Charleston: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 270,000

1990: 250,454

2000: 251,662

Percent change, 1990–2000: .5%

U.S. rank in 1980: 118th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 134th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 141st

City Residents

1980: 63,968

1990: 57,287

2000: 53,421

2003 estimate: 51,394

Percent change, 1990–2000: -7.4%

U.S. rank in 1980: 310th U.S. rank in 1990: 415th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 662nd

Density: 1,690.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 43,072

Black or African American: 8,048

American Indian and Alaska Native: 127

Asian: 979

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 16

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 432

Other: 158

Percent of residents born in state: 74.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 2,961

Population 5 to 9 years old: 3,087

Population 10 to 14 years old: 3,145

Population 15 to 19 years old: 3,096

Population 25 to 34 years old: 6,707

Population 35 to 44 years old: 8220

Population 45 to 54 years old: 8,345

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,791

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,381

Population 65 to 74 years old: 4,564

Population 75 to 84 years old: 3,545

Population 85 years and older: 1,314

Median age: 40.8 years

Births (2002, Kanawha County) Total number: 2,423

Deaths (2002, Kanawha County)

Total number: 2,510 (of which, 20 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $26,017

Median household income: $34,009

Total households: 24,522

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,956

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,883

$15,000 to $24,999: 3,658

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,015

$35,000 to $49,999: 3,457

$50,000 to $74,999: 3,448

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,898

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,720

$150,000 to $199,999: 537

$200,000 or more: 950

Percent of families below poverty level: 12.7% (64% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 4,463