Statewide Claims to Fame

South Charleston is 1st in West Virginia out of 26 other cities in Retail sales per capita

South Charleston is 2nd in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Female residents

South Charleston is 4th in West Virginia out of 30 other cities in Retail sales

South Charleston is 5th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Two or More

South Charleston is 6th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Foreign born residents

South Charleston is 6th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

South Charleston is 7th in West Virginia out of 28 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

South Charleston is 7th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

South Charleston is 8th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

South Charleston is 9th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Black or African American

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Current population (2012) 13,340 11th 1,855,413 313,914,040
Size in square miles 7.6 14th 24,038.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,766.7 19th 77.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 16th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.9% 12th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.6% 16th 16.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.6% 9th 82.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 29.8% 7th 17.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Race - White 86.9% 25th 94.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 8.4% 9th 3.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 6th 0.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.1% 13th 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 22nd 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.0% 5th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 23rd 1.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.4% 25th 92.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Female residents 54.3% 2nd 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.0% 6th 1.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Housing units 6,819 11th 881,752 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 27.9% 8th 12.0% 25.9%
Households 6,025 11th 740,080 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 66.7% 17th 74.3% 66.1%
Home median value $108,300 13th $96,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 26th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Income per capita $26,311 10th $22,010 $27,915
Income per household $43,008 13th $39,550 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.3% 22nd 17.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
South Charleston Rank West Virginia US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,605 11th 120,381 27,092,908
Retail sales $685,426 4th $20,538,829 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $54,429 1st $11,340 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $74,442 7th $2,553,258 $613,795,732

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