Charleston, West Virginia Demographics

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Current population (2012)

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 27 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 28 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 30 other cities in Retail sales

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Households

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Housing units

Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Size in square miles

Charleston is 3rd in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income per capita

Charleston is 3rd in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Charleston is 4th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	51,018	1st	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	31.5	1st	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,630.7	23rd	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	17th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.1%	20th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.1%	23rd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.1%	11th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.8%	4th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	78.4%	28th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.5%	3rd	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	16th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.3%	5th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	31st	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	4th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	11th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.6%	28th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	52.4%	15th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	8th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	26,205	1st	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.5%	7th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	23,907	1st	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.2%	25th	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$136,600	8th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.1	32nd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$35,191	3rd	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$46,004	10th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.4%	18th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Charleston	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,533	1st	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,006,077	1st	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$20,019	19th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$190,798	1st	$2,553,258	$613,795,732