Weirton-Steubenville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,137 people moved into the Weirton metro and 2,911 moved out, a net of +226. 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: Pittsburgh, PA leads both directions, with 427 people in and 383 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 40–44% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −58 in 2020–21 to +226 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
112,468
▼ 0.6% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
131,681
14.6% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population fell in 2025 despite domestic gains (+152). Births minus deaths (−839) and international migration (+18) outweighed them.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 131,681 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 112,468 is 14.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$2M
▲ $91M arrived · $89M left
Avg household income · movers
$50k in · $48k out
similar incomes both directions
Weirton wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Weirton metro in 2022–23 reported $91M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $89M with them, a net gain of $2M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $50k of income, vs $48k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 40% of inbound and 44% 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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