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Weirton, WV

18,647 Population
18.1 square miles 1,032.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 45.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$37,611 ±$3,442 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $33,715 ±$1,008
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$59,575 ±$5,465 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $58,784 ±$1,964
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

12.6% ±2.9% (2,310  ±527) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 15.3% 17,019 (±1.1% / ±1,199)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

22.5 minutes ±1.7 (169,510  ±17,680) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 24.3 1,096,145 (±0.6 / ±36,994)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

8,707 ±345 Number of households
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 49,642 ±490
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.1 ±0.1 (18,398  ±48) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 2.2 111,101 (±0 / ±74)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

5.8% ±3.6% (199  ±125) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 4.8% † 1,117 (±1.1% / ±250)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)

Housing

9,476 ±324 Number of housing units
  • the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 55,910 ±63
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$133,500 ±$13,196 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: $131,300 ±$5,528
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

9% ±2% (1,658  ±361.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 9.1% 10,289 (±0.8% / ±915)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)

Social

95.2% ±5.3% (13,569  ±824.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 92.2% 76,566 (±2% / ±1,636.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
24.2% ±3% (3,450  ±439.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 20.8% 17,276 (±1.1% / ±911)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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

2.1% ±0.6% (385  ±117) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 1.2% 1,349
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329

8% ±1.7% (1,213  ±263) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area: 7.1% 6,615 (±0.5% / ±498)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
1,213 Total veterans ±263 1,149 Male ±263 64 Female ±51

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