Blennerhassett vs Parkersburg

A side-by-side comparison of Blennerhassett and Parkersburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkersburg has the higher population (29,461 vs 3,229 in Blennerhassett). Blennerhassett has the higher median household income ($85,619 vs $44,675 in Parkersburg). Blennerhassett has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $113,900 in Parkersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
Population	3,229	29,461
Median age	47.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,619	$44,675
Median home value	$173,900	$113,900
Median gross rent	$1,137	$746
Housing units	1,249	15,234
Homeownership rate	94.0%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
Population	3,330 → 3,229 (-3.0%)	30,021 → 29,461 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$57,844 → $85,619 (+48.0%)	$35,778 → $44,675 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $173,900 (+13.1%)	$91,100 → $113,900 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $1,137 (+107.1%)	$674 → $746 (+10.7%)

Blennerhassett

Population

3,3303,229

Median household income

$57,844$85,619

Median home value

$153,700$173,900

Median gross rent

$549$1,137

Parkersburg

Population

30,02129,461

Median household income

$35,778$44,675

Median home value

$91,100$113,900

Median gross rent

$674$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
Under 5	1.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.4%
75 and over	13.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
No high school diploma	4.9%	14.5%
High school graduate	27.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
Drove alone	89.7%	71.4%
Carpooled	1.9%	11.2%
Public transit	0.8%	1.8%
Walked	1.7%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
1-unit, detached	88.2%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Blennerhassett	Parkersburg
Poverty rate	8.4%	23.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1973	1955