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Charleston, WV Metro Area

200,122 Population
1,746 square miles 114.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,491 ±$1,944 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,625 ±$3,250 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.4% ±2.4% (30,210  ±4,790) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.6 minutes ±0.6 (1,820,665  ±64,273) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

86,637 ±2,475 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (196,671  ±1,602) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.7% ±1.5% (1,148  ±623) 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

105,192 ±1,166 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$144,300 ±$10,178 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.6% ±1.6% (15,151  ±3,264.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±3.9% (134,370  ±5,904.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.7% ±2.3% (37,340  ±3,308.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds 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

2.8% ±1% (5,589  ±2,090) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±1.1% (10,978  ±1,795) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,978 Total veterans ±1,795 9,759 Male ±1,633 1,219 Female ±669

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