Charleston, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 50,302 (Urban population: 49,298, Rural population: 1,004 (all nonfarm))

Charleston, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 27,084 (24,473 occupied: 14,186 owner occupied, 10,287 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	25%

Housing density: 857 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $450 (lower quartile is $315, upper quartile is $585)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $474

Median gross rent in Charleston, WV in 2007: $571

Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 7,790 (600 second mortgage, 1,321 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,323

Charleston,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $132,922 (it was $100,800 in 2000)

Charleston:	$132,922
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,871 - $199,503

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $180,054
Here: $180,054
State: $144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,769
Here: $164,769
State: $155,391

In 2-unit structures: $123,653
Here: $123,653
State: $109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,530
Here: $118,530
State: $138,103

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,812
Here: $92,812
State: $89,574

Mobile homes: $29,557
Here: $29,557
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,531

In family households: 39,180 (9,311 male householders, 4,338 female householders)
9,598 spouses, 13,132 children (12,114 natural, 421 adopted, 597 stepchildren), 875 grandchildren, 425 brothers or sisters, 308 parents, 540 other relatives, 653 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,351 (4,436 male householders (3,667 living alone)), 6,437 female householders (5,900 living alone)), 1,478 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,665 (827 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,793 2-persons, 3,433 3-persons, 2,202 4-persons, 897 5-persons, 232 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,567 1-person, 1,191 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

6,205 married couples with children.
3,761 single-parent households (510 men, 3,251 women).

94.7% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,706 (3.2%)
(62.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, West Virginia:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 195 4 rooms: 828 5 rooms: 2,502 6 rooms: 3,054 7 rooms: 2,610 8 rooms: 2,093 9 or more rooms: 2,845

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, West Virginia:
	1 room: 273 2 rooms: 756 3 rooms: 2,282 4 rooms: 2,760 5 rooms: 2,237 6 rooms: 1,121 7 rooms: 542 8 rooms: 189 9 or more rooms: 127

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 137
1995 to 1998: 606
1990 to 1994: 652
1980 to 1989: 2,052
1970 to 1979: 3,227
1960 to 1969: 3,470
1950 to 1959: 5,087
1940 to 1949: 5,048
1939 or earlier: 6,805

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 402 2 bedrooms: 3,173 3 bedrooms: 6,614 4 bedrooms: 3,212 5 or more bedrooms: 773

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston:
	no bedroom: 414 1 bedroom: 3,688 2 bedrooms: 4,120 3 bedrooms: 1,672 4 bedrooms: 373 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,152 1 vehicle: 5,018 2 vehicles: 6,017 3 vehicles: 1,621 4 vehicles: 256 5 or more vehicles: 122

Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,480 1 vehicle: 5,074 2 vehicles: 1,530 3 vehicles: 192 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Charleston, WV:

Less than $10,000: 26
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 96
$20,000 to $24,999: 109
$25,000 to $29,999: 144
$30,000 to $34,999: 186
$35,000 to $39,999: 227
$40,000 to $49,999: 476
$50,000 to $59,999: 530
$60,000 to $69,999: 613
$70,000 to $79,999: 734
$80,000 to $89,999: 706
$90,000 to $99,999: 669
$100,000 to $124,999: 1608
$125,000 to $149,999: 1370
$150,000 to $174,999: 1160
$175,000 to $199,999: 992
$200,000 to $249,999: 1244
$250,000 to $299,999: 681
$300,000 to $399,999: 799
$400,000 to $499,999: 369
$500,000 to $749,999: 381
$750,000 to $999,999: 88
$1,000,000 or more: 106

Charleston rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Charleston:

Less than $100: 481 people
$100 to $149: 371
$150 to $199: 513
$200 to $249: 472
$250 to $299: 568
$300 to $349: 683
$350 to $399: 722
$400 to $449: 729
$450 to $499: 985
$500 to $549: 810
$550 to $599: 704
$600 to $649: 562
$650 to $699: 365
$700 to $749: 289
$750 to $799: 158
$800 to $899: 271
$900 to $999: 110
$1,000 to $1,249: 147
$1,250 to $1,499: 74
$1,500 to $1,999: 45
$2,000 or more: 58
No cash rent: 605

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 297 1990 to 1994: 236 1985 to 1989: 177 1980 to 1984: 203 1975 to 1979: 196 1970 to 1974: 183 1970 to 1974: 104 1965 to 1969: 310

Charleston, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 665 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 815
5 to 9 minutes: 4234
10 to 14 minutes: 7042
15 to 19 minutes: 5443
20 to 24 minutes: 2574
25 to 29 minutes: 596
30 to 34 minutes: 1253
35 to 39 minutes: 186
40 to 44 minutes: 139
45 to 59 minutes: 432
60 to 89 minutes: 319
90 or more minutes: 317

Charleston mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,881 (74%)
Carpooled: 2,837 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,076 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 49 (0%)
Bicycle: 96 (0%)
Walked: 1,265 (5%)
Other means: 125 (1%)
Worked at home: 665 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3956
$10,000 to $14,999: 1883
$15,000 to $19,999: 1792
$20,000 to $24,999: 1866
$25,000 to $29,999: 1610
$30,000 to $34,999: 1405
$35,000 to $39,999: 1316
$40,000 to $44,999: 1093
$45,000 to $49,999: 1048
$50,000 to $59,999: 1653
$60,000 to $74,999: 1795
$75,000 to $99,999: 1898
$100,000 to $124,999: 1098
$125,000 to $149,999: 622
$150,000 to $199,999: 537
$200,000 or more: 950

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9280

United States or American: 6105

English: 4607

German: 4344

Irish: 3917

Italian: 1848

Scotch-Irish: 1320

Arab:: 1012

Scottish: 759

Lebanese: 719

European: 576

Subsaharan African:: 541

African: 496

French (except Basque): 437

Polish: 418

Dutch: 329

Welsh: 308

British: 265

Syrian: 152

Norwegian: 145

Hungarian: 137

Swedish: 112

Russian: 99

French Canadian: 88

Greek: 87

Swiss: 82

Iranian: 80

Danish: 62

Other Arab: 59

Czechoslovakian: 55

Lithuanian: 54

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52

Turkish: 51

Arab/Arabic: 43

Scandinavian: 39

Belgian: 38

Ukrainian: 35

Celtic: 34

Eastern European: 33

Croatian: 33

Egyptian: 32

Canadian: 32

Slovak: 32

Austrian: 29

Yugoslavian: 27

Armenian: 26

Jamaican: 26

Romanian: 24

West Indian: 21

Cypriot: 21

Czech: 19

Ethiopian: 19

Serbian: 17

Nigerian: 17

Finnish: 14

Slovene: 14

Pennsylvania German: 14

Slavic: 11

Luxemburger: 11

Palestinian: 7

Portuguese: 7

Israeli: 7

Northern European: 6

Haitian: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Bulgarian: 5

Ghanian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (18%)
Philippines (8%)
Syria (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Turkey (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 39796
Northeast: 2967
Midwest: 3220
South: 4614
West: 774

56% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 121
Nursery to 4th grade: 86
5th and 6th grade: 143
7th and 8th grade: 544
9th grade: 518
10th grade: 482
11th grade: 444
12th grade, no diploma: 462
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,258
Less than 1 year of college: 930
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,066
Associate degree: 634
Bachelor's degree: 3,172
Master's degree: 1,347
Professional school degree: 1,504
Doctorate degree: 368

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 130
Nursery to 4th grade: 66
5th and 6th grade: 251
7th and 8th grade: 690
9th grade: 558
10th grade: 477
11th grade: 504
12th grade, no diploma: 647
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,103
Less than 1 year of college: 1,663
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,640
Associate degree: 1,081
Bachelor's degree: 3,479
Master's degree: 1,684
Professional school degree: 588
Doctorate degree: 181

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,298
Black householders: $19,189
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $132,510
Asian householders: $107,949
Some other race householders: $52,067
Two or more races householders: $32,752
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $14,432

Charleston household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Charleston household income for Black householders

Charleston household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Charleston marital status for males

Charleston marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,514
Black or African American householders: $77,669
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,405
Asian householders: $307,908
Some other race householders: $271,117
Two or more races householders: $90,328
Hispanic or Latino householders: $116,438

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,505
One, attached: 677
Two: 1,495
3 or 4: 2,674
5 to 9: 1,338
10 to 19: 838
20 to 49: 574
50 or more: 1,834
Mobile homes: 140
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,440

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charleston:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (39%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 689

Here:	13.8%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 198

Here:	8.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 605

Here:	29.7%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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