Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Metro Area Profile

114,754 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area.

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How this area ranks
Growth698th of 821 metros measured27
Housing affordabilityTop 27% of 822 metros measured100
Climate443rd of 822 metros measured65
Physical resilience574th of 822 metros measured42
AccessTop 25% of 822 metros measured89
Economic stability595th of 822 metros measured36
The quick read

Rent takes 16% of median household income here, below the 30% threshold conventionally called cost-burdened, and the median home is 2.2 times that income.

A typical July reaches 83°F and a typical January falls to 22°F, on thirty-year normals.

Natural-hazard exposure sits in the middle range of published metro profiles, with inland flooding and hail the hazards that carry it.

At a glance

Population
114,754
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$58,784
Bottom 23% nationally
Density
198/sq mi
579.9 sq mi of land
Median age
45.6
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Nearest major airport
PIT
26 mi · Pittsburgh Intl
Median home value
$131,300
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Median household income of $58,784 is below 77% of measured US metros.

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Median household income ±$1,964$58,784Bottom 23%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,008$33,715Bottom 38%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate15.3%Top 37%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute26.3 minTop 28%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%Bottom 30%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation56.0%Bottom 24%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$55,160Bottom 19%of 3812025 OEWS
Median annual wage$45,840Bottom 28%of 3812025 OEWS
Metro employment36,220Bottom 4%of 3812025 OEWS
Largest occupations — Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Registered Nurses1,190$77,400
Cashiers1,030$27,020
Stockers and Order Fillers1,020$36,730
Retail Salespersons940$27,640
General and Operations Managers880$78,970
Home Health and Personal Care Aides770$28,550

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Prices for everything a household buys run about 11% below the national average, on the Bureau of Economic Analysis index. Housing drives most of that difference.

Median rent of $785 takes 16% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 2.2 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.

Cost of living
88.8

Prices here run about 11% below the national average. The spread between places is driven mostly by housing — goods vary far less — and this excludes taxes.

Rent as a share of income
16.0%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
2.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$785
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$131,300
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Cost of living index88.8Bottom 16%of 3812023
Home price to income2.23Bottom 6%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate72.4%Top 34%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±6355,910Top 37%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$29$785Bottom 10%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$5,528$131,300Bottom 9%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income16.0%Bottom 21%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate11.2%Bottom 49%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
27/ 100
Ranks 698 of 821 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing, measured from 2024 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has fallen 3% since 2020, reaching 113,239 in 2024.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 0.2 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
22
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
0.2
Bottom 4% nationally
Year over year
+38%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024117k113k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 22°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 37.6 inches.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station WHEELING OHIO CO AP, 15.0 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.1"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation37.6"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low22°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing43°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

42 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding and hail.

Overall hazard risk is lower than 74% of measured US metros.

Inland floodingElevated
HailModerate

Low or minimal exposure: landslide, lightning, hurricane, ice storm, strong wind, heat wave, earthquake, tornado, wildfire, winter weather, drought, avalanche, cold wave.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Reported crime
Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
Taxes
Taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Cost of living now is — the index above is the Bureau of Economic Analysis price parity for this area — but it is a price level for all consumption rather than a budget for a household, its spread is driven mostly by housing, and it excludes taxes. Housing affordability is computed separately from rent, price and income, because that answers a narrower and more actionable question. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
Anything about a specific address
Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 26 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Pittsburgh IntlPIT26 mi11,500 ft
Akron-Canton RgnlCAK53 mi8,204 ft
Youngstown/Warren RgnlYNG60 mi9,003 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
HousingU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional price parities and county personal income
2023Annually, each December
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.