Weirton, WV Population

Overview

19,150

Total Population

44.5

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

288

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Weirton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Weirton is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Weirton's population under 18 was 19.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Weirton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Weirton, 16.60% were under the age of 15, 15.20% aged 15 to 29, 45.21% aged 30 to 64, 19.55% aged 65 to 84, and 3.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 more females than males in Weirton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Weirton, WV.
The Weirton, WV gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 895.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 702.

Weirton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Weirton population: 92.62% are White, 3.03% are Black or African American, 0.92% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.16% are some other race and 3.19% are multiracial.
Weirton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 288 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,862 (98.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Weirton is White with a population of 17,736 (92.62% of the total population).

Weirton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 20,348 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Weirton's population decreased by 633 (3.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Weirton's population decreased by 606 (3.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Weirton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 18,269.