Charleston City, West Virginia

Charleston City, Kanawha County, West Virginia is a city located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the city was 53421 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 50302, It is West Virginia's largest by population . The city has a total area of 32.71 square miles (84.72 square kilometre), of which, 31.6 square miles (81.84 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.85 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the second largest by size in West Virginia. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in West Virginia.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 53421 people, 24505 households, and 13616 families living in the city. The population density was 1690.4 people per square mile (652.67/kmē), it is the 78th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 27131 housing units at an average density of 858.6 per square mile (331.51/kmē). The average household size was 2.11 people, and the average family size was 2.82 people. In the city Age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median age was 40.8 years, the median age of male residents at 38.8 and the median age of female residents at 42.5. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 80.63% White, 15.07% Black or African American, 0.24% American Indian, 1.83% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, 1.91% from two or more races and 0.3% Other races.

Charleston city West Virginia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Charleston city West Virginia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Charleston City West Virginia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $34009, it is the 49th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $47975, it is West Virginia's 25th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $26017, it is West Virginia's seventh wealthiest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $22907, Males have a median income of $27830 versus $19495 for females.

In 2000, 11560 pupils and students, of which 5750 are male and 5810 are female, 21.64% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 749 nursery or pri school, 584 kindergarten, 5006 elementary school, 2396 high school and 2825 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census53421
April 2000 Estimate53483
July 2000 Estimate53338
July 2001 Estimate52602
July 2002 Estimate51953
July 2003 Estimate51789
July 2004 Estimate51616
July 2005 Estimate51117
July 2006 Estimate50741
July 2007 Estimate50446
July 2008 Estimate50302
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school373376749
Kindergarten301283584
Elementary school260224045006
High school126811282396
College or graduate school120616192825
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Charleston city, West Virginia$34009$47975$26017
Kanawha County, West Virginia$33766$42568$20354
West Virginia, United States$29696$36484$16477
United States$41994$50046$21587