Moundsville

Population: 7,934
Median household income: $48,590
Median home value: $108,500

Located in Marshall County, West Virginia, Moundsville is a community with a population of 7,934. At $48,590, its median household income sits below Marshall County's $60,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Moundsville's population declined 6.5% from 8,486 to 7,934, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $81,100 to $108,500.

Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,934
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,590
Median home value: $108,500
Median gross rent: $801
Housing units: 4,034
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4867,934

Median household income

$34,701$48,590

Median home value

$81,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$597$801

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,486	$34,701	$81,100	$597
2020	8,356	$33,399	$79,500	$567
2021	8,195	$40,471	$83,300	$635
2022	8,056	$46,070	$93,300	$831
2023	7,934	$48,590	$108,500	$801

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	444	5.6%
5 to 17	976	12.3%
18 to 24	484	6.1%
25 to 34	862	10.9%
35 to 44	1,210	15.3%
45 to 54	1,254	15.8%
55 to 64	842	10.6%
65 to 74	1,108	14.0%
75 and over	754	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,468	94.1%
Black or African American	14	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	140	1.8%
Two or more races	207	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate54.3%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	469	7.8%
High school graduate	3,274	54.3%
Some college or associate's	1,510	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	494	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	283	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,745	87.2%
Carpooled	189	6.0%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	128	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	2.4%
Other means	10	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	979	31.9%
15 to 29 min	834	27.1%
30 to 44 min	882	28.7%
45 to 59 min	137	4.5%
60+ min	241	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 20.1% (1,564 of 7,795)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,134	61.1%
Nonfamily households	1,359	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,493	86.6%
Vacant	541	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,491	71.3%
Renter-occupied	1,002	28.7%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,302	81.9%
1-unit, attached	72	1.8%
2 to 4 units	236	5.9%
5 to 19 units	7	0.2%
20 or more units	70	1.7%
Mobile home & other	347	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5456020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 39.9221, -80.7421