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Charleston, WV Metro Area

203,259 Population
1,746 square miles 116.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,503 ±$1,735 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,415 ±$2,787 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.8% ±2.3% (33,429  ±4,597) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.3 minutes ±1.6 (1,870,175  ±147,984) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

89,395 ±2,771 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (199,909  ±1,689) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.1% ±1.8% (2,551  ±754) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

105,939 ±1,303 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$135,800 ±$10,049 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.5% ±1.4% (15,120  ±2,874) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.2% ±3.7% (132,954  ±5,655.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
27.7% ±2.2% (40,814  ±3,295.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

1.5% ±0.4% (3,103  ±854) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.8% ±1% (11,059  ±1,635) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,059 Total veterans ±1,635 10,440 Male ±1,508 619 Female ±335

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