In 2022, Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV had a population of 136k people with a median age of 44.6 and a median household income of $54,113. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV grew from 97,565 to 136,217, a 39.6% increase and its median household income grew from $50,797 to $54,113, a 6.53% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.09%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.01%), White (Hispanic) (0.781%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.416%).
1.47% of the households in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, 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.
99.7% of the residents in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV are West Virginia University at Parkersburg (687 degrees awarded in 2022), Wood County School of Practical Nursing (238096) (14 degrees), and Mountain State College (9 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV was $127,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.
Most people in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV was 2 cars per household.
Wood, Wetzel, Ritchie, Tyler, Doddridge, Pleasants, Wirt Counties PUMA, WV borders Washington (South) & Greene Counties PUMA, PA, Belmont, Guernsey, Noble & Monroe Counties PUMA, OH, Athens, Washington & Meigs Counties PUMA, OH, Ohio, Marshall, Hancock, Brooke Counties PUMA, WV, Monongalia, Marion, Preston Counties PUMA, WV, Harrison, Randolph, Upshur, Lewis, Taylor, Barbour Counties PUMA, WV, and Jackson, Nicholas, Roane, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV.