Moundsville is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 7,703 people and five associated neighborhoods, Moundsville is the 17th largest community in West Virginia. Moundsville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities, Moundsville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Moundsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moundsville is a city of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moundsville who work in maintenance occupations (11.63%), office and administrative support (7.76%), and food service (7.08%). Also of interest is that Moundsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small city, Moundsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Moundsville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.30% of adults 25 and older in Moundsville have a college degree. The per capita income in Moundsville in 2022 was $31,312, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,248 for a family of four. However, Moundsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Moundsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moundsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moundsville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Moundsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
