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Weirton, WV

18,971 Population
18.1 square miles 1,050.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 45.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.6 ±0.2

Economics

$35,662 ±$3,332 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $31,413 ±$977
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $31,462 ±$341
$57,373 ±$4,517 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $54,142 ±$1,971
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $55,217 ±$577

11.7% ±2.8% (2,173  ±514) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 15.6% 17,632 (±1.1% / ±1,229)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 16.8% 291,860 (±0.4% / ±7,189)

23 minutes ±2.2 (176,955  ±20,086) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 23.7 1,086,830 (±0.8 / ±44,252)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.3 17,717,956 (±0.2 / ±203,956)

Families

8,762 ±358 Number of households
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 49,551 ±521
  • West Virginia: 716,040 ±2,889
2.1 ±0.1 (18,739  ±34) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 2.3 112,988 (±0 / ±62)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,741,273

8.2% ±4.1% (295  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 4.5% † 1,051 (±1% / ±242)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,844 (±0.3% / ±978)

Housing

9,296 ±370 Number of housing units
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 56,207 ±148
  • West Virginia: 859,142 ±271

$114,200 ±$10,038 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $114,100 ±$3,050
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $145,800 ±$1,644

13% ±3.1% (2,435  ±,580.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 10.3% 11,958 (±0.9% / ±1,029.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 11.1% 196,636 (±0.3% / ±5,393.7)

Social

94.9% ±5.2% (13,678  ±,833.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 92% 77,306 (±2% / ±1,712.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.4% 1,124,528 (±0.6% / ±7,360)
22.9% ±3% (3,299  ±,435.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 19.9% 16,682 (±1% / ±,852.1)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 22.7% 288,779 (±0.3% / ±4,107.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% ±0.5% (288  ±96) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 1.1% 1,303
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 1.6% 28,940

9.5% ±1.7% (1,476  ±259) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 8.6% 8,157 (±0.5% / ±465)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 8% 114,894 (±0.2% / ±2,274)
1,476 Total veterans ±259 1,357 Male ±246 119 Female ±84

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