N Parkersburg's Livability
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Amenities
About N Parkersburg, WV
N Parkersburg, WV is located in Wood County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for N Parkersburg is about 16,769 with about 451 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $122,500, which is roughly 23% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $45,363, which is roughly 11% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 30% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.24Male Population Estimate: 47.6%
Female Population Estimate: 52.4%
Median Age: 43.5
Male Median Age: 41.8
Female Median Age: 45.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:2.15%
Asian:1.09%
Hispanic:0.96%
Indian:0.83%
Other:0.25%
Hawaiian:0.15%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 28.19%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Green: 0.29%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of N Parkersburg specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Wood County: About 5.01902 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Wood County: About 300.438 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Wood County is about 21% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 4% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for N Parkersburg is about 7.1%.
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- North Parkersburg, WV ( 3.13 mi. )
- North Hills, WV ( 3.31 mi. )
- Parkersburg, WV ( 3.55 mi. )
- Fort Neal, WV ( 4.63 mi. )
- Vienna, WV ( 4.76 mi. )
- Davisville, WV ( 5.13 mi. )
- Belpre, OH ( 6.43 mi. )
- Mineral Wells, WV ( 6.46 mi. )
- Waverly, WV ( 6.55 mi. )
- Walker, WV ( 8.22 mi. )
- Reno, OH ( 8.42 mi. )
- Williamstown, WV ( 8.71 mi. )
- Washington, WV ( 10.42 mi. )
- Marietta, OH ( 10.51 mi. )
- Willow Island, WV ( 10.76 mi. )
- Fleming, OH ( 10.82 mi. )
- Newark, WV ( 11.45 mi. )
- Little Hocking, OH ( 12.04 mi. )
- Vincent, OH ( 12.48 mi. )
- Eureka, WV ( 12.52 mi. )
- Petroleum, WV ( 12.55 mi. )
- Little Hockng, OH ( 12.83 mi. )
- New England, WV ( 13.20 mi. )
- Barlow, OH ( 13.22 mi. )
- Belmont, WV ( 13.53 mi. )
- Rockport, WV ( 14.36 mi. )
- Elizabeth, WV ( 15.25 mi. )
- Hockingport, OH ( 15.64 mi. )
- Watertown, OH ( 15.66 mi. )
- Newport, OH ( 15.94 mi. )
- Hughes River, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Limestone Hill, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Limestone Hl, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Spring Valley, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Standing Stone, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Stndg Stone, WV ( 16.45 mi. )
- Belleville, WV ( 17.24 mi. )
- Whipple, OH ( 17.49 mi. )
- Coolville, OH ( 17.60 mi. )
- Cutler, OH ( 17.61 mi. )
- Lowell, OH ( 17.72 mi. )
- Cairo, WV ( 17.88 mi. )
- Reedsville, OH ( 17.88 mi. )
- Saint Marys, WV ( 19.56 mi. )
- Macfarlan, WV ( 20.13 mi. )
- Warner, OH ( 20.21 mi. )
- Tuppers Plns, OH ( 20.40 mi. )
- Waterford, OH ( 20.43 mi. )
- Lower Salem, OH ( 20.49 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 26104Latitude: 39.273715
Longitude: -81.477324
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 750.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304, 681