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Weirton, WV

18,785 Population
18.1 square miles 1,040.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 45.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,641 ±$2,437 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $32,687 ±$888
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$56,699 ±$7,565 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $57,149 ±$2,183
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

14.3% ±2.6% (2,641  ±482) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 15.5% 17,366 (±1.2% / ±1,311)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

23.7 minutes ±2 (182,700  ±20,179) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 24.1 1,103,250 (±0.8 / ±44,570)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

8,646 ±398 Number of households
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 49,455 ±550
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.1 ±0.1 (18,533  ±60) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 2.3 111,939 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

6.8% ±3.7% (261  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 4.4% † 1,032 (±0.9% / ±216)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

9,317 ±335 Number of housing units
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 56,036 ±68
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$122,800 ±$10,464 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $121,400 ±$2,808
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

11.3% ±2.7% (2,092  ±495.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 10.2% 11,655 (±0.8% / ±951.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

94.2% ±5.2% (13,418  ±809.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 92% 76,854 (±2% / ±1,658.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
22.8% ±3% (3,240  ±435.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 20.7% 17,302 (±1.1% / ±891)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

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

2% ±0.7% (380  ±138) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 1.2% 1,434
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

7.5% ±1.7% (1,155  ±261) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 7.7% 7,239 (±0.6% / ±572)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
1,155 Total veterans ±261 1,074 Male ±240 81 Female ±69

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