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Charleston, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Charleston, West Virginia	United States
Total population	53,421	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	charleston

Charleston, West Virginia Population

	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
Male	24,906	46.62%	49.06%
Female	28,515	53.38%	50.94%
Median age (years)	40.8		35.3

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	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	42,378	79.33%	74.31%
21 years and over	40,442	75.7%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,797	20.21%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,423	17.64%	12.43%

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	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
White	43,072	80.63%	75.14%
Black or African American	8,048	15.07%	12.32%
Asian	979	1.83%	3.64%
Some other race	301	0.56%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,021	1.91%	2.43%

Charleston, West Virginia Housing

	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
Total households	24,505		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,616	55.56%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,889	44.44%	31.94%

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	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	27,084		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,626	9.7%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	24,505	90.48%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,230	52.54%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	10,275	37.94%	30.77%

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	Charleston, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,072	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,391	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,968	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,575	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,162	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	747	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	152	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	46	0.57%
Median (dollars)	101,400	119,600

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	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,621	18.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,624	27.03%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,828	15.62%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,628	14.81%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,569	10.48%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,203	13.07%	9.65%

Charleston, West Virginia Education

	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,560		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	749	6.48%	6.47%
Kindergarten	584	5.05%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,006	43.3%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,396	20.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,825	24.44%	22.81%

Charleston, West Virginia Economy

	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	43,619		217,168,077
In labor force	25,956	59.51%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	25,908	59.4%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,398	55.93%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,510	3.46%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	48	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	17,663	40.49%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	23,695	54.32%	51.66%
In labor force	12,696	29.11%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	12,696	29.11%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,013	27.54%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,288	7.54%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,999		12,787,501

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	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	24,522		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,956	16.13%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,883	7.68%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,658	14.92%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,015	12.3%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,457	14.1%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,448	14.06%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,898	7.74%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,720	7.01%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	537	2.19%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	950	3.87%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,009		41,994

	Charleston, West Virginia	%, Charleston, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	17,799	40.81%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	57,446		56,604
With Social Security income	7,787	17.85%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,884		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,370	3.14%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,141		6,320
With public assistance income	950	2.18%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,170		3,032
With retirement income	4,708	10.79%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,109		17,376

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