Jury Pool Profile
Wood County, West Virginia
- County seat
- Parkersburg
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 82,385
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 83,407.
At a glance
Wood County is an 82,385-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,516, $1,146 below the WV state median of $60,662; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $59,372/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, above the 4.44% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 83,407
- Median household income
- $57,810
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Wood County has a population of 83,407, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.3%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,516; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, above the West Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wood County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.7% in 2024, 70.2% in 2020, 71.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (5,458 individuals).