Weirton is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 18,481 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Weirton is the sixth largest community in West Virginia.Unlike some cities, Weirton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Weirton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Weirton is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weirton who work in sales jobs (10.36%), office and administrative support (9.19%), and healthcare (7.42%). A relatively large number of people in Weirton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Weirton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Weirton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The education level of Weirton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.89% of adults in Weirton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Weirton in 2022 was $35,662, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,648 for a family of four. However, Weirton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Weirton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weirton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Weirton include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Weirton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
