Parkersburg.
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West Virginia·Wood County
15 tracts·31K people·$122K median·2,600/mi²
White 91 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 2 · Black 2 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 35 · Other 24
Health 33 · Retail 18 · Public admin 16 · Professional 15 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 9 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Parkersburg is $121,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Parkersburg has 29,240 residents across 12 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.2; the population is 91.4% White, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Black, 0.6% Other and 0.6% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 21.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Criss Elementary School (81%), Gihon Elementary School (73%) and Madison Elementary School (66%) lead the elementary schools; Edison Middle School (60%), Hamilton Middle School (59%) and Van Devender Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; Parkersburg South High School (51%) and Parkersburg High School (45%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $785/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Parkersburg is $49,025 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Parkersburg, median rent is $785/month and the median home value is $121,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Parkersburg reported 2.7 violent crimes and 35.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Parkersburg are landslide (69), lightning (67) and strong wind (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Parkersburg, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).