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Charles Town, WV

6,854 Population
5.9 square miles 1,168.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±2.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$44,494 ±$4,078 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $62,026 ±$306
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$94,830 ±$16,671 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $123,896 ±$689
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

7.4% ±5.6% (498  ±381) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 484,187 (±0.2% / ±11,542)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

40.1 minutes ±4.6 (109,365  ±17,330) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

2,531 ±174 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,350,158 ±4,553
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.7 ±0.2 (6,765  ±93) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,167,808 (±0 / ±502)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

5.1% ±3.9% (80  ±62) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,397 (±0.1% / ±2,039)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,741 ±192 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,483,270 ±835
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$359,500 ±$23,555 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $553,000 ±$2,118
  • more than double the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

14.6% ±5.6% (988  ±376.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.7% 849,588 (±0.2% / ±11,175.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

94% ±8.5% (4,533  ±466) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.5% 3,938,689 (±0.4% / ±16,678.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
38.1% ±5.8% (1,835  ±293.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.8% 2,314,689 (±0.3% / ±12,424.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.6% ±2.4% (451  ±166) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24% 1,501,590
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

9.1% ±2.6% (461  ±133) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 352,853 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
461 Total veterans ±133 374 Male ±107 87 Female ±70

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