Population & Demographics
Weirton, WV
Weirton is home to 18,647 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 8,806 resident workers commute each day.
18,647 residents
Median age 47.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Weirton population & demographics
Who lives in Weirton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Weirton
How Weirton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Weirton
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Weirton.
These figures are for Weirton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Weirton commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Weirton
8,806 commutes, one dot at a time
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Where 8,806 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Weirton, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Weirton.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Weirton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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