Population: 16,743. Estimated population in July 2020: 16,439 (-1.8% change)
Males: 7,752 (46.3%), Females: 8,991 (53.7%)
Harrison County
Zip codes: 26301, 26302.
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $27,722
Median house value: $58,800
Races in Clarksburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.4%), German (15.5%), Italian (14.3%), Irish (14.1%), English (10.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).
Elevation: 1011 feet
Land area: 9.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Clarksburg
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clarksburg city
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,694 (-9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Clarksburg:
- UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (PO BOX 1605)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Clarksburg:
- FAIRMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FAIRMONT, WV)
- STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 20 miles; WESTON, WV)
- WILLIAM R SHARPE HOSPITAL AT WESTON (about 20 miles; WESTON, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarksburg:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 9 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 39 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarksburg:
- WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 10 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; Abbreviation: 6W0)
- FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FIELD (about 16 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Abbreviation: 4G7)
- LOUIS BENNETT FIELD (about 17 miles; WESTON, WV; Abbreviation: 49I)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Clarksburg:
- UNITED TECHNICAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 144; Location: RT 3 BOX 43C; Public)
- CLARKSBURG BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 102; Location: 120 S 3RD ST; Private, for-profit)
- HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT (Full-time enrollment: 67; Location: 120 S LINDEN AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
- UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (Full-time enrollment: 15; Location: 3 HOSPITAL PLZ; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarksburg:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 62 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 84 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
Schools
Public high schools in Clarksburg:
- ROBERT C. BYRD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 880; Location: 1 EAGLE WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 664; Location: ONE MOUNTAINEER DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- UNITED TECHNICAL CENTER (Students: 5; Location: RR 3 BOX 43C; Grades: 11 – 12)
- TRI-COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Location: RR 3 BOX 43C; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Clarksburg:
- EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 1318 N 16TH STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
- NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 127 EAST PIKE STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)
- CLARKSBURG WESLEYAN METH SCH (Students: 14; Location: 401 FOWLER AVE; Grades: 1 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clarksburg:
- WASHINGTON IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 660; Location: 443 LEE AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GORE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: RT. 3, BOX 43B; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ADAMSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 1636 W PIKE ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- NORTH VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: NORTH 19TH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- WILSONBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: RR 4 BOX 1; Grades: PK – 05)
- PRESSLEY RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: RR 5 BOX 697; Grades: 07 – 11)
- GENESIS YOUTH CENTER (Students: 11; Location: 535 HORNER AVE; Grades: 04 – 11)
Private primary/middle school in Clarksburg:
- SAINT MARY’S CENTRAL GRADE SCH (Students: 143; Location: 107 EAST PIKE STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
Libraries
Library in Clarksburg:
- CLARKSBURG-HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $615,662; Location: 404 W. PIKE STREET; 61,868 books; 1,500 audio materials; 1,800 video materials; 146 serial subscriptions)