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Weirton Metro

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH · 3 counties · 112,468 residents (2025 est.) · 580 sq mi
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Weirton is home to 114,754 people. At a median age of 45.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $131,146. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Renters pay $783 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
114,754
−13%since 2000
from 132,008 in 2000
112,468 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
198 / sq mi
−13%since 2000
from 228 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
45.4
+9%since 2000
from 41.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
580 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
112K120K129K137K145K19902000201020202024Weirton
2024115K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(5,245)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(5,969)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(6,246)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(6,922)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(7,309)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.2%(12,809)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.6%(12,198)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(14,384)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.5%(16,665)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.1%(16,164)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(7,463)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(3,380)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,752
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,982 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,715
+99%since 2000
from $16,911 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.3%
+18.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 13.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+1%since 2010
from 0.440 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing1.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$131,146
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,217 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$783
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $396 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 75.5% in 2000
27.7% rent
Vacancy rate
11.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.24 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
13.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.2
+2%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.1%(124,197)
Black3.9%(5,154)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(801)
Asian0.3%(443)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic90.1%(103,357)
Black3.6%(4,116)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(2,049)
Asian0.6%(659)
Other4%(4,573)
Diversity Score
23
+50%since 2009
from 15 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
37
−8%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican0.9%(1,041)
Puerto Rican0.2%(271)
Cuban0.1%(102)
Colombian0.1%(72)
Guatemalan0.1%(47)
Spaniard0%(43)
Honduran0.1%(22)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(206)
Chinese0.1%(139)
Vietnamese0.1%(129)
Thai0.1%(96)
Japanese0%(38)
Korean0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0.2%(39)
Chamorro0%(20)
Ancestry
German18.3%(21,026)
Irish15.8%(18,145)
Italian12.9%(14,847)
English10.4%(11,922)
Polish5.5%(6,320)
American4.4%(5,048)
Scottish2%(2,271)
Slovak1.8%(2,023)
Hungarian1.7%(1,896)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(1,856)
French1.6%(1,805)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.3%(1,487)
Dutch0.7%(857)
Greek0.6%(735)
Croatian0.6%(719)
Serbian0.5%(621)
Czech0.5%(568)
Swedish0.5%(522)
Russian0.4%(469)
British0.2%(232)
Arab0.2%(227)
Norwegian0.2%(210)
Ukrainian0.2%(206)
Austrian0.2%(181)
Belgian0.2%(176)
Slovene0.1%(124)
Swiss0.1%(123)
West Indian0.1%(123)
Nigerian0.1%(110)
Romanian0.1%(98)
Lithuanian0.1%(97)
Egyptian0.1%(95)
Lebanese0.1%(52)
Finnish0.1%(51)
Jamaican0%(35)
Turkish0%(32)
Syrian0%(28)
Canadian0%(22)
Brazilian0%(20)
Bulgarian0%(17)
Iranian0%(14)
Israeli0%(11)
Haitian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.8%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+60%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 82.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.8%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 56.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.0%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 16.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.2%
+16.1 ptssince 2017
from 70.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
89.7%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 84.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
98.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 97.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 0.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.1%(15,183)
Married49.6%(23,439)
Widowed4.6%(2,181)
Divorced13.6%(6,448)
Women 15+
Never married26.4%(13,208)
Married46%(23,031)
Widowed13.4%(6,686)
Divorced14.2%(7,118)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
25.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 24.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 23.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 65.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 45.1% 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)14.1%(934)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(1,627)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(2,404)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(252)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(43)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,615 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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In this metro

Largest cities

WeirtonCENTRAL18,133SteubenvilleCENTRAL17,922Toronto5,149Wintersville3,660Mingo Junction3,233Follansbee2,668Wellsburg2,255Hooverson Heights2,090Chester2,080Newell1,246Tiltonsville1,215Brilliant1,213New Cumberland939Bethany752Dillonvale591Bergholz524Beech Bottom508Amsterdam425Richmond397Rayland384Mount Pleasant377Windsor Heights337Irondale316Stratton257Empire232New Alexandria224Connorville183Bloomingdale133Colliers117Pottery Addition110

The 30 most populous of 31 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

3 component counties

Jefferson CountyCENTRAL63,597Hancock CountyCENTRAL27,729Brooke CountyCENTRAL21,142
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has about 114,754 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

The typical household in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH earns about $58,752 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH expensive?

In Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, the median home is worth about $131,146, and the typical rent is about $783 a month.

How educated are people in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

About 20.8% of adults age 25 and over in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH?

About 15.3% of people in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 27,769 residents, a change of about -19 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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