Blennerhassett is home to 3,282 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. At a median age of 45.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 48% ahead of the West Virginia median. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $179,800.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,487, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blennerhassett
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,324 → $179,800(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age36.5 → 45.7(+9.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Blennerhassett's population equals 3.9% of Wood County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 5.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.9%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(54)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.8%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 177 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blennerhassett, decade by decade
Blennerhassett population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,924
$98,962
$154,324
18.4%
7.7
2000
3,225
$93,360
$163,767
13.6%
4.7
2010
3,089
$76,706
$184,569
19.6%
6.5
2020
3,118
$83,082
$191,381
22.2%
13.9
2024
3,282
$88,487
$179,800
29.3%
12.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
