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City Data forCharleston,WV

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Housing Data (May 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$116
Median Listing Price
$190,022
Median Days on Market
49
Active Listings
180
New Listings
88
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
308
Avg Listing Price
$224,713
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
19%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
18%

City Data

City
Charleston
State ID
WV
Population
46,536

Age Breakdown

Median Age
42
Under 10 years old
10.9%
Age 10-19
10.3%
Age 20s
12.7%
Age 30s
13.2%
Age 40s
12.2%
Age 50s
13.3%
Age 60s
14.6%
Age 70s
7.6%
Age Over 80
5.2%

Gender Breakdown

Male
48.5%
Female
51.5%

Marital Status

Married
39.0%
Divorced
19.1%
Never Married
34.2%
Widowed
7.8%

Household

Family Size
2.78
Family Dual Income
43.3
Median Household Income
$43,344
Median Individual Income
$27,358
Home Ownership
56.6%
Home Value
$141,361
Median Rent
$735
Rent Burden
36.8%
Poverty
20.9%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
8.1%
Highschool Education
27.4%
Some College
25.2%
Bachelors Degree
20.3%
Graduate Degree
19.0%
Total College or Above
39.3%
Stem Degree
44.0%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
57.5%
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Disabled
16.9%

Ethnicity

White
77.9%
Black
15.7%
Asian
2.1%
Native American
0.3%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.2%
Multiple
3.7%

Other

Hispanic
1.0%
Limited English
0.9%
Health Uninsured
6.1%
Veteran
7.3%
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