Moundsville is a city of 7,869 people in West Virginia. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $118,600. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. 22.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,048, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Moundsville
What changed most since 1990
Population10,753 → 7,869(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.6% → 92.1%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,403 → $118,600(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Moundsville's population equals 26% of Marshall County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 40% 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)30.8%(154)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(69)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(166)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 500 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
Moundsville, decade by decade
Moundsville 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
10,753
$48,088
$92,403
8.7%
3.5
2000
9,998
$42,093
$90,354
7.7%
7.1
2010
9,318
$40,994
$102,426
9.7%
7.9
2020
8,093
$40,481
$96,357
9.6%
15.4
2024
7,869
$49,048
$118,600
17.3%
18.5
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.
