City safety & data profile

ClarksburgWV

Clarksburg, WV is a 16K-resident city in Harrison County with a median household income of $47,386.

Harrison County, West Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Clarksburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Clarksburg has a population larger than 32% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $129,900, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 33%
By size
$47,386
Median income (place)
$129,900
Median home (place)
23.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Clarksburg

Clarksburg posts a median household income higher than 6% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Clarksburg area.

Bottom 7%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Clarksburg

Where Clarksburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$47,386 Bottom 6% higher than 6% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Clarksburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WV

Population among 15 WV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Huntington is the largest WV city on this list; Teays Valley leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WV

Median household income among the same 15-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Teays Valley posts the highest place-level median income in WV; Huntington is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Clarksburg, WV beyond the headline numbers

Clarksburg sits inside Harrison County, West Virginia, at roughly 39.28°N, -80.34°W. Population 16,152, $47,386 median household income. Median home value $129,900, median rent $790. Poverty rate 23.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Clarksburg, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

23.5% of Clarksburg, WV residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Clarksburg runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 8.2% of Clarksburg workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 22.3% in Clarksburg, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Clarksburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,152
Clarksburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$47,386
-47% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$129,900
-69% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Harrison County): Clarksburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
65K-6%
Median Income
$60,377+40%
Median Home Value
$166,200+76%
Poverty Rate
14.4%-19%
Unemployment
4%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Clarksburg, WV
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$790/mo
Poverty Rate
23.5% +90% vs avg
Unemployment 4.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.7%
Work From Home 8.2%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 89.4%
African American 3.7%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
44.2%
Obesity
42.9%
Short Sleep Duration
41.9%
Physical Inactivity
34%
Current Smoking
22.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
22.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.2%
Diabetes
17.1%
Current Asthma
13%
Binge Drinking
12.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 50.6%
Annual Checkup 81.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.1%
Stroke
4.5%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
CLARKSBURG VA MEDICAL CENTER
CLARKSBURG · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★★

Alerts & News - Clarksburg Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Clarksburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Clarksburg, WV? ▼
Clarksburg, WV has a population of 16,152 people, located in Harrison County, West Virginia.
What is the median household income in Clarksburg? ▼
The median household income in Clarksburg, WV is $47,386 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 23.5%.
What is the median home value in Clarksburg? ▼
The median home value in Clarksburg, WV is $129,900. Median rent is $790/month.
What are the top health concerns in Clarksburg? ▼
The top health indicators in Clarksburg include High Blood Pressure (44.2%), Obesity (42.9%), Short Sleep Duration (41.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Clarksburg? ▼
Clarksburg has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Clarksburg? ▼
The median age in Clarksburg, WV is 40.4 years. 25.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Clarksburg, WV is located in Harrison County, West Virginia. With a population of 16K and a $47,386 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and obesity. Residents have access to 2 hospitals with an average rating of 5/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Clarksburg area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Clarksburg, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WV (23.5% here).

Shreveport, LA 23.5% Mansfield, OH 23.5% Cookeville, TN 23.5% Tifton, GA 23.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WV ($47,386 here).

Eufaula, AL $47,392 Anderson, CA $47,375 Cambridge, MD $47,323 Jacinto City, TX $47,318

Nearby Cities 8

Fairmont, WV 19K Morgantown, WV 31K Wheeling, WV 28K Washington, PA 13K South Park Township, PA 13K Upper Saint Clair, PA 19K Bethel Park, PA 32K Jefferson Hills, PA 11K
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Using Clarksburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Clarksburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Clarksburg against West Virginia peers on any ranking lens. Explore West Virginia

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Harrison County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.