2024 population: 87,681 ( 1,808 from 2020)
Land area: 599.0 square miles
Population density: 146.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	82,655	94.27%	2.8%
Black:	1,134	1.29%	3.8%
Indian:	182	0.21%	4.0%
Asian:	633	0.72%	26.9%
2+ races:	1,735	1.98%	17.4%
Hispanic:	1,342	1.53%	14.4%

Total non-White:	5,026	5.73%	13.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,552	9.9
Deaths:	5,386	15.0
Net Migration:	-109	-0.3
Net Immigration:	136	0.4

Change in White population:	-2,417	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	609	0.7

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
89,489
85,072	95.06%
1,092	1.22%
175	0.20%
499	0.56%
1,478	1.65%
1,173	1.31%
4,417	4.94%

2010
92,673
88,962	96.00%
949	1.02%
196	0.21%
507	0.55%
1,219	1.32%
770	0.83%
3,711	4.00%

2000
93,859
91,018	96.97%
875	0.93%
194	0.21%
479	0.51%
697	0.74%
532	0.57%
2,841	3.03%

1990
92,107
90,373	98.12%
775	0.84%
211	0.23%
421	0.46%
n/a
327	0.36%
1,734	1.88%

1980
98,570
97,153	98.56%
823	0.83%
57	0.06%
188	0.19%
n/a
319	0.32%
1,417	1.44%

1970
90,972
89,574	98.46%
1,070	1.18%
42	0.05%
49	0.05%
n/a
210	0.23%
1,398	1.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,349	10.1
10,395	11.2
-2,074	-2.2
-122	-0.1

-3,890	-4.2
706	0.8

Number	Rate
2000's
9,847	10.5
9,516	10.1
-1,414	-1.5
283	0.3

-2,056	-2.2
870	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
11,364	12.3
9,890	10.7
-1,627	-1.8
198	0.2

645	0.7
1,107	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
12,827	13.0
9,239	9.4
-9,666	-9.8
n/a

-6,780	-6.9
317	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
854	0.9
n/a

7,579	8.3
19	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro 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
44.0
18,684	21.3%
68,997	78.7%
18,819	21.5%

37,693
2.34

23,332	61.9%
17,601	75.4%
2,140	9.2%
14,361	38.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
20,192	21.8%
72,481	78.2%
15,612	16.8%

38,962
2.35

25,951	66.6%
19,659	75.8%
2,512	9.7%
13,011	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
21,716	23.1%
72,143	76.9%
14,388	15.3%

38,566
2.40

26,727	69.3%
21,316	79.8%
2,284	8.5%
11,839	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
22,741	24.7%
69,366	75.3%
13,603	14.8%

36,272
2.51

26,733	73.7%
22,222	83.1%
1,963	7.3%
9,539	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
28,511	28.9%
70,059	71.1%
11,992	12.2%

35,331
2.76

27,381	77.5%
23,791	86.9%
1,544	5.6%
7,950	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,117	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,171	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,146	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,190	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,959	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,143	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,503	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,882	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,459	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,772	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,860	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,454	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,345	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,223	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,904	5.1%
$200,000 or more	1,565	4.2%

Median Household Income	54,260
Per Capita Income	31,648

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,139	8.3%
Public Assistance	1,095	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,712	17.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	35,097	65.4%
Unemployed	1,947	3.6%
In Armed Forces	115	0.2%

Total Labor Force	37,159	69.3%
Not in Labor Force	16,499	30.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,107	11,688	54.7%
Non-Profit	952	2,235	29.9%
Self-Employed	1,558	1,087	58.9%

Local Government	1,254	1,349	48.2%
State Government	776	1,286	37.6%
Federal Government	773	774	50.0%

Total Private + Self	15,665	12,775	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,755	5,644	40.0%
Total	19,420	18,419	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,167	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,838	23.3%
Professional, Technical	7,948	21.0%
Service Occupations	6,314	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	113	0.3%
All others	9,646	25.4%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,486	17.1%
Retail trade	5,680	15.0%
Manufacturing	4,286	11.3%
Educational services	3,256	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	3,053	8.1%
Public administration	2,512	6.6%
Construction	2,165	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,030	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,721	4.5%
Other services	1,524	4.0%
Finance and insurance	1,353	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,169	3.1%
Wholesale trade	571	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	513	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	457	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	442	1.2%
Utilities	260	0.7%
Information	244	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	178	0.5%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	755	0.84%
Puerto Rican	189	0.21%
Cuban	32	0.04%
Dominican	46	0.05%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	2	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	12	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	173	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	152	0.17%
Filipino	144	0.16%
Indian	88	0.10%
Vietnamese	56	0.06%
Korean	32	0.04%
Japanese	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	83,397	98.4%
Spanish	531	0.6%
Other Asian	167	0.2%
Chinese	133	0.2%
Other Indo-European	106	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	93	0.1%
German, other Germanic	84	0.1%
Tagalog	53	0.1%
Other	52	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,578	15.2%
English	12,074	13.5%
American	11,353	12.7%
Irish	10,791	12.1%
Italian	1,947	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,852	2.1%
European	1,616	1.8%
Scottish	1,596	1.8%
Dutch	932	1.0%
Polish	914	1.0%
French	798	0.9%
Welsh	631	0.7%
British	524	0.6%
Norwegian	338	0.4%
Hungarian	329	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	89,113	99.6%
Not a citizen	361	0.4%

Native	88,526	98.9%
Foreign-born	948	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,678	2.6%	4,370	6.8%	23,023	35.9%	21,221	33.1%	8,526	13.3%	5,346	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,678	2.6%
9-12 Years	4,370	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,023	35.9%
Some College	21,221	33.1%
Bach. Degree	8,526	13.3%
Grad Degree	5,346	8.3%
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	89,460	82,562	6,898	7.7%
1991	89,786	81,402	8,384	9.3%
1992	91,104	82,154	8,950	9.8%
1993	90,454	82,502	7,952	8.8%
1994	90,258	83,420	6,838	7.6%
1995	91,368	84,194	7,174	7.9%
1996	90,930	84,918	6,012	6.6%
1997	90,644	85,316	5,328	5.9%
1998	91,258	85,092	6,166	6.8%
1999	90,798	85,646	5,152	5.7%

2000	88,386	84,148	4,238	4.8%
2001	88,238	83,686	4,552	5.2%
2002	88,964	83,358	5,606	6.3%
2003	89,386	83,354	6,032	6.7%
2004	87,860	82,608	5,252	6.0%
2005	87,320	82,122	5,198	6.0%
2006	87,326	82,754	4,572	5.2%
2007	86,550	82,230	4,320	5.0%
2008	86,496	82,000	4,496	5.2%
2009	86,570	78,448	8,122	9.4%

2010	83,172	75,606	7,566	9.1%
2011	81,784	75,072	6,712	8.2%
2012	81,690	75,792	5,898	7.2%
2013	81,626	76,440	5,186	6.4%
2014	80,904	76,010	4,894	6.0%
2015	79,588	74,512	5,076	6.4%
2016	78,358	73,716	4,642	5.9%
2017	77,052	72,696	4,356	5.7%
2018	77,264	73,016	4,248	5.5%
2019	78,394	74,262	4,132	5.3%

2020	77,454	70,516	6,938	9.0%
2021	76,420	72,228	4,192	5.5%
2022	77,390	74,142	3,248	4.2%
2023	77,446	74,192	3,254	4.2%
2024	78,630	75,284	3,346	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	43,030
Median Value	$138,692

Occupied	37,693	87.6%
Vacant	5,337	12.4%

Owned	28,354	75.2%
Rented	9,339	24.8%
Median Rent	$762

Single-Family Units	32,515	75.6%
Detached	32,076	74.5%
Attached	439	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,306	7.7%
Mobile Homes	3,877	9.0%

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area