Newell vs Weirton

A side-by-side comparison of Newell and Weirton: population, income, housing, and more.

Newell and Weirton are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Weirton has the higher population (18,785 vs 1,252 in Newell). Weirton has the higher median household income ($56,699 vs $38,924 in Newell). Weirton has the higher median home value ($122,800 vs $86,700 in Newell).

Population, income & housing

	Newell	Weirton
Population	1,252	18,785
Median age	43.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,924	$56,699
Median home value	$86,700	$122,800
Median gross rent	$823	$750
Housing units	575	9,317
Homeownership rate	55.0%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newell	Weirton
Population	1,284 → 1,252 (-2.5%)	18,670 → 18,785 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$20,887 → $38,924 (+86.4%)	$49,496 → $56,699 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$46,500 → $86,700 (+86.5%)	$94,800 → $122,800 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $823 (+31.7%)	$704 → $750 (+6.5%)

Newell

Population

1,2841,252

Median household income

$20,887$38,924

Median home value

$46,500$86,700

Median gross rent

$625$823

Weirton

Population

18,67018,785

Median household income

$49,496$56,699

Median home value

$94,800$122,800

Median gross rent

$704$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newell	Weirton
Under 5	8.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	2.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	18.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	13.7%
75 and over	7.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newell	Weirton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newell	Weirton
No high school diploma	33.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	21.2%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newell	Weirton
Drove alone	63.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	19.4%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.7%
Other means	8.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newell	Weirton
1-unit, detached	84.5%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Newell	Weirton
Poverty rate	36.7%	14.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1956	1958