CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clarksburg

West Virginia · 18,035 residents · 9.72 sq mi

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Clarksburg is a city of 18,035 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $40,700. The median household earns $17,884, about 41% below the national median. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Renters pay $292 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,035

+8%vs 2000

vs 16,743 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.72 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(959)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,022)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(1,092)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,173)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(923)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(2,526)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,281)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,653)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(1,960)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.5%(2,435)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(1,674)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(337)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,884

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,722 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,473

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,587 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(15,584)

Black3.8%(641)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(177)

Asian0.4%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(17,316)

Black3.6%(654)

Hispanic / Latino1%(181)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.2%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(170)

Puerto Rican0.5%(83)

Spaniard0.3%(42)

Dominican0.1%(23)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(9)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(48)

Filipino0.2%(38)

Indonesian0.1%(9)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Ancestry

English19.8%(3,081)

German19.7%(3,067)

Irish15.2%(2,363)

Italian12.2%(1,899)

American6.1%(946)

Scottish3.3%(510)

Welsh3.1%(480)

French1.7%(270)

Swiss1.4%(218)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(214)

Polish1.2%(192)

Dutch1%(153)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(119)

Greek0.5%(85)

Hungarian0.5%(84)

Ukrainian0.5%(84)

Canadian0.4%(66)

Slovene0.4%(61)

Czech0.3%(44)

West Indian0.2%(31)

Jamaican0.2%(31)

French Canadian0.2%(25)

Slovak0.2%(24)

Russian0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(2,662)

Married38.5%(2,459)

Widowed3.6%(227)

Divorced16.2%(1,037)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(1,918)

Married38.1%(2,552)

Widowed11%(738)

Divorced22.2%(1,486)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.7%(169)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(252)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(273)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 859 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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