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Most Expensive Parkersburg Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | North Hills |
| 2 | City Center |
| 3 | Blennerhassett |
| 4 | 7th St / Harrison Ave |
| 5 | Mustang Acres |
| 6 | Mineralwells |
| 7 | South Parkersburg |
| 8 | Sunrise / Doyle |
| 9 | Woodland Park |
| 10 | Beechwood / Riverside |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Parkersburg NEIGHBORHOODS North Hills, City Center, Blennerhassett, Mineralwells, South Parkersburg, Tavennersville, Woodland Park, Mustang Acres, Lauckport, Beechwood / Riverside
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Parkersburg, WV Belpre, OH, Cairo, Elizabeth, Marietta, OH, Matamoras, OH, Saint Marys, Vienna, Walker, Washington, Williamstown
POPULATION
33,158
| PARKERSBURG INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 33,158 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 16,078 |
| PARKERSBURG HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.74% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 34.34% |
| % VACANT | 9.92% |
| TYPE OF PARKERSBURG HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 72.25% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.03% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 12.99% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 11.84% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.88% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF PARKERSBURG HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.63% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 13.74% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 32.26% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 40.30% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.37% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.70% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 3.12% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 18.39% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 47.73% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 30.76% |
| PARKERSBURG REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $102,812 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $467 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$80,000 | 30.52% |
| $80,001-$162,000 | 54.63% |
| $162,001-$322,000 | 13.24% |
| $322,001-$483,000 | 1.18% |
| $483,001-$644,000 | 0.21% |
| $644,001-$804,000 | 0.00% |
| $804,001-$1,208,000 | 0.15% |
| $1,208,001-$1,610,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,610,000 | 0.07% |
| PEOPLE OF Parkersburg | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.68% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.73% |
| 18 TO 24 | 8.99% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.09% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.63% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.00% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 18.88% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 75.62% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 12.88% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $26,990 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $16,106 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 19.83% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (16.78%), Healthcare (14.76%), Manufacturing (13.14%), Accomodation (8.43%), Other (6.41%), Education (6.38%), Construction (5.99%), Public Service (5.67%), Administration (4.40%), Transportation (3.92%), Finance (3.31%), Wholesale (2.55%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.52%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.01% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 95.97% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.62% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.07% |
| ASIAN | 0.37% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.12% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.33% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.51% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.97% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (38.77%), United States or American (17.35%), German (11.55%), English (7.96%), Irish (7.35%), Other Groups (6.14%), Scotch-Irish (2.13%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 0.91% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (92.23%) |
Parkersburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 33,158 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Parkersburg is the third largest community in West Virginia.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Parkersburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Parkersburg is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Parkersburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.40%), sales jobs (14.25%), and food service (6.58%).
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.45 minutes getting to work every day.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Parkersburg use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Parkersburg's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Parkersburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.88% of adults 25 and older in Parkersburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Parkersburg in 2000 was $16,106, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,424 for a family of four.
The people who call Parkersburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Parkersburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Parkersburg include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Parkersburg is English.
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