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South Charleston, WV

13,594 Population
9.8 square miles 1,392.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 43.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$35,898 ±$3,768 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $34,749 ±$1,014
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$59,616 ±$5,660 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $58,089 ±$1,580
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

21% ±5.3% (2,853  ±713) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 16.6% 33,810 (±1.1% / ±2,229)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

18.9 minutes ±1.4 (110,430  ±13,189) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 23.8 1,870,255 (±0.8 / ±72,947)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

6,105 ±381 Number of households
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 87,660 ±907
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.2 ±0.1 (13,583  ±45) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 2.3 204,152 (±0 / ±49)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

7.2% ±4% (210  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 5.3% † 2,317 (±0.8% / ±365)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

6,733 ±420 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 104,500 ±76
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$144,800 ±$18,220 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $128,900 ±$4,111
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

9.1% ±2.7% (1,223  ±360.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 8.9% 18,120 (±0.8% / ±1,626.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

95.7% ±6.4% (9,349  ±741.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 89.9% 134,827 (±1.8% / ±2,710)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
35.3% ±3.8% (3,447  ±402.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 26.9% 40,298 (±1% / ±1,524.8)
  • about 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

1.5% ±0.8% (206  ±114) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 1.6% 3,301
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

5.5% ±1.5% (590  ±158) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 7.1% 11,758 (±0.5% / ±802)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
590 Total veterans ±158 541 Male ±149 49 Female ±34

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