Census tract · Wood County

Census Tract 106.02, Wood County, West Virginia

Census Tract 106.02, GEOID 54107010602, in Wood County, West Virginia, partly within Parkersburg. 5,182 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±696); the 2020 Census counted 4,371.

Residents, 2020-2024

5,182

±696 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,371

Median household income

$69,646

±$17,065 (90% margin)
Wood County: $57,810

Median home value

$178,400

±$13,256 (90% margin)
Wood County: $158,500

Median gross rent

$1,054

±$226 (90% margin)
Wood County: $822

Where is Census Tract 106.02?

Census Tract 106.02 is one of 28 census tracts in Wood County, West Virginia. It covers 51.35 square miles of land, 85 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 54107010602, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 106.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Parkersburg3%
Census Tract 106.02 (marked with a dot) in Wood County, West Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
96229624106.01107.05107.06 106.02 5 mi
Census Tract 106.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Wood County.

10 census tracts border Census Tract 106.02: Tract 9622 in Pleasants County ($58,274), Tract 9624 in Ritchie County ($36,637), Tract 1 ($59,610), Tract 4 ($49,357), Tract 7.01 ($35,743), Tract 7.02 ($51,250), Tract 101.02 ($65,052), Tract 106.01 ($64,946), Tract 107.05 ($68,798) and Tract 107.06 ($55,694). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 106.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 106.02's population at 5,182 (±696) in 1,797 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,371 residents and 1,835 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 106.02Wood CountyWest Virginia
Total population 5,182 ±696 83,407 1,778,373
Households 1,797 ±205 35,836 728,655
Average household size 2.72 ±0.27 2.30 2.37
Housing units 1,992 ±205 40,283 861,325

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 106.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 106.02 is 45.1 years old; 23.3% are under 18 and 16.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 1.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 106.02Wood CountyWest Virginia
Median age 45.1 ±6.4 43.9 42.7
Under 18 years 23.3% ±5.4 pts 20.8% 20.0%
65 years and over 16.2% ±3.3 pts 21.6% 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5% ±1.1 pts 1.5% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic 97.2% ±1.4 pts 93.6% 89.7%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.5 pts 1.1% 3.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 0.7% ±0.5 pts 3.0% 3.9%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.6 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 0.5% ±0.6 pts 1.0% 1.8%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.0% ±0.8 pts 1.1% 2.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 3.5% ±1.6 pts 8.3% 7.4%
With a disability 13.2% ±3.7 pts 17.5% 19.1%
No health insurance coverage 4.9% ±2.4 pts 6.2% 6.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.6% ±2.7 pts 91.2% 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 17.3% ±5.0 pts 24.1% 24.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 7.3% ±3.4 pts 9.1% 9.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.5% ±5.8 pts 90.9% 89.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 106.02 earn?

Half of the 1,797 households in Census Tract 106.02 earn less than $69,646 a year (±$17,065), against $57,810 across Wood County: 8th highest of the county's 28 tracts with a reliable estimate. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 106.02Wood CountyWest Virginia
Median household income $69,646 ±$17,065 $57,810 $59,608
Mean household income $90,960 ±$10,333 $79,213 $81,190
Per capita income $34,035 ±$4,175 $34,707 $34,203
People below the poverty line 11.5% ±4.8 pts 14.7% 16.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 11.3% ±11.6 pts 18.5% 21.5%
Households receiving SNAP 12.0% ±5.7 pts 17.6% 17.3%
Households with a computer 94.3% ±3.8 pts 92.0% 91.2%
Households with a broadband subscription 89.2% ±5.0 pts 86.6% 86.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 106.02?

Owners occupy 87.9% of Census Tract 106.02's occupied homes and renters 12.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,400 by its owner (±$13,256). The median renter pays $1,054 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 106.02Wood CountyWest Virginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $178,400 ±$13,256 $158,500 $162,600
Median gross rent $1,054 ±$226 $822 $872
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 26.3% ±27.0 pts 38.2% 39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,224 ±$156 $1,148 $1,255
Owner-occupied homes 87.9% ±6.3 pts 75.1% 74.9%
Renter-occupied homes 12.1% ±6.3 pts 24.9% 25.1%
Housing units 1,992 ±205 40,283 861,325
Single-family detached homes 72.8% ±7.0 pts 74.8% 70.9%
Mobile homes 17.5% ±5.7 pts 7.8% 13.6%
Built 2020 or later 1.7% ±1.8 pts 1.1% 1.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 7.2% ±4.0 pts 5.0% 7.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 3.0% ±1.7 pts 14.8% 14.9%
Households with no vehicle 3.2% ±2.3 pts 7.3% 8.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 106.02 get to work?

85.9% of Census Tract 106.02's workers drive alone and 10.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 106.02Wood CountyWest Virginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 51.6% ±6.9 pts 56.2% 53.8%
Unemployment rate 1.8% ±1.5 pts 5.4% 5.4%
Drove alone to work 85.9% ±5.2 pts 78.0% 78.1%
Carpooled 1.8% ±2.0 pts 8.1% 8.5%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.8 pts 0.8% 0.5%
Walked 0.2% ±1.0 pts 1.9% 2.5%
Worked from home 10.9% ±4.5 pts 9.9% 9.1%
Mean travel time to work 27.6 min ±4.9 20.8 min 26.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 106.02 compare with the other tracts in Wood County?

Among Wood County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 106.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 106.02's rank among the tracts of Wood County
MeasureIn Wood County
Population1st of 28
Residents per square mile26th of 28
Median household income8th of 28
Per capita income13th of 28
Median home value8th of 28
Median gross rent3rd of 27
Poverty rate15th of 22
Bachelor's degree or higher20th of 25
Median age10th of 28
Owner-occupied share5th of 28

The tracts next to it on Wood County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 109.015th$71,954±$24,754 · within the margin of this tract4,475
Tract 109.026th$70,658±$16,808 · within the margin of this tract3,872
Tract 107.047th$70,091±$15,478 · within the margin of this tract3,137
Tract 106.028th$69,646±$17,0655,182
Tract 107.059th$68,798±$7,487 · within the margin of this tract1,861
Tract 10810th$66,285±$12,234 · within the margin of this tract2,722
Tract 101.0211th$65,052±$16,636 · within the margin of this tract2,003

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 106.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 106.02 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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