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Weirton, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Weirton is a Census city of 18,647 people across 18.05 square miles of land, lying across Hancock County and Brooke County. Median household income is $59,575, 69.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Weirton
What Weirton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.05 sq mi
- Water area1.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,033
- County holding the largest share of its areaHancock County, 63.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inHancock County 63.6 percent, Brooke County 36.4 percent
Weirton crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Weirton
How many people live in Weirton
- Population18,647
- Median age47.4
- Population under 183,392
- Share under 1818.2 percent
- Population 65 and over4,743
- Share 65 and over25.4 percent
- Households8,707
- Family households4,775
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Weirton
- Median household income$59,575
- Per capita income$37,611
- Civilian labor force9,382
- Employed8,713
- Unemployed669 plus or minus 199
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over14,256
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Weirton
- Housing units9,476
- Occupied units8,707
- Vacant units769 plus or minus 235
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied6,031
- Renter occupied2,676
- Ownership rate69.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$746
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent
- Single family units7,755
- Share single family81.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,472
- Share in buildings of two or more15.5 percent
- Mobile homes249 plus or minus 150
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Weirton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,544
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,820
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,200
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.2 percent
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Weirton (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$5,075,400
- Average approval$253,770
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$739,410
- Largest approval$1,955,000
- Jobs supported176
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weirton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Weirton
SBA loans in Weirton (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,108,000
- Average approval$1,054,000
- Median approval$1,054,000
- Largest approval$1,446,000
- Jobs supported31
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weirton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Weirton
- NFIP communityCity of Weirton
- NFIP community number540014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The City of Weirton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540014 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hancock County, not Weirton
Hancock County context, not Weirton figures
- Establishments in Hancock County544
- Covered employment, Hancock County9,147
- Average annual pay, Hancock County$52,483
- Housing units permitted, Hancock County15
Every figure in this section is published for Hancock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Weirton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Weirton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Weirton, West Virginia?
18,647, in 8,707 households. Weirton city covers 18.05 square miles of land, which is 1,033 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Weirton in?
Weirton lies in more than one. By area it is 63.6 percent in Hancock County, 36.4 percent in Brooke County. This page sits under Hancock County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Weirton?
$59,575. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,500. Median gross rent is $746 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Weirton businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weirton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Weirton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Weirton. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Weirton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Weirton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Weirton, city of, community 540014, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Weirton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hancock County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Weirton.
Is zoning published for Weirton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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