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South Charleston, WV

13,457 Population
9.8 square miles 1,378.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 44 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,767 ±$2,865 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $35,996 ±$878
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,884 ±$7,529 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $60,117 ±$1,599
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.9% ±5.1% (2,265  ±677) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 16.2% 32,722 (±1% / ±2,008)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.3 minutes ±2 (111,770  ±14,715) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 23.6 1,820,665 (±0.6 / ±64,273)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,189 ±339 Number of households
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 87,358 ±920
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (13,447  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 2.3 202,084 (±0 / ±39)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±3.4% (156  ±104) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 4.3% † 1,859 (±0.8% / ±365)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,970 ±382 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 104,519 ±221
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,400 ±$12,114 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $141,100 ±$4,252
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±3.3% (1,385  ±441.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 8.6% 17,413 (±0.7% / ±1,420.8)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±6.6% (9,292  ±748.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 90.7% 134,900 (±1.8% / ±2,612.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.8% ±4.1% (3,661  ±427.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 27.2% 40,417 (±1% / ±1,463.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% ±0.7% (184  ±97) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 1.8% 3,629
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±1.2% (524  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 6.7% 11,023 (±0.5% / ±781)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
524 Total veterans ±130 477 Male ±121 47 Female ±36

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