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Census tracts · Charleston, WV

Census tracts in Charleston, West Virginia

18 census tracts lie mostly within Charleston, and 8 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $17,679 in Tract 9 to $129,717 in Tract 19.01, against $65,812 for Charleston as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Charleston earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Charleston and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Charleston

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Census tracts in or partly in Charleston, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Charleston (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 1540390001003.1 mi northwestKanawha County1,014±195$38,571$86,100$986100%
Tract 5540390005001.3 mi northKanawha County1,773±340$63,996$145,900$1,116100%
Tract 6540390006002.0 mi northwestKanawha County3,895±472$54,784$131,100$1,050100%
Tract 7540390007001.9 mi northwestKanawha County1,569±256$36,250$72,300$879100%
Tract 8540390008001.2 mi northwestKanawha County1,477±514$22,292$87,000$746100%
Tract 954039000900at the center pointKanawha County1,231±168$17,679not published$384100%
Tract 12540390012000.7 mi eastKanawha County1,514±404$46,021$141,800$1,022100%
Tract 13540390013000.8 mi southeastKanawha County2,124±330$64,536$275,000$934100%
Tract 15540390015002.5 mi southeastKanawha County4,452±562$100,176$249,800$1,038100%
Tract 20540390020000.9 mi southwestKanawha County2,992±370$75,729$232,600$1,063100%
Tract 17540390017004.5 mi southeastKanawha County1,543±278$54,911$142,500$91392%
Tract 11540390011001.9 mi eastKanawha County5,262±863$62,407$173,000$81090%
Tract 21540390021001.7 mi westKanawha County4,607±659$85,156$254,000$1,13087%
Tract 3540390003003.0 mi northKanawha County2,540±628$60,714$108,600$78883%
Tract 18540390018002.9 mi southeastKanawha County2,714±576$86,414$391,700$1,17375%
Tract 19.01540390019012.7 mi westKanawha County3,904±436$129,717$287,800$1,18371%
Tract 19.02540390019022.0 mi southwestKanawha County3,966±464$121,750$340,700$1,34965%
Tract 2540390002004.0 mi northwestKanawha County2,243±386$48,142$97,700$72363%
Tract 128540390128003.3 mi westKanawha County4,128±474$79,107$161,200$1,08422%
Tract 110540390110005.4 mi northeastKanawha County4,769±580$66,052$207,500$75017%
Tract 130.02540390130024.9 mi westKanawha County2,112±206$90,354$160,100$1,05717%
Tract 114.01540390114014.9 mi eastKanawha County2,833±556$77,969$83,000$1,54313%
Tract 113.01540390113019.2 mi eastKanawha County2,567±350$42,344$123,900$9086%
Tract 123.01540390123018.7 mi southwestKanawha County4,742±525$60,791$187,000$7545%
Tract 123.02540390123026.5 mi southKanawha County2,430±398$51,322$93,900$8784%
Tract 115540390115005.4 mi southeastKanawha County3,672±384$61,825$126,800$9882%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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