	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,879	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,206	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,018	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,041	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,867	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,094	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,937	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,568	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,834	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,793	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,480	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,964	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,587	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,957	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,309	5.2%
$200,000 or more	4,246	4.2%

Median Household Income	53,902
Per Capita Income	30,013

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,520	7.4%
Public Assistance	2,493	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,846	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,795	62.2%
Unemployed	7,277	4.6%
In Armed Forces	185	0.1%

Total Labor Force	106,257	66.8%
Not in Labor Force	52,704	33.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	40,200	29,762	57.5%
Non-Profit	3,523	5,463	39.2%
Self-Employed	4,096	2,743	59.9%

Local Government	3,155	4,025	43.9%
State Government	4,117	3,967	50.9%
Federal Government	2,748	3,316	45.3%

Total Private + Self	44,296	32,505	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,543	16,771	44.7%
Total	57,839	49,276	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,157	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,439	20.9%
Professional, Technical	24,087	22.5%
Service Occupations	19,315	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	368	0.3%
All others	29,235	27.3%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,657	18.3%
Retail trade	12,741	11.9%
Educational services	9,916	9.2%
Public administration	8,660	8.1%
Construction	8,209	7.7%
Manufacturing	7,638	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	7,195	6.7%
Other services	4,940	4.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4,693	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,556	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4,449	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,020	2.8%
Utilities	2,917	2.7%
Finance and insurance	2,448	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,831	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,344	1.3%
Information	1,221	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	963	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	753	0.7%
Management	82	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	993	0.38%
Puerto Rican	768	0.29%
Cuban	78	0.03%
Dominican	15	0.01%

Total Central American	254	0.10%
Costa Rican	62	0.02%
Guatemalan	26	0.01%
Honduran	14	0.01%
Nicaraguan	83	0.03%
Panamanian	60	0.02%
Salvadoran	9	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	109	0.04%
Argentinean	7	0.00%
Bolivian	29	0.01%
Chilean	9	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	61	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,452	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	387	0.15%
Filipino	263	0.10%
Japanese	150	0.06%
Korean	132	0.05%
Indian	91	0.03%
Vietnamese	46	0.02%
Laotian	19	0.01%
Malaysian	10	0.00%
Indonesian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	244,821	98.4%
Spanish	1,582	0.6%
Other Indo-European	513	0.2%
German, other Germanic	330	0.1%
Chinese	295	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	274	0.1%
Other Asian	264	0.1%
Other	226	0.1%
Tagalog	177	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	48,300	18.4%
Irish	39,558	15.1%
English	29,423	11.2%
American	23,413	8.9%
Italian	17,649	6.7%
Scottish	5,718	2.2%
Dutch	4,887	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,315	1.6%
Polish	4,204	1.6%
French	3,247	1.2%
European	2,486	0.9%
Welsh	2,368	0.9%
Swedish	1,044	0.4%
Hungarian	893	0.3%
British	785	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	261,249	99.8%
Not a citizen	643	0.2%

Native	260,039	99.3%
Foreign-born	1,853	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,850	3.7%	15,636	8.4%	82,072	44.0%	44,071	23.6%	23,720	12.7%	14,091	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,850	3.7%
9-12 Years	15,636	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	82,072	44.0%
Some College	44,071	23.6%
Bach. Degree	23,720	12.7%
Grad Degree	14,091	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	113,110	100,867	12,243	10.8%
1991	115,311	100,903	14,408	12.5%
1992	116,330	100,964	15,366	13.2%
1993	115,387	100,958	14,429	12.5%
1994	116,562	104,482	12,080	10.4%
1995	116,963	104,825	12,138	10.4%
1996	118,189	106,095	12,094	10.2%
1997	118,295	107,900	10,395	8.8%
1998	118,285	108,569	9,716	8.2%
1999	118,688	109,516	9,172	7.7%

2000	117,132	109,932	7,200	6.1%
2001	117,463	110,624	6,839	5.8%
2002	117,697	109,561	8,136	6.9%
2003	117,001	109,061	7,940	6.8%
2004	116,487	109,724	6,763	5.8%
2005	117,756	111,466	6,290	5.3%
2006	118,991	112,869	6,122	5.1%
2007	117,926	112,162	5,764	4.9%
2008	117,959	112,441	5,518	4.7%
2009	119,345	109,893	9,452	7.9%

2010	119,055	108,973	10,082	8.5%
2011	119,073	109,963	9,110	7.7%
2012	119,359	111,048	8,311	7.0%
2013	119,637	112,187	7,450	6.2%
2014	120,238	113,030	7,208	6.0%
2015	120,177	112,128	8,049	6.7%
2016	119,869	112,128	7,741	6.5%
2017	119,183	112,775	6,408	5.4%
2018	120,314	114,041	6,273	5.2%
2019	121,981	115,596	6,385	5.2%

2020	120,163	109,894	10,269	8.5%
2021	118,038	111,748	6,290	5.3%
2022	119,245	114,298	4,947	4.1%
2023	118,611	113,862	4,749	4.0%
2024	113,858	108,919	4,939	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	123,796
Median Value	$137,350

Occupied	101,780	82.2%
Vacant	22,016	17.8%

Owned	77,253	75.9%
Rented	24,527	24.1%
Median Rent	$777

Single-Family Units	94,365	76.2%
Detached	92,978	75.1%
Attached	1,387	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,518	6.1%
Mobile Homes	16,303	13.2%

Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Clarksburg-Weston, WV Market Area