West Virginia · GEOID 54107

Wood County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 83,407 · 40,283 housing units

Median household income

$57,810

State $60,534

Median home value

$158,500

State $168,419

Median gross rent

$822

State $879

Homeownership rate

75.1%

State 74.9%

Renter cost-burden rate

48.8%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

13.8%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.9%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

9.8%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

11.0%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.74

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Wood County	West Virginia
Population	83,407	1,778,373
Population density (per sq. mi.)	227.58	—
Median household income	$57,810	$60,534
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$74,100	—
Households	35,836	—
Average household size	2.30 people	—
Owner-occupied	75.1%	74.9%
Renter-occupied	24.9%	25.1%
Race	94.3% White · 1.2% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Wood County compared with West Virginia.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

24.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 24.1%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	20.4%	$52,801	$1,320	$165,524
1 earner	32.7%	$58,226	$1,456	$185,717
2 earners	39.1%	$102,646	$2,566	$351,064
3+ earners	7.8%	$134,125	$3,353	$468,239

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

35,836

Average size: 2.30 people

Households with children

7,873

22.0% of households

Per-capita income

$34,707

Poverty rate: 15.4%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

75.1% owner-occupied vs. state average 74.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 75.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 13.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

65.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,970.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $158,500.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $822.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 4,447 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 11.9% · For rent 22.1% · Seasonal 8.1% · Other 49.1%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

42.8% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 57.2% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.9%

359 units of 40,283 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

5.4%

2,184 units of 40,283 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$46,248

100% MHI$57,810

120% MHI$69,372

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Wood County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$42,100	$48,100	$60,100
100% AMI	$51,870	$59,280	$74,100
120% AMI	$62,250	$71,150	$88,900

HUD FMR Area: Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

48.8% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (18.9% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

13.8% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Wood County.

Covered employment

35,511

Across 21 sectors

Establishments

2,635

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$54,627

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	7,562	$57,756	$183,968	+$25,468	$1,444
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	5,317	$35,495	$101,105	−$57,395	$887
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	3,937	$20,223	$44,257	−$114,243	$506
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	3,145	$83,764	$280,779	+$122,279	$2,094
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	2,920	$83,196	$278,664	+$120,164	$2,080
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	2,068	$52,058	$162,758	+$4,258	$1,301
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	1,851	$60,471	$194,074	+$35,574	$1,512
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	1,595	$56,040	$177,580	+$19,080	$1,401
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	1,508	$47,275	$144,954	−$13,546	$1,182
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	1,027	$36,063	$103,219	−$55,281	$902
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	969	$69,589	$228,014	+$69,514	$1,740
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	958	$71,702	$235,880	+$77,380	$1,793
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	692	$61,648	$198,455	+$39,955	$1,541
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	523	$20,252	$44,365	−$114,135	$506
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	416	$64,299	$208,323	+$49,823	$1,607
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	351	$146,826	$515,517	+$357,017	$3,671
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	311	$46,497	$142,058	−$16,442	$1,162
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	287	$83,863	$281,147	+$122,647	$2,097
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	60	$70,090	$229,879	+$71,379	$1,752
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	10	$57,697	$183,748	+$25,248	$1,442
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	4	$31,618	$86,673	−$71,827	$790

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	3,669	$19,878	$42,973	−$115,527	$497
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	3,127	$73,123	$241,169	+$82,669	$1,828
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	2,558	$90,366	$305,353	+$146,853	$2,259
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	2,068	$52,058	$162,758	+$4,258	$1,301
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	1,687	$31,618	$86,673	−$71,827	$790
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	1,340	$45,050	$136,672	−$21,828	$1,126
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	1,299	$29,826	$80,003	−$78,497	$746
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	1,232	$117,787	$407,424	+$248,924	$2,945
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	1,016	$63,086	$203,808	+$45,308	$1,577
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	1,010	$56,923	$180,867	+$22,367	$1,423
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	969	$69,589	$228,014	+$69,514	$1,740
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	614	$34,551	$97,591	−$60,909	$864
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	572	$47,153	$144,500	−$14,000	$1,179
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	522	$58,607	$187,136	+$28,636	$1,465
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	502	$28,441	$74,848	−$83,652	$711
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	500	$63,068	$203,741	+$45,241	$1,577
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	475	$18,797	$38,949	−$119,551	$470
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	464	$60,207	$193,091	+$34,591	$1,505
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	401	$31,173	$85,017	−$73,483	$779
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	396	$34,685	$98,090	−$60,410	$867
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	375	$27,167	$70,105	−$88,395	$679
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	362	$72,389	$238,437	+$79,937	$1,810
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	361	$34,448	$97,208	−$61,292	$861
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	351	$146,826	$515,517	+$357,017	$3,671
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	341	$81,597	$272,712	+$114,212	$2,040
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	334	$48,809	$150,664	−$7,836	$1,220
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	310	$40,338	$119,132	−$39,368	$1,008
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	289	$33,800	$94,796	−$63,704	$845
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	287	$83,863	$281,147	+$122,647	$2,097
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	280	$46,232	$141,072	−$17,428	$1,156
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	272	$52,787	$165,472	+$6,972	$1,320
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	268	$24,937	$61,804	−$96,696	$623
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	268	$58,221	$185,699	+$27,199	$1,456
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	202	$48,949	$151,185	−$7,315	$1,224
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	195	$58,212	$185,665	+$27,165	$1,455
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	183	$45,925	$139,929	−$18,571	$1,148
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	175	$82,637	$276,583	+$118,083	$2,066
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	168	$65,028	$211,037	+$52,537	$1,626
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	159	$49,331	$152,607	−$5,893	$1,233
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	158	$63,368	$204,858	+$46,358	$1,584
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	104	$55,035	$173,839	+$15,339	$1,376
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	95	$38,356	$111,755	−$46,745	$959
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	90	$55,832	$176,806	+$18,306	$1,396
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	84	$72,885	$240,283	+$81,783	$1,822
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	75	$51,705	$161,444	+$2,944	$1,293
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	65	$60,306	$193,460	+$34,960	$1,508
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	62	$24,682	$60,855	−$97,645	$617
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	50	$68,178	$222,762	+$64,262	$1,704
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	45	$52,265	$163,529	+$5,029	$1,307
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	33	$33,881	$95,097	−$63,403	$847
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	33	$102,205	$349,422	+$190,922	$2,555
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	32	$32,135	$88,598	−$69,902	$803
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	21	$44,519	$134,695	−$23,805	$1,113
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	20	$49,684	$153,921	−$4,579	$1,242
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	4	$31,618	$86,673	−$71,827	$790

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	330	(1,490)	(82%)	$12.56	$26,130	$66,245	$653
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	950	(240)	(20%)	$12.66	$26,340	$67,027	$659
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	90	(60)	(40%)	$13.02	$27,090	$69,819	$677
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,580	(610)	(28%)	$14.47	$30,090	$80,986	$752
Tellers SOC 43-3071	150	(70)	(32%)	$14.96	$31,130	$84,857	$778
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	410	—	—	$15.49	$32,230	$88,951	$806
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	390	(1,120)	(74%)	$16.58	$34,490	$97,364	$862
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	400	(340)	(46%)	$17.62	$36,660	$105,441	$917
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	610	(220)	(27%)	$18.44	$38,360	$111,769	$959
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	340	(740)	(69%)	$20.91	$43,480	$130,828	$1,087
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	330	(100)	(23%)	$21.55	$44,820	$135,816	$1,121
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	170	50	42%	$23.32	$48,510	$149,551	$1,213
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	540	80	17%	$24.15	$50,230	$155,954	$1,256
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	130	(30)	(19%)	$25.71	$53,470	$168,014	$1,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	230	—	—	—	$54,880	$173,262	$1,372
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	50	(50)	(50%)	$26.57	$55,260	$174,677	$1,382
Electricians SOC 47-2111	140	(320)	(70%)	$28.22	$58,690	$187,445	$1,467
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	910	100	12%	$39.79	$82,760	$277,041	$2,069

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 54107 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.