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West Virginia · Census place 14600

Charleston city, WV

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Charleston city has 47,918 residents, ranking #1 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $64,512, the median home is worth $187,300 and median gross rent runs $898 a month.

Population
47,918Charleston city residents
Median household income
$64,512Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$187,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$898Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Charleston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Charleston city median would spend about 16.7% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 62.8% 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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