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West Virginia·Kanawha County
18 tracts·49K people·$203K median·1,555/mi²
White 76 · Black 10 · Multiracial 9 · Asian 3 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 39 · Other 22
Health 33 · Professional 27 · Public admin 18 · Retail 9 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 56 · Sales · office 19 · Service 14 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 12 · Walk 6 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Charleston is $203,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Charleston has 47,421 residents across 18 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 43.0; the population is 76.4% White, 9.5% Black, 9.1% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 45.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Holz Elementary School (87%), Overbrook Elementary School (73%) and Kenna Elementary School (69%) lead the elementary schools; John Adams Middle School (64%), Horace Mann Middle School (51%) and West Side Middle School (38%) lead the middle schools; George Washington High School (66%) and Capital High School (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $908/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Charleston is $65,812 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Charleston, median rent is $908/month and the median home value is $203,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Charleston reported 6.1 violent crimes and 37.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Charleston are inland flooding (93), hail (58) and winter weather (55), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Charleston, 5.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).