Metro area · CBSA 37620
Parkersburg
The Parkersburg, WV metro area has 88,460 people. Median rent is $818, 17.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Wood County at $974. Of the 10 places we track here, North Hills has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$57,391
Median home value
$156,300
Unemployment
5.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$974
HUD, Wood County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg | 29,240 | $785 | 19.2% |
| Vienna | 10,518 | $809 | 16.1% |
| Blennerhassett | 3,282 | $1,117 | 15.1% |
| Williamstown | 2,980 | $839 | 11.3% |
| Mineralwells | 2,389 | $851 | 15.8% |
| Lubeck | 1,495 | $822 | 13.9% |
| Boaz | 1,400 | $1,292 | 21.4% |
| Washington | 1,139 | $859 | 17.1% |
| North Hills | 926 | $1,167 | 9.7% |
| Elizabeth | 564 | $552 | 29.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.