Parkersburg

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#3376

Global Rank

0.0

Power Score

Local Metro
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United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
146K
GDP
$5B
GDP per capita
$32,268
Land area
3,043 km² (1,175 mi²)
Density
48/km² (124/mi²)

Primary city Parkersburg

State / province West Virginia

Language English

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs United States and size peers

Parkersburg metro area

39.27, -81.56
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, since 1990. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
050100150200250300200020102020

One year
One year +8.6%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +32.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +30.0%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −10.7%
2007Q4 to 2011Q3

Languages of Parkersburg

English first in West Virginia.

LanguageShare
English97.5%
Spanish1.2%
French0.1%
Italian0.1%
German0.1%
English reach, West Virginia
100%
Tier 1 census

West Virginia on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Parkersburg

#705 by film pedigree · score 1.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Hobart Bosworth