Parkersburg is home to 88,460 people. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,061. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,356, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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 Parkersburg
What changed most since 1990
White share98.1% → 93.8%(−4.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$117,660 → $156,061(+33%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in West Virginia
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)21.1%(1,229)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(1,046)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(1,988)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(228)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,835 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
Parkersburg, decade by decade
Parkersburg 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
92,107
$59,277
$117,660
13.1%
4.6
2000
93,859
$60,345
$133,787
14.9%
7.4
2010
92,673
$60,147
$143,842
18.6%
9.8
2020
89,490
$58,801
$150,773
21.3%
18.1
2024
88,460
$57,356
$156,061
23.6%
14.9
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.
