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Parkersburg, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Parkersburg is a Census city of 29,240 people across 11.78 square miles of land, in Wood County. Median household income is $49,025, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Parkersburg
What Parkersburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.78 sq mi
- Water area0.55 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,482
- County holding the largest share of its areaWood 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.
Parkersburg
How many people live in Parkersburg
- Population29,240
- Median age42.2
- Population under 185,899
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over6,319
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent
- Households13,313
- Family households7,120
- Share of households that are families53.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parkersburg
Income and work in Parkersburg
- Median household income$49,025
- Per capita income$30,355
- Civilian labor force13,548
- Employed12,483
- Unemployed1,065 plus or minus 262
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over21,226
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parkersburg
Housing in Parkersburg
- Housing units15,236
- Occupied units13,313
- Vacant units1,923
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent
- Owner occupied8,653
- Renter occupied4,660
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$785
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units11,455
- Share single family75.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,605
- Share in buildings of two or more23.7 percent
- Mobile homes176 plus or minus 87
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Parkersburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,152
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,048
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,699
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.2 percent
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parkersburg
SBA loans in Parkersburg (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$9,146,900
- Average approval$435,567
- Median approval$375,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$832,500
- Largest approval$2,105,000
- Jobs supported335
- Jobs per approval16.0
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises23.8 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parkersburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Parkersburg
SBA loans in Parkersburg (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,620,000
- Average approval$1,620,000
- Median approval$1,620,000
- Largest approval$1,620,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parkersburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Parkersburg
Flood risk in Parkersburg
- NFIP communityCity of Parkersburg
- NFIP community number540214
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/06/13
The City of Parkersburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540214 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.
Wood County, not Parkersburg
Wood County context, not Parkersburg figures
- Establishments in Wood County1,901
- Covered employment, Wood County35,511
- Average annual pay, Wood County$54,626
- Housing units permitted, Wood County124
Every figure in this section is published for Wood County as a whole and is not a measurement of Parkersburg.
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.
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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
Parkersburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Parkersburg, West Virginia?
29,240, in 13,313 households. Parkersburg city covers 11.78 square miles of land, which is 2,482 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Parkersburg in?
Wood 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 Parkersburg?
$49,025. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,600. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Parkersburg businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $9.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $375,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parkersburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Parkersburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Parkersburg. Only 6 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 Parkersburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Parkersburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Parkersburg, city of, community 540214, 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 Parkersburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wood 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 Parkersburg.
Is zoning published for Parkersburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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