ZIP 26101 · Parkersburg
Who lives in ZIP code 26101 (Parkersburg, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Parkersburg, WV · Wood County
uszips 2026
People28,005
Median age41.2
Household income$48,710
Home value$117,439
Median rent$794/mo
Poverty23.3%
College degree+17.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
- Wider region
- Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 351 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,036
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
18.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,365.
Education (adults 25+)
33.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.4%
- Never married
- 29.8%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 44.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.2%
- Rent burden
- 36.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.3%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.1%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.