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Pennsboro is a Census city of 1,334 people across 2.70 square miles of land, in Ritchie County. Median household income is $51,327, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pennsboro
What Pennsboro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.7 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land494 plus or minus 107
- County holding the largest share of its areaRitchie County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennsboro
How many people live in Pennsboro
- Population1,334 plus or minus 290
- Median age32.9
- Population under 18308 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over238 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households489
- Family households359 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families73.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennsboro
Income and work in Pennsboro
- Median household income$51,327
- Per capita income$23,890
- Civilian labor force554 plus or minus 151
- Employed544 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over929
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennsboro
Housing in Pennsboro
- Housing units563
- Occupied units489
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied365 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,500 plus or minus $23,838
- Median gross rent, monthly$811 plus or minus $327
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units418
- Share single family74.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennsboro
How Pennsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute521 plus or minus 151
- Commuting under 15 minutes167 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more289 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.5 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Drove alone72.0 percent
- Carpooled22.2 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pennsboro
Flood risk in Pennsboro
- NFIP communityCity of Pennsboro
- NFIP community number540182
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12(M)
The City of Pennsboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540182 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.
Ritchie County, not Pennsboro
Ritchie County context, not Pennsboro figures
- Establishments in Ritchie County188
- Covered employment, Ritchie County3,008
- Average annual pay, Ritchie County$51,970
- Housing units permitted, Ritchie County26
Every figure in this section is published for Ritchie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pennsboro.
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
Pennsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pennsboro, West Virginia?
1,334, in 489 households. Pennsboro city covers 2.70 square miles of land, which is 494 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pennsboro in?
Ritchie County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pennsboro?
$51,327. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,500. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pennsboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pennsboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pennsboro, city of, community 540182, 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 Pennsboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ritchie 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 Pennsboro.
Is zoning published for Pennsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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