Where has Parkersburg looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Parkersburg | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 29,240 | 29,038 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -4.0% | — | |
| Median household income | $49,025 | $50,236 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 22.5% | 19.1% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0% | 19.2% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.1% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $121,600 | $109,150 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $785 | $810 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 12.6% | 9.7% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 9.9% | 8.7% | 73 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -2.7% |
| Housing units | — | — | +2.0% |
| Median household income | — | — | +19.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +32.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +19.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +1.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +163.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -14.0% |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.3 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.7 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 15.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 21.8 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.3 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 15.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg, IL | 91 | 29,481 | — | $48,297 | 19.7% |
| Auburn, NY | 89 | 26,285 | -4.0% | $51,052 | 21.0% |
| Bay City, MI | 87 | 32,320 | — | $49,420 | 18.8% |
| Henderson, KY | 86 | 27,852 | -3.4% | $48,186 | 19.4% |
| Massillon, OH | 85 | 32,338 | — | $56,446 | 17.8% |
| Danville, IL | 85 | 28,595 | — | $45,957 | 19.0% |
| Jamestown, NY | 85 | 28,188 | — | $43,523 | 21.3% |
| Pekin, IL | 85 | 31,781 | -6.3% | $60,790 | 17.9% |
| Rome, NY | 84 | 31,795 | — | $59,925 | 20.8% |
| Freeport, IL | 84 | 23,505 | — | $51,723 | 19.0% |