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Charleston, WV Urban Area

137,865 Population
93 square miles 1,482.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,935 ±$2,417 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,602 ±$4,909 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.1% ±3.1% (21,695  ±4,253) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.4 minutes ±0.5 (1,125,050  ±51,358) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

60,848 ±2,708 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (134,925  ±4,979) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.4% ±1.6% (714  ±458) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

72,391 ±2,193 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$161,400 ±$8,825 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±2.2% (12,758  ±3,013.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.9% ±3.5% (93,814  ±4,891.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.6% ±2.6% (30,624  ±2,821.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.6% ±1.6% (4,902  ±2,142) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.8% ±1.4% (8,565  ±1,611) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,565 Total veterans ±1,611 7,422 Male ±1,449 1,143 Female ±663

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