The Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of three counties in West Virginia

West Virginia

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 and one in Ohio

Ohio

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, anchored by the cities of Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...

, Marietta, Ohio

Marietta, Ohio

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, and Vienna, West Virginia

Vienna, West Virginia

Vienna is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is a suburb of Parkersburg. The population was 10,749 at the 2010 census. It is the third largest city by population in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna Metropolitan Statistical Area. Vienna was incorporated in 1935, and was...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 164,264 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 160,905).

Counties

• Pleasants County, West Virginia
  Pleasants County, West Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,887 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
  
  
• Washington County, Ohio
  Washington County, Ohio
  Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio...
  
  
• Wirt County, West Virginia
  Wirt County, West Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there were 5,873 people, 2,284 households, and 1,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 3,266 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
  
  
• Wood County, West Virginia
  Wood County, West Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there were 87,986 people, 36,275 households, and 24,884 families residing in the county. The population density was 240 people per square mile . There were 39,785 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile...
  
  

Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

• Marietta, Ohio
  Marietta, Ohio
  Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
  
   (Principal city)
• Vienna, West Virginia
  Vienna, West Virginia
  Vienna is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is a suburb of Parkersburg. The population was 10,749 at the 2010 census. It is the third largest city by population in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna Metropolitan Statistical Area. Vienna was incorporated in 1935, and was...
  
   (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Belmont, West Virginia
  Belmont, West Virginia
  Belmont is a city in Pleasants County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Belpre, Ohio
  Belpre, Ohio
  Belpre is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,441 at the 2010 census....
  
  
• Beverly, Ohio
  Beverly, Ohio
  Beverly is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,282 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Blennerhassett, West Virginia
  Blennerhassett, West Virginia
  Blennerhassett is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,089 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
   (census-designated place
  Census-designated place
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  )
• Boaz, West Virginia
  Boaz, West Virginia
  Boaz is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Devola, Ohio
  Devola, Ohio
  Devola is a census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Lubeck, West Virginia
  Lubeck, West Virginia
  Lubeck is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Mineral Wells, West Virginia
  Mineral Wells, West Virginia
  Mineralwells, also known as Mineral Wells, is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (census-designated place)
• St. Marys, West Virginia
  St. Marys, West Virginia
  St. Marys is a city in Pleasants County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 2,017 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pleasants County. St. Marys was established in 1849 by Alexander Creel, who is said to have had a vision of Mary while passing the townsite by boat...
  
  
• Washington, West Virginia
  Washington, West Virginia
  Washington is a census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Williamstown, West Virginia
  Williamstown, West Virginia
  Williamstown is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,996 at the 2000 census...
  
  

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Elizabeth, West Virginia
  Elizabeth, West Virginia
  Elizabeth is a town in Wirt County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wirt County. The townsite of Elizabeth was settled by William Beauchamp in 1796, and was known as "Beauchamp's Mills" until 1817, when it was named...
  
  
• Lowell, Ohio
  Lowell, Ohio
  Lowell is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 628 at the 2000 census.-History:...
  
  
• Lower Salem, Ohio
  Lower Salem, Ohio
  Lower Salem is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States. The population was 109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lower Salem is located at ....
  
  
• Macksburg, Ohio
  Macksburg, Ohio
  Macksburg is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the West Fork of Duck Creek. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Macksburg is located at ....
  
  
• Matamoras, Ohio
  Matamoras, Ohio
  Matamoras is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is also commonly known as New Matamoras. The population was 957 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• North Hills, West Virginia
  North Hills, West Virginia
  North Hills is a town in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is a suburb of Parkersburg. The population was 880 at the 2000 census. North Hills was incorporated on February 15, 1979.Chance Murdock grew up here from 1981-1987.-Geography:...
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Barlow, Ohio
  Barlow, Ohio
  Barlow is an unincorporated community in western Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45712. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 339 and 550 near the South Fork of Wolf Creek, which meets the...
  
  
• Bartlett, Ohio
  Bartlett, Ohio
  Bartlett is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45713. It sits at the intersection of State Routes 550 and 555 near Coal Run, a subsidiary of Wolf Creek,...
  
  
• Burning Springs, West Virginia
  Burning Springs, West Virginia
  Burning Springs is an unincorporated town in Wirt County, West Virginia, USA. It takes its name from the natural gas which bubbled up through the spring and would burn when lit....
  
  
• Calcutta, West Virginia
  Calcutta, West Virginia
  Calcutta is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA....
  
  
• Coal Run, Ohio
  Coal Run, Ohio
  Coal Run is an unincorporated community in northeastern Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45721. It is located along State Route 60 between the villages of Beverly and Lowell...
  
  
• Cutler, Ohio
  Cutler, Ohio
  Cutler is an unincorporated community in southwestern Fairfield Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45724...
  
  
• Fleming, Ohio
  Fleming, Ohio
  Fleming is a small unincorporated community in rural eastern Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States.Located along State Route 550 between Barlow and Marietta, it is surrounded by farmland dotted with occasional trees. It lies near, but not in, the Wayne National Forest...
  
  

• Germantown, Ohio
  Germantown, Washington County, Ohio
  Germantown is an unincorporated community in northern Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Paw Paw Creek near the boundary with Noble County.-References:...
  
  
• Hebron, West Virginia
  Hebron, Pleasants County, West Virginia
  Hebron is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States....
  
  
• Little Hocking, Ohio
  Little Hocking, Ohio
  Little Hocking is a census-designated place in southern Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45742....
  
  
• Newport, Ohio
• Palestine, West Virginia
• Pine Grove, West Virginia
  Pine Grove, Pleasants County, West Virginia
  Pine Grove is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA....
  
  

• Reno, Ohio
  Reno, Ohio
  Reno is an unincorporated community in southern Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45773. It is located on the Ohio River a short distance above the county seat of Marietta. State Route 7 forms its...
  
  
• Vincent, Ohio
  Vincent, Ohio
  Vincent is an unincorporated community in southern Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45784...
  
  
• Waterford, Ohio
  Waterford, Ohio
  Waterford is an unincorporated community in central Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45786. It is located on State Route 339 across the Muskingum River from the village of Beverly, slightly below...
  
  
• Watertown, Ohio
  Watertown, Ohio
  Watertown is an unincorporated community in southwestern Watertown Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45787...
  
  
• Whipple, Ohio
  Whipple, Ohio
  Whipple is an unincorporated community in southern Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45788. It lies on State Route 821 south of the village of Lower Salem, at the junction of Whipple Run with Duck...
  
  
• Wingett Run, Ohio
  Wingett Run, Ohio
  Wingett Run is an unincorporated community in western Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45789. It is located along State Route 26 and the Little Muskingum River....
  
  

Townships (Washington County, Ohio)

• Adams
  Adams Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,830 people in the township, 1,202 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Aurelius
  Aurelius Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Aurelius Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 441 people in the township, 239 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Barlow
  Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Barlow Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,417 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Belpre
  Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Belpre Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,192 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Decatur
  Decatur Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Decatur Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,181 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Dunham
  Dunham Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Dunham Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,505 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fairfield
  Fairfield Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,011 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Fearing
  Fearing Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Fearing Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 910 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Salem Township - north...
  
  

• Grandview
  Grandview Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Grandview Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,834 people in the township, 877 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Independence
  Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Independence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 387 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lawrence
  Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 956 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Liberty
  Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 621 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Ludlow
  Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Ludlow Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Marietta
  Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Marietta Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,673 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Muskingum
  Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Muskingum Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,627 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  

• Newport
  Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Newport Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,176 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Palmer
  Palmer Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Palmer Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 625 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Salem
  Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,130 people in the township, 1,021 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Warren
  Warren Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Warren Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,044 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Waterford
  Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Waterford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,708 people in the township, 2,426 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Watertown
  Watertown Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Watertown Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,563 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  
• Wesley
  Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Wesley Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 915 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 164,624 people, 66,583 households, and 46,390 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 97.41% White, 0.93% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,761, and the median income for a family was $38,427. Males had a median income of $31,772 versus $26,499 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the MSA was $16,769.