West Virginia · Census place 85156
Weirton city, WV
Quick answer
Weirton city has 18,785 residents, ranking #7 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $56,699, the median home is worth $122,800 and median gross rent runs $750 a month.
- Population
- 18,785Weirton city residents
- Median household income
- $56,699Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $750Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Weirton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Weirton city median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Parkersburg city 29,461
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