Parkersburg, WV Demographic Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	33,099	100.0

Male	15,455	46.7
Female	17,644	53.3

Under 5 years	1,867	5.6
5 to 9 years	1,866	5.6
10 to 14 years	2,033	6.1
15 to 19 years	2,142	6.5
20 to 24 years	2,112	6.4
25 to 34 years	4,266	12.9
35 to 44 years	4,705	14.2
45 to 54 years	4,543	13.7
55 to 59 years	1,796	5.4
60 to 64 years	1,517	4.6
65 to 74 years	3,026	9.1
75 to 84 years	2,385	7.2
85 years and over	841	2.5

Median age (years)	39.9	(X)

18 years and over	26,085	78.8
Male	11,900	36.0
Female	14,185	42.9
21 years and over	24,717	74.7
62 years and over	7,146	21.6
65 years and over	6,252	18.9
Male	2,303	7.0
Female	3,949	11.9

RACE
One race	32,767	99.0
White	31,894	96.4
Black or African American	579	1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	67	0.2
Asian	138	0.4
Asian Indian	19	0.1
Chinese	29	0.1
Filipino	39	0.1
Japanese	21	0.1
Korean	16	0.0
Vietnamese	3	0.0
Other Asian ¹	11	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	71	0.2
Two or more races	332	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	32,209	97.3
Black or African American	737	2.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.6
Asian	167	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1
Some other race	114	0.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	33,099	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	269	0.8
Mexican	104	0.3
Puerto Rican	52	0.2
Cuban	8	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	105	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,830	99.2
White alone	31,710	95.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	33,099	100.0
In households	32,229	97.4
Householder	14,467	43.7
Spouse	6,248	18.9
Child	8,392	25.4
Own child under 18 years	6,228	18.8
Other relatives	1,428	4.3
Under 18 years	561	1.7
Nonrelatives	1,694	5.1
Unmarried partner	852	2.6
In group quarters	870	2.6
Institutionalized population	516	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	354	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	14,467	100.0
Family households (families)	8,769	60.6
With own children under 18 years	3,614	25.0
Married-couple family	6,248	43.2
With own children under 18 years	2,226	15.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,958	13.5
With own children under 18 years	1,111	7.7
Nonfamily households	5,698	39.4
Householder living alone	4,920	34.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,184	15.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,019	27.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,477	30.9

Average household size	2.23	(X)
Average family size	2.83	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,100	100.0
Occupied housing units	14,467	89.9
Vacant housing units	1,633	10.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	135	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	14,467	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,969	62.0
Renter-occupied housing units	5,498	38.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.28	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.13	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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