Parkersburg-Vienna migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 2,477 people moved into the Parkersburg metro and 2,494 moved out, a net of −17. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Ohio leads both directions, with 556 people in and 605 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 41% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +104 in 2020–21 to −17 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
87,264
▼ 0.3% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
93,711
6.9% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+79). Births minus deaths (−381) and international migration (+3) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 93,711 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 87,264 is 6.9% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$13M
▼ $68M arrived · $81M left
Avg household income · movers
$48k in · $55k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 15%
Parkersburg wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Parkersburg metro in 2022–23 reported $68M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $81M with them, a net loss of $13M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $48k of income, vs $55k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 15%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 41% of inbound and 41% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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