2024 population: 113,239 ( 3,670 from 2020)
Land area: 579.9 square miles
Population density: 195.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	102,759	90.75%	4.3%
Black:	4,529	4.00%	1.4%
Indian:	238	0.21%	5.8%
Asian:	754	0.67%	24.8%
2+ races:	2,689	2.37%	18.2%
Hispanic:	2,270	2.00%	21.6%

Total non-White:	10,480	9.25%	9.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,032	8.6
Deaths:	8,186	17.5
Net Migration:	178	0.4
Net Immigration:	306	0.7

Change in White population:	-4,586	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	916	0.8

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
116,909
107,345	91.82%
4,594	3.93%
225	0.19%
604	0.52%
2,274	1.95%
1,867	1.60%
9,564	8.18%

2010
124,454
115,903	93.13%
4,837	3.89%
140	0.11%
477	0.38%
1,747	1.40%
1,250	1.00%
8,551	6.87%

2000
132,008
124,197	94.08%
5,154	3.90%
195	0.15%
467	0.35%
1,086	0.82%
801	0.61%
7,811	5.92%

1990
142,523
135,578	95.13%
5,577	3.91%
360	0.25%
406	0.28%
n/a
602	0.42%
6,945	4.87%

1980
163,099
155,243	95.18%
6,321	3.88%
152	0.09%
568	0.35%
n/a
707	0.43%
7,856	4.82%

1970
165,627
157,591	95.15%
6,886	4.16%
94	0.06%
187	0.11%
n/a
813	0.49%
8,036	4.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,356	8.3
15,616	12.5
-2,829	-2.3
-176	-0.1

-8,558	-6.9
1,013	0.8

Number	Rate
2000's
11,874	9.0
16,024	12.1
-6,393	-4.8
184	0.1

-8,294	-6.3
740	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
14,454	10.1
16,883	11.8
-7,683	-5.4
-101	-0.1

-11,381	-8.0
866	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
17,392	10.7
16,486	10.1
-20,619	-12.6
n/a

-19,665	-12.1
-911	-0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-11,373	-6.9
n/a

-2,348	-1.4
-180	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 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):

2024
Number	Percent
45.4
21,489	19.0%
91,750	81.0%
27,007	23.8%

49,642
2.24

29,761	60.0%
21,579	72.5%
2,840	9.5%
19,881	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
24,792	19.9%
99,662	80.1%
23,112	18.6%

52,426
2.31

34,081	65.0%
25,246	74.1%
3,137	9.2%
18,345	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
41.3
27,881	21.1%
104,127	78.9%
24,436	18.5%

54,473
2.36

37,520	68.9%
29,491	78.6%
2,846	7.6%
16,953	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
33,082	23.2%
109,441	76.8%
23,878	16.8%

55,143
2.53

40,649	73.7%
33,306	81.9%
3,002	7.4%
14,494	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
44,575	27.3%
118,524	72.7%
19,777	12.1%

57,561
2.79

45,048	78.3%
38,573	85.6%
2,552	5.7%
12,513	21.7%

2024 Housing Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,004	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,412	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,385	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,488	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,410	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,700	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,995	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,978	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,043	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,911	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,291	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,464	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,887	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,747	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,797	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,130	4.3%

Median Household Income	58,754
Per Capita Income	33,778

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,272	6.6%
Public Assistance	1,361	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,153	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	45,536	67.1%
Unemployed	3,046	4.5%
In Armed Forces	54	0.1%

Total Labor Force	48,636	71.7%
Not in Labor Force	19,234	28.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,306	15,444	55.6%
Non-Profit	2,146	3,115	40.8%
Self-Employed	1,856	1,380	57.4%

Local Government	1,841	2,507	42.3%
State Government	595	1,106	35.0%
Federal Government	643	432	59.8%

Total Private + Self	21,162	16,824	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,225	7,160	42.2%
Total	26,387	23,984	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%
Pct. Private + Self	75.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,579	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,419	20.6%
Professional, Technical	11,071	21.9%
Service Occupations	9,373	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	84	0.2%
All others	14,043	27.8%

White Collar		53.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,821	15.5%
Retail trade	6,966	13.8%
Manufacturing	5,474	10.8%
Educational services	5,027	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,755	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,807	5.6%
Construction	2,794	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,335	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,244	4.4%
Other services	2,152	4.3%
Public administration	2,130	4.2%
Finance and insurance	1,836	3.6%
Wholesale trade	1,033	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	927	1.8%
Utilities	831	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	795	1.6%
Information	634	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	614	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	296	0.6%
Management	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,041	0.91%
Puerto Rican	271	0.24%
Cuban	102	0.09%
Dominican	6	0.01%

Total Central American	128	0.11%
Costa Rican	29	0.03%
Guatemalan	47	0.04%
Honduran	22	0.02%
Nicaraguan	9	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	144	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	9	0.01%
Colombian	72	0.06%
Ecuadorian	6	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	9	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	16	0.01%
Other South American	32	0.03%

Other Hispanic	357	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	206	0.18%
Chinese	139	0.12%
Vietnamese	129	0.11%
Thai	96	0.08%
Japanese	38	0.03%
Indian	38	0.03%
Korean	13	0.01%
Taiwanese	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	107,547	98.2%
Spanish	725	0.7%
Other Indo-European	406	0.4%
German, other Germanic	209	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	156	0.1%
Vietnamese	128	0.1%
Chinese	100	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	0.1%
Arabic	63	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	21,026	18.3%
Irish	18,145	15.8%
Italian	14,847	12.9%
English	11,922	10.4%
Polish	6,320	5.5%
American	5,048	4.4%
Scottish	2,271	2.0%
Slovak	2,023	1.8%
Hungarian	1,896	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,856	1.6%
French	1,805	1.6%
African	1,552	1.4%
Welsh	1,487	1.3%
European	861	0.8%
Dutch	857	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	114,231	99.5%
Not a citizen	523	0.5%

Native	113,405	98.8%
Foreign-born	1,349	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,906	2.3%	4,591	5.5%	34,549	41.6%	24,741	29.8%	11,163	13.4%	6,113	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,906	2.3%
9-12 Years	4,591	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,549	41.6%
Some College	24,741	29.8%
Bach. Degree	11,163	13.4%
Grad Degree	6,113	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	121,286	113,776	7,510	6.2%
1991	120,430	110,668	9,762	8.1%
1992	120,572	108,344	12,228	10.1%
1993	117,690	106,556	11,134	9.5%
1994	117,356	107,388	9,968	8.5%
1995	115,010	107,066	7,944	6.9%
1996	116,214	106,228	9,986	8.6%
1997	115,014	102,808	12,206	10.6%
1998	113,838	106,698	7,140	6.3%
1999	112,340	104,612	7,728	6.9%

2000	117,736	111,266	6,470	5.5%
2001	117,060	110,592	6,468	5.5%
2002	117,054	109,372	7,682	6.6%
2003	117,608	109,254	8,354	7.1%
2004	116,272	106,680	9,592	8.2%
2005	115,190	106,224	8,966	7.8%
2006	114,764	106,342	8,422	7.3%
2007	114,832	107,618	7,214	6.3%
2008	117,690	109,732	7,958	6.8%
2009	116,954	102,744	14,210	12.2%

2010	116,908	101,298	15,610	13.4%
2011	112,974	100,418	12,556	11.1%
2012	111,320	100,280	11,040	9.9%
2013	108,738	98,358	10,380	9.5%
2014	106,636	98,240	8,396	7.9%
2015	105,686	97,802	7,884	7.5%
2016	103,870	95,768	8,102	7.8%
2017	101,236	94,372	6,864	6.8%
2018	101,410	95,206	6,204	6.1%
2019	102,196	96,512	5,684	5.6%

2020	101,056	91,094	9,962	9.9%
2021	99,756	93,392	6,364	6.4%
2022	99,832	94,718	5,114	5.1%
2023	98,554	93,370	5,184	5.3%
2024	102,800	96,954	5,846	5.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,910
Median Value	$131,181

Occupied	49,642	88.8%
Vacant	6,268	11.2%

Owned	35,921	72.4%
Rented	13,721	27.6%
Median Rent	$782

Single-Family Units	44,145	79.0%
Detached	43,042	77.0%
Attached	1,103	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,441	7.9%
Mobile Homes	3,919	7.0%

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area