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40.38° N · 80.71° W · GEOID 3986184

Wintersville

Jefferson County, Ohio · part of the Weirton, WV metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioWintersville, OHWintersvilleWintersville

The short answer

Wintersville is home to 3,677 people. Median household income is $76,768 a year and median rent is $944 a month, 14.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $141,100, about 1.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$944
31% below the median place
Median household income
$76,768
4% below the median place
Median home value
$141,100
56% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Wintersville

  • The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Households average 2.00 people, smaller than in 93% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.5 years old, older than in 91% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.3% a year while rent rose 4.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 85% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Wintersville

Jefferson County gains about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,125
Moved out1,987
Net+138

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Belmont County, OH215190+25
Hancock County, WV1651650
Brooke County, WV132112+20
Harrison County, OH123113+10
Columbiana County, OH11678+38
Allegheny County, PA79103−24
Franklin County, OH6882−14
Ohio County, WV61

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$47K
Leavers$48K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $47,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,000.
Income you would need
$37,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $944 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,337 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $141,100.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 19.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Trenton, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in8
$47,045
33% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$47,977
32% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.8%
42% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.6%21% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%42% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$47,04533% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$47,97732% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.8x, 52% below the median place.

Wintersville14.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.8%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
1.8x
52% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$68,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$141,100
56% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,337
29% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,743
47% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$94431% below
Rent to income114.8%27% below
Property tax rate11.2%36% above
Home price to income11.8x52% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.012% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,00738% below
HUD area median income4County figure$80,60025% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,74347% below
Median home value1$141,10056% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure10.2%220% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.1%7% above
Homeownership156.1%15% below
Renters paying 30%+145.4%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33729% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.5%77% above
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
30 min
19% above the median place
Works from home1
19.0%
53% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate8.1% −25%
Income per person$41,824 +4%
Median household income$76,768 −4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,7684% below
Income per person1$41,8244% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%2% above
Average annual pay6County figure$54,24718% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.1%65% above
Jobs6County figure19,53087% below
Poverty rate18.1%25% below
Mean commute130 min19% above
Works from home119.0%53% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.0, 20% below the median place.

Household size1
2.0
20% below the median place
Median age1
49.5
27% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-2.7%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance4.3% −33%
Bachelor's or higher24.8% −23%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
Homes with broadband91.6% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6776646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age149.527% above
Bachelor's or higher124.8%23% below
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size12.020% below
Born abroad1County figure1.2%87% below
No health insurance14.3%33% below
Homes with broadband191.6%1% below
05

Life in Wintersville

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Bantam Ridge School listed 1981

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents27.2 2.7×
Playgrounds per 10k10.9 +16%
Grocery stores per 10k2.7 +28%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.9 −2%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.3 6.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.3 −12%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.3 −19%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
2
78% below the median place
Public school students13
1,013
79% below the median place
Students per teacher13
16.1
5% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13278% below
Public school students131,01379% below
Students per teacher1316.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure18.312% below
Shops per 10k9County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure16.319% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k1027.2167% above
Playgrounds per 10k1010.916% above
Grocery stores per 10k102.728% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1010.92% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi101.3above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 165, 14% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
165
14% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
795
34% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk15
51.4
43% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
66.7
28% below the median place
Tornado risk15
50.2
38% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWintersvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F4% below
January average low14County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature14County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation14County figure41.4 in5% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure66.728% below
Hurricane risk15County figure59.815% below
Tornado risk15County figure50.238% below
Wildfire risk15County figure40.534% below
Heat wave risk15County figure51.443% below
Median air quality index16County figure4914% above
Good air days16County figure53.4%22% below
08

Wintersville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$944/mo (2024)$1,210/mo$990 to $1,470/mo+4.2%
Median household income$76,768 (2024)$99,000$83,500 to $117,000+4.3%
Median home value$141,100 (2024)$200,000$145,000 to $275,000+6.0%
Population3,660 (2025)3,6403,490 to 3,790−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Wintersville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Trenton, MI$880$82,212Compare
Chillicothe, IL$899$66,132Compare
Natrona Heights, PA$935$69,710Compare
Lake City, MN$871$72,244Compare
Lake City, MNNatrona Heights, PAChillicothe, ILTrenton, MIWintersville, OHWintersvilleTrentonChillicotheLake CityWintersvilleTrentonChillicotheLake City

Common questions

Is Wintersville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places. Households average 2.00 people, smaller than in 93% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 60 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wintersville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $141,100.

What salary do you need to live in Wintersville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Wintersville safe?

There were 165 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Wintersville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Trenton, MI, Chillicothe, IL, Natrona Heights, PA and Lake City, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wintersville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wintersville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wintersville-ohio

Citytistics. “Wintersville, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wintersville-ohio/

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