# Marshall County, West Virginia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Moundsville, McMechen and Glen Dale Marshall County hosts some of the generating capacity West Virginia runs on. Construction employs 658, down 62.9% since 2019. Marshall County is home to Moundsville, McMechen, Glen Dale and Benwood. Employers here counted 10,372 jobs in 2025, down 14.0% from 2019. Unemployment was 4.5% in August 2026, against 6.2% in 2019. Next door, Monroe County, Ohio, has 1 data center. -14.0% total jobs since 2019, now 10,372 1,748 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal 17.41¢ per kWh for Wheeling Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Marshall County Marshall County is home to Moundsville, McMechen, Glen Dale and Benwood. Moundsville7,659 residents McMechen1,605 residents Glen Dale1,404 residents Benwood1,196 residents Cameron818 residents Wheeling347 residents · 1% of the city - Wheeling also extends into [Ohio County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/ohio-county). Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Marshall County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in West Virginia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 30,498 | 29,159 | ▼ 4.4% | 18th of 55 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 12,067 | 10,372 | ▼ 14.0% | 54th of 55 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $66,796 | $67,143 | ▲ 0.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,774 | 658 | ▼ 62.9% | 26th of 26 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 6.2% | 4.5% | ▼ 1.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 1,748 MW of capacity, 93% of it coal, the 6th largest fleet in West Virginia. Wheeling Power Co is the largest utility serving Marshall County. Its residential customers paid an average 17.41¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.35¢ median for West Virginia utilities. 29,159 people live here, down 4.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Marshall County ### Utilities with service territory in Marshall County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wheeling Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 34,392 | 17.41¢ | 8% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Coal | 1,633 MW | 93% | | Natural gas | 116 MW | 7% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Mitchell (WV) | Kentucky Power Co | Coal | 1,633 MW | 1971 | | Axiall Natrium Plant | Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant | Natural gas | 116 MW | 1943 | ## The Marshall County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 10,372 | $67,143 | 1.00 | | Construction | 658 | $80,764 | 1.20 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Marshall County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Marshall County. West Virginia has 0 local measures on record statewide. ## Marshall County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Marshall County, Monroe County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Marshall County | 29,159 | ▼ 14.0% | 1,748 MW | — | — | — | | Belmont County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/belmont-county) OH | 64,434 | ▼ 7.2% | — | — | — | — | | Greene County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/greene-county) PA | 33,885 | ▼ 9.2% | 665 MW | 12 MW | — | — | | Monroe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/monroe-county) OH | 12,994 | ▼ 5.9% | 530 MW | — | 1 | — | | Ohio County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/ohio-county) | 40,496 | ▼ 4.3% | — | — | — | — | | Washington County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/washington-county) PA | 210,802 | ▲ 1.1% | 5 MW | 12 MW | — | — | | Wetzel County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/wetzel-county) | 13,734 | ▲ 0.4% | 37 MW | — | — | — | ## More of West Virginia [All West Virginia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia)[Ohio County40,496 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/ohio-county)[Wetzel County13,734 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/wetzel-county) ## Marshall County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Marshall County, West Virginia? 1 utility has service territory in Marshall County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Wheeling Power Co. The largest, Wheeling Power Co, charged residential customers 17.41¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Marshall County? 2 operating plants with 1,748 MW of capacity. The largest is Mitchell (WV) (1,633 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Marshall County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Marshall County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Monroe County. ### Is Marshall County adding jobs? Employers counted 10,372 jobs in 2025 against 12,067 in 2019 (-14.0%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 1,774 to 658. ### Does Marshall County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Marshall County. West Virginia has 0 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/west-virginia/marshall-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).