Charleston, West Virginia Population History

Latest Data (2016)

Population	49,138
Nationwide Rank	772

Quick Facts

Charleston, West Virginia is the 772nd largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Charleston, West Virginia is a city.

Charleston, West Virginia is currently 14.8% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Charleston, West Virginia's growth is extremely below average. 92% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
762	Bedford, Texas	49,528	4.8%
763	Stillwater, Oklahoma	49,504	26.0%
764	Downers Grove, Illinois	49,473	-0.4%
765	Apopka, Florida	49,458	77.8%
766	Summerville, South Carolina	49,323	74.4%
767	Monroe, Louisiana	49,297	-6.9%
768	Murray, Utah	49,230	8.0%
769	La Mirada, California	49,216	4.8%
770	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	49,206	-0.4%
771	Collierville, Tennessee	49,177	49.0%
772	Charleston, West Virginia	49,138	-7.8%
773	Newark, Ohio	49,134	6.0%
774	Saginaw, Michigan	48,984	-20.4%
775	Rancho Santa Margarita, California	48,969	4.0%
776	Cypress, California	48,906	4.9%
777	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	48,904	0.0%
778	Dunwoody, Georgia	48,884
779	East Lansing, Michigan	48,870	4.9%
780	Middletown, Ohio	48,813	-5.4%
781	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	48,747	10.3%
782	Minot, North Dakota	48,743	33.2%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
772	Charleston	49,138	-7.8%
794	Huntington	48,113	-7.0%
1226	Morgantown	30,855	15.5%
1238	Parkersburg	30,601	-8.1%
1363	Wheeling	27,375	-12.5%