Median household income (1999): $40,485
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,529
| This zip code | $46,529 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 25311, 25306, 25301, 25302, 25314, 25315.
Housing units in zip code 25304 with a mortgage: 1,312 (96 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,033
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $930
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $229
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
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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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Vernon Cobb Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 25304 include: Saint John Greek Orthodox Church (A), Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church (B), Church of God (C), Kanawha City Baptist Church (D), Kanawha Fork Church (E), Morris Memorial United Methodist Church (F), Westminster Presbyterian Church (G), Village Chapel Presbyterian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middlelick Branch (A), Rush Creek (B), Rattlesnake Run (C), Kanawha Fork (D), Upper Donnally Branch (E), Venable Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in zip code 25304: Walt Powell Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 13
- 1995 to 1998: 108
- 1990 to 1994: 174
- 1980 to 1989: 293
- 1970 to 1979: 377
- 1960 to 1969: 427
- 1950 to 1959: 1,119
- 1940 to 1949: 1,035
- 1939 or earlier: 740
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, WV (25304):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 28
- 2 bedrooms: 611
- 3 bedrooms: 1,209
- 4 bedrooms: 545
- 5 or more bedrooms: 157
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 493
- 2 bedrooms: 617
- 3 bedrooms: 226
- 4 bedrooms: 46
- 5 or more bedrooms: 9
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Vehicles available in 25304 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 155
- 1 vehicle: 972
- 2 vehicles: 1,000
- 3 vehicles: 295
- 4 vehicles: 80
- 5 or more vehicles: 48
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 290
- 1 vehicle: 788
- 2 vehicles: 288
- 3 vehicles: 57
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 25304:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 21
- $35,000 to $39,999: 54
- $40,000 to $49,999: 48
- $50,000 to $59,999: 77
- $60,000 to $69,999: 126
- $70,000 to $79,999: 152
- $80,000 to $89,999: 199
- $90,000 to $99,999: 237
- $100,000 to $124,999: 337
- $125,000 to $149,999: 234
- $150,000 to $174,999: 186
- $175,000 to $199,999: 199
- $200,000 to $249,999: 165
- $250,000 to $299,999: 53
- $300,000 to $399,999: 55
- $400,000 to $499,999: 89
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 33
- $1,000,000 or more: 30
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 25304:
- Less than $100: 38
- $100 to $149: 23
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 61
- $250 to $299: 126
- $300 to $349: 79
- $350 to $399: 235
- $400 to $449: 213
- $450 to $499: 252
- $500 to $549: 67
- $550 to $599: 66
- $600 to $649: 7
- $650 to $699: 9
- $700 to $749: 30
- $750 to $799: 6
- $800 to $899: 15
- $900 to $999: 13
- $1,000 to $1,249: 20
- No cash rent: 116
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,217
- Black or African American householders: $72,076
- Asian householders: $816,300
- Some other race householders: $54,420
- Two or more races householders: $130,970
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,606
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,951
- One, attached: 38
- Two: 213
- 3 or 4: 480
- 5 to 9: 199
- 10 to 19: 104
- 20 to 49: 79
- 50 or more: 169
- Mobile homes: 44
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,139 (81%)
- Carpooled: 312 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 79 (2%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 29 (1%)
- Walked: 216 (6%)
- Other means: 16 (0%)
- Worked at home: 62 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 207
- 5 to 9 minutes: 758
- 10 to 14 minutes: 941
- 15 to 19 minutes: 889
- 20 to 24 minutes: 494
- 25 to 29 minutes: 62
- 30 to 34 minutes: 192
- 35 to 39 minutes: 28
- 40 to 44 minutes: 21
- 45 to 59 minutes: 82
- 60 to 89 minutes: 50
- 90 or more minutes: 74
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,171
- In family households: 6,267 (1,646 male householders, 598 female householders)
1,719 spouses, 1,771 children (1,680 natural, 36 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 146 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,904 (594 male householders (526 living alone)), 1,105 female householders (988 living alone)), 205 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 583 (252 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,212 2-persons, 537 3-persons, 334 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,514 1-person, 175 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
1,004 married couples with children.
383 single-parent households (59 men, 324 women).
92.0% of residents of 25304 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 6% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% very well, 7% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 14% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 427 (4.8%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Syria (14%)
- Pakistan (11%)
- India (9%)
- Iran (9%)
- Philippines (9%)
- Lebanon (8%)
- Other Northern Europe (7%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 113
- 1990 to 1994: 41
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 54
- 1975 to 1979: 32
- 1970 to 1974: 79
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1965 to 1969: 75
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1204
- Other groups: 988
- English: 802
- German: 671
- Irish: 534
- Italian: 410
- Arab:: 366
- Lebanese: 286
- Scotch-Irish: 177
- European: 155
- Scottish: 106
- Syrian: 72
- Polish: 65
- French (except Basque): 64
- Iranian: 64
- Dutch: 64
- Welsh: 55
- Norwegian: 46
- African: 40
- Subsaharan African:: 40
- British: 40
- Russian: 40
- Swedish: 36
- French Canadian: 35
- Greek: 24
- Cypriot: 21
- Slovak: 19
- Hungarian: 14
- Croatian: 10
- Lithuanian: 10
- Danish: 10
- Belgian: 8
- Other Arab: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 7
- Israeli: 7
- Austrian: 7
- Swiss: 6
- Slavic: 5
- Latvian: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 25304 not listed on the city page:- KANAWHA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 3601 STAUNTON AVE SE, CHARLESTON, WV; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHAMBERLAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 4901 VENABLE AV S E, CHARLESTON, WV; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- LIBBEY-OWENS FORD CO PLT 1 (MACCORKLE & 57TH ST in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0184, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LIBBEY-OWENS-FORD CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (3200 MACCORKLE AVENUE, SE in CHARLESTON, WV)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0367, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAMC MEMORIAL DIVISION, CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER (KAN CITY
- CHAMBERLAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4901 VENABLE AV S E in CHARLESTON, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39215
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: CHAMERLAIN ELEMENTARY
- KANAWHA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3601 STAUNTON AVE SE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39235
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- H M BROWN ENTERPRISES,INC. - RALEIGH JUNK (5623 MACCARKLE AVE, SE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0238, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
- LAMBERT, DONALD A (2913 KANAWHA AVE, S.E in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1992-0017, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1994-0060,
- ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC (ADJACENT TO RTE 3/BIG COAL RIVER, 53.75 M in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0144, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- BETHLEHEM MINES CORP (UNOBTAINABLE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BROGANS AUTO REPAIR (3406 CHESTERFIELD AVE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: MINING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ODDASY DEVELOPING GENERAL ENG (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHARLESTON COCA-COLA (3211 MACCORKLE AVE SE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO 122718 (3800 MACCORKLE AVE in CHARLETON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- DRAVO CORP KANAWHA CITY PLANT (7200 MCCORKLE AVE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KMART #4442 (6531 MCCORKLE AVE SE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, KMART CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6440
- Northeast: 512
- Midwest: 602
- South: 667
- West: 98
57% of the 25304 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 9,368. Population change in the 1990s: -446 (-4.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152
| Here: | 23.8% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
| Here: | 18.7% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 320
| Here: | 54.4% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SECURITY AMERICA, INC (5407 MACCORKLE AVE , SE in CHARLESTON, WV; small business)
$703,439 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2000-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
- SIGHTS & SOUNDS WHERE THE EXCI (610 50TH STREET in CHARLESTON, WV; small business): $163,750 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles, Arts/Graphics Services, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components, and more by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $53,250; 2002: $110,500; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$28,500 with Army for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
$27,750 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-09-14. Completion date: 2001-11-14.
$27,500 with Army for Arts/Graphics Services. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2002-09-03. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
$27,500 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2002-05-24. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
- UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON (2300 MACCORKLE AVENUE SE in CHARLESTON, WV): $120,859 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$55,690 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2003-06-24. Completion date: 2003-06-24.
$30,620, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-14. Completion date: 2004-04-14.
$26,145, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-16. Completion date: 2005-08-16.
$8,404, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-09-23.
- ACCESS DOCUMENT SYSTEMS CORP (4108 MACCURKLE AVE SE in CHARLESTON, WV; small business): $120,651 in 7 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Photographic Equipment and Accessories, Mini and Micro Computer Control Devices, ADP Software, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, and more by Bureau of the Public Debt, Army Signed by year: 2000: $40,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $15,743; 2003: $32,164; 2004: $23,150; 2005: $9,594; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$40,000 with Bureau of the Public Debt for Photographic Equipment and Accessories. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
$27,614 with Army for Mini and Micro Computer Control Devices. Signed on 2003-07-16. Completion date: 2003-07-25.
$15,743 with Army for ADP Software. Signed on 2004-01-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$15,743 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICA (2300 MACCORKLE AVENUE, SE in CHARLESTON, WV; small business): $48,746 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2004
$59,625 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-07-12. Completion date: 2001-09-17.
$-10,879, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-07. Completion date: 2001-09-17.
- bryan ballantyne (871 Chappell Road in Charleston, WV; small business): $31,130 in 2 contracts in 2004
$24,500 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2004-06-28. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$6,630, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-28. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- LANDFILL SERVICES OF CHARLESTO (741 SOUTH PARK ROAD in CHARLESTON, WV): $17,793 in 2 contracts in 2004
$27,500 with Army for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2004-01-23. Completion date: 2004-03-26.
$-9,707, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-19. Completion date: 2004-03-26.
- SUMMIT GROUP INC, THE (105 ALEX LANE in CHARLESTON, WV; small business)
$5,133 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-09-07. Completion date: 2005-09-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 5, 10-19: 12, 5-9: 14, 1-4: 41)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Professional Organizations (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
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People in group quarters
- 317 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 252 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
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