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Parkersburg, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Parkersburg, WV: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 46,768. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PARKERSBURG-WV · Parkersburg, WV 2 ZIPs · 46,768 pop · #21264/25278 · Wood County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,521
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21264/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Rockport
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 46,768
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 26101→26104
  • HOME-LOW $144,150

Nearest income peer: Rockport, WV (+ $6,292 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Parkersburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Parkersburg on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Parkersburg, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
46,768
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,521
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,521 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (26101) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Parkersburg as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Burnsville is the closest lower-income city and Gilbert the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Parkersburg.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Parkersburg differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Parkersburg: $48,710 in ZIP 26101 to $54,331 in 26104. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

26101 to 26104

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

26101 to 26104

Poverty-rate spread
8 points

26104 to 26101

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 26101 skews compact Parkersburg

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 26101 covers about 64% of Parkersburg's 46,768 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Parkersburg

Citywide ZBP: 1,183 establishments, 19,079 employees , annual payroll $858,521k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26101 (917 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (206) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Parkersburg, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Wood County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Parkersburg. See the Wood County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Wood County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Parkersburg, Vienna, Mineral Wells and Washington among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Williamstown marks the far end of that range at $83,226, 62% above Parkersburg.

Side-by-side: Compare 26101 vs 26104 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26101 29,999 $48,710 917 392
26104 16,769 $54,331 266 174
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Parkersburg roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Parkersburg, .