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Charles Town, WV

6,584 Population
5.9 square miles 1,122.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 42.6 ±0.2

Economics

$43,384 ±$3,738 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $59,587 ±$337
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $31,462 ±$341
$83,275 ±$8,316 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $119,803 ±$706
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $55,217 ±$577

5.3% ±2% (340  ±131) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.7% 483,993 (±0.2% / ±10,114)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 16.8% 291,860 (±0.4% / ±7,189)

37.1 minutes ±2.9 (104,445  ±14,550) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.7 91,478,190 (±0.1 / ±462,490)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.3 17,717,956 (±0.2 / ±203,956)

Families

2,553 ±192 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,361,858 ±4,124
  • West Virginia: 716,040 ±2,889
2.5 ±0.2 (6,483  ±43) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.7 6,252,458
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,741,273

6% ±3.9% (89  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,767 (±0.1% / ±2,172)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,844 (±0.3% / ±978)

Housing

2,718 ±208 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,500,311 ±409
  • West Virginia: 859,142 ±271

$323,900 ±$21,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $513,300 ±$2,492
  • more than double the amount in West Virginia: $145,800 ±$1,644

15.1% ±5.6% (982  ±,365.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14% 879,844 (±0.2% / ±11,346.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 11.1% 196,636 (±0.3% / ±5,393.7)

Social

90.9% ±8% (4,441  ±,443.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.7% 3,989,829 (±0.4% / ±15,926)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.4% 1,124,528 (±0.6% / ±7,360)
37.3% ±5.3% (1,823  ±,271.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53% 2,305,743 (±0.3% / ±11,794.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 22.7% 288,779 (±0.3% / ±4,107.8)

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

5.7% ±2.1% (376  ±135) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 23.2% 1,469,883
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 1.6% 28,940

10.5% ±2.8% (539  ±145) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 370,649 (±0.1% / ±4,223)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 8% 114,894 (±0.2% / ±2,274)
539 Total veterans ±145 460 Male ±133 79 Female ±60

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