The median owner-occupied home in Wood County had a real-estate tax bill of $943 (± $32) a year, compared with $835 in West Virginia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $153,700 (± $5,351), compared with $155,600 in West Virginia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Wood County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 83,829 | 1,784,462 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $943 ± $32 | $835 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $153,700 ± $5,351 | $155,600 ± $1,679 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $56,193 ± $2,976 | $57,917 ± $607 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.61% ± 0.03 points | 0.54% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 74.4% ± 1.9 points | 74.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 37.2% ± 1.5 points | 37.8% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 13.6% ± 1.5 points | 14.3% ± 0.4 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Wood County (4)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Wood County (7)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Other named communities in Wood County (128)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Ashby Ridge Estates
- Balderson (historical)
- Beechwood
- Belleville
- Bickel Estates
- Binola (historical)
- Blennerhassett Heights
- Blennerhassett Island View Addition
- Bonnivale
- Boreman
- Brierwood
- Briscoe
- Broadmoor Addition
- Cedar Grove
- Central
- Chesterville
- Community Acres
- Cool Springs
- Corbin (historical)
- Creels
- Crestview Park
- Crystal Spring Lake
- Dallison
- Davisville
- Deerwalk
- Delaney (historical)
- Dombey (historical)
- Doyle
- Dupont Manor
- Eastwood Addition
- Eaton
- Eli
- Elmwood Heights
- Evandale Terrace
- Fairview Acres
- Fairview Heights
- Fairway Acres
- Flinn
- Forest Hills
- Fountain Spring
- Glenbrook
- Green Meadows Addition
- Greenbrier Addition
- Hanna
- Hillcrest
- Humphrey
- Jerrys Run
- Kingbury (historical)
- Larkmead
- Lauckport
- Leachtown
- Lee Creek
- Liberty Hills
- Lincolnshire
- Lowdell
- Lubeck Hills
- Lucky (historical)
- Manganese (historical)
- Marrtown
- McKinley (historical)
- McPherson Addition
- Melrose Addition
- Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Pleasant Estates
- Murphytown
- Mustang Acres
- New England
- New England Heights Addition
- Newport
- Nicolette
- North Parkersburg
- Northwood Villa Estates
- Oak (historical)
- Oak Acres
- Oakbrook
- Oakwood Estates
- Ogden
- Parkers Towne
- Parmeta Crest
- Pettyville
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
- Pohick
- Polandale
- Pond Creek
- Ponderosa
- Powers (historical)
- Red Hill
- Remus (historical)
- Riverside
- Rockport
- Rolling Hills
- Sand Hill
- Saulsbury
- Scenic Hills
- Scott (historical)
- Slate
- Society Hill Acres
- Somervilla
- South Hills Estates
- South Parkersburg
- Southmoor Heights
- Stewart
- Summit
- Sunrise
- Sunset Heights
- Tallmans
- Tallyho
- Tavennersville
- Tyner (historical)
- Valley Manor Addition
- Valley Mills
- Valley View Acres
- Wadeville
- Wakefield
- Walker
- Walkers Crossing (historical)
- Washington Gardens
- Weekleys (historical)
- Wellsley
- Wesley (historical)
- Winding Road Addition
- Windsor Estates
- Woodland Heights
- Woodland Park
- Worthington Meadows