Parkersburg Population and Demographics

Parkersburg West Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Parkersburg City, West Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Parkersburg Population: 33099 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 15455 46.69% Female 17644 53.31%       Under 5 years 1867 5.64% 5 to 9 years 1866 5.64% 10 to 14 years 2033 6.14% 15 to 19 years 2142 6.47% 20 to 24 years 2112 6.38% 25 to 34 years 4266 12.89% 35 to 44 years 4705 14.21% 45 to 54 years 4543 13.73% 55 to 59 years 1796 5.43% 60 to 64 years 1517 4.58% 65 to 74 years 3026 9.14% 75 to 84 years 2385 7.21% 85 years and over 841 2.54%       Median age (years) 39.9       18 years and over 26085 78.81% Male 11900 35.95% Female 14185 42.86% 21 years and over 24717 74.68% 62 years and over 7146 21.59% 65 years and over 6252 18.89% Male 2303 6.96% Female 3949 11.93%       Race     One race 32767 99% White 31894 96.36% Black or African American 579 1.75% American Indian and Alaska Native 67 0.2% Asian 138 0.42% Asian indian 19 0.06% Chinese 29 0.09% Filipino 39 0.12% Japanese 21 0.06% Korean 16 0.05% Vietnamese 3 0.01% Other Asian 11 0.03% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.05% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.02% Samoan 5 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 7 0.02% Some other race 71 0.21% Two or more races 332 1%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 33099 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 269 0.81% Mexican 104 0.31% Puerto Rican 52 0.16% Cuban 8 0.02% Other Hispanic or Latino 105 0.32% Not Hispanic or Latino 32830 99.19% White alone 31710 95.8%       Relationship     Total Population 33099 100.00% In households 32229 97.37% Householder 14467 43.71% Spouse 6248 18.88% Child 8392 25.35% Own child under 18 years 6228 18.82% Other relatives 1428 4.31% Under 18 years 561 1.69% Nonrelatives 1694 5.12% Unmarried partner 852 2.57% In group quarters 870 2.63% Institutionalized population 516 1.56% Non-Institutionalized population 354 1.07%       Households by Type     Total Households 14467 100.0 % Family households (families) 8769 60.61% With own children under 18 years 3614 24.98% Married-couple family 6248 43.19% With own children under 18 years 2226 15.39% Female householder, no husband present 1958 13.53% With own children under 18 years 1111 7.68% Non Family households 5698 39.39% Householder living alone 4920 34.01% Householder 65 years and over 2184 15.1%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4019 27.78% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4477 30.95%       Average Household size 2.23 Average family size 2.83       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 16100 100.00% Occupied housing units 14467 89.86% Vacant housing units 1633 10.14% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 135 0.84% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 14467 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 8969 62% Renter-occupied housing units. 5498 38%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.28 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.13

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