Parkersburg, WV

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    US Senator
    N/AShelley Moore Capito
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/AJim Justice
    Republican Party

    About

    N/A of the households in Parkersburg, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    Most people in Parkersburg, WV N/A, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Parkersburg, WV was 2 cars per household.

    Economy

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    Civics

    Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice are the senators currently representing the state of West Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from West Virginia

    N/AShelley Moore Capito
    Senator from West Virginia2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2015
    N/AJim Justice
    Senator from West Virginia1
    Assumed office on January 14, 2025
    Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of West Virginia.

    Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice are the senators currently representing West Virginia.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in West Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Housing & Living

    People in Parkersburg, WV have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Parkersburg, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    Commute Time

    19.2 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Parkersburg, WV have a similar commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Parkersburg, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

    The chart below shows how the median household income in Parkersburg, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Parkersburg, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parkersburg, WV have 2 cars.

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