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West Virginia · Census place 14610

Charles Town city, WV

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Charles Town city has 6,854 residents, ranking #26 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $94,830, the median home is worth $359,500 and median gross rent runs $1,086 a month.

Population
6,854Charles Town city residents
Median household income
$94,830Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$359,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,086Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Charles Town city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Charles Town city median would spend about 13.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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