State profile · WV

Largest Cities in West Virginia

Name: West Virginia Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 390 tracked cities and towns in West Virginia, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas.

Compiled by PlainCities Editorial

390
Cities: 785,727
Combined city pop.: $54,671
Avg median income: 15.1%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Charleston is the largest of 390 tracked cities in West Virginia, which ranks #49 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Charleston
largest tracked city (47,918 people): #49
national rank, avg median income: 390
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

96% of West Virginia's 390 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in West Virginia is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots West Virginia's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Charleston

47,918
Huntington

46,189
Morgantown

30,273
Parkersburg

29,461
Wheeling

26,670
Martinsburg

18,805
Weirton

18,785
Fairmont

18,303
Beckley

16,977
Clarksburg

15,829
Teays Valley

13,961
South Charleston

13,594

What this shows Charleston, WV is the most populous city profiled in West Virginia; the full list of all 390 cities follows below.

How West Virginia ranks nationally

Avg median income

$54,671

#49 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$129,169

#47 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

15.1%

#46 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

390

#34 of 52 · most tracked cities

West Virginia ranks #49 of 52 nationally on average median income and #46 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How West Virginia's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$129,169 Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 52 US states

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Which cities does West Virginia include?

City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
Charleston	47,918	$64,512	$187,300	11.7%
Huntington	46,189	$43,146	$118,800	17.4%
Morgantown	30,273	$42,245	$238,200	17.0%
Parkersburg	29,461	$44,675	$113,900	19.0%
Wheeling	26,670	$48,498	$142,500	13.7%
Martinsburg	18,805	$54,590	$231,900	15.6%
Weirton	18,785	$56,699	$122,800	9.5%
Fairmont	18,303	$60,791	$159,100	10.8%
Beckley	16,977	$39,939	$148,800	22.6%
Clarksburg	15,829	$46,859	$114,600	14.7%
Teays Valley	13,961	$106,798	$271,900	3.1%
South Charleston	13,594	$59,616	$144,800	21.4%
St. Albans	10,637	$58,788	$131,800	9.8%
Vienna	10,575	$65,211	$155,500	2.2%
Cheat Lake	10,485	$111,379	$345,500	4.1%
Cross Lanes	10,172	$62,704	$144,000	5.6%
Bluefield	9,511	$43,826	$101,000	15.1%
Bridgeport	9,292	$99,936	$276,700	1.9%
Oak Hill	8,057	$51,799	$110,400	12.3%
Moundsville	7,934	$48,590	$108,500	14.4%
Dunbar	7,340	$54,647	$121,100	12.1%
Pea Ridge	7,188	$67,708	$186,900	10.3%
Nitro	6,941	$52,247	$120,400	14.7%
Hurricane	6,891	$67,083	$190,400	6.9%
Elkins	6,875	$47,746	$130,500	11.5%
Charles	6,854	$94,830	$359,500	4.0%
Brookhaven	6,465	$84,962	$254,500	10.1%
Princeton	5,780	$44,428	$115,800	16.7%
Ranson corporation	5,588	$86,378	$220,700	14.2%
New Martinsville	5,175	$51,226	$112,600	7.2%
Buckhannon	5,144	$48,720	$152,000	19.5%
Keyser	4,870	$47,991	$141,400	18.1%
Grafton	4,671	$38,872	$72,700	15.7%
Barboursville	4,394	$59,531	$212,000	3.6%
Point Pleasant	4,009	$40,837	$113,900	13.6%
Westover	4,007	$58,333	$179,500	5.9%
Pinch	3,893	$72,406	$198,400	0.0%
Weston	3,884	$51,399	$88,000	14.0%
Lewisburg	3,871	$52,798	$287,400	10.5%
Ravenswood	3,846	$45,392	$99,600	20.7%
Pleasant Valley	3,494	$58,456	$208,500	8.0%
Welch	3,492	$36,188	$56,500	21.0%
Shady Spring	3,455	$70,792	$192,000	12.6%
Shannondale	3,441	$72,283	$255,000	10.2%
Summersville	3,397	$52,321	$210,400	12.3%
Blennerhassett	3,229	$85,619	$173,900	6.1%
Petersburg	3,172	$48,286	$136,100	9.1%
Culloden	3,158	$89,519	$199,700	5.1%
Ripley	3,066	$35,120	$119,300	15.4%
Kingwood	2,980	$67,411	$162,700	12.2%
Williamson	2,979	$24,119	$93,300	19.1%
Kenova	2,977	$53,438	$98,700	1.2%
Williamstown	2,977	$75,577	$164,100	2.2%
Moorefield	2,952	$47,308	$121,400	6.8%
Philippi	2,919	$43,203	$110,900	21.5%
Fayetteville	2,864	$59,659	$165,000	15.7%
Madison	2,840	$57,073	$127,200	8.6%
Follansbee	2,790	$52,974	$137,100	3.5%
Milton	2,773	$54,135	$123,500	7.7%
Sissonville	2,706	$58,322	$166,300	17.1%
White Sulphur Springs	2,646	$43,388	$119,600	20.2%
Richwood	2,617	$33,614	$67,600	19.9%
Inwood	2,605	$82,267	$270,000	8.7%
Bethlehem	2,568	$87,500	$203,000	4.5%
Winfield	2,538	$89,917	$226,000	11.2%
Paden City	2,529	$53,871	$102,100	7.2%
Mineralwells	2,489	$68,940	$156,400	13.6%
Hinton	2,413	$42,852	$92,400	36.8%
Falling Waters	2,384	$87,632	$207,200	1.9%
Wellsburg	2,364	$40,948	$97,200	15.9%
Chester	2,302	$63,750	$110,600	6.4%
Bluewell	2,281	$35,599	$137,800	27.2%
Stonewood	2,273	$44,967	$149,400	2.8%
Mullens	2,267	$65,625	$77,900	11.5%
Shinnston	2,198	$63,750	$135,500	11.4%
St. Marys	2,178	$59,315	$129,400	2.0%
Hooverson Heights	2,156	$58,681	$140,700	3.3%
Spencer	2,137	$25,897	$108,700	33.6%
Terra Alta	1,992	$50,035	$95,900	25.2%
Star City	1,894	$62,031	$256,800	7.3%
Nutter Fort	1,890	$62,917	$116,700	4.5%
Crab Orchard	1,877	$59,122	$208,000	8.2%
Belington	1,843	$47,361	$95,200	19.6%
Salem	1,812	$43,690	$77,200	20.4%
Logan	1,736	$31,100	$86,300	32.5%
McMechen	1,735	$42,863	$89,500	25.0%
New Haven	1,735	$56,500	$101,700	11.5%
Romney	1,714	$39,118	$150,000	32.5%
Mannington	1,679	$48,750	$92,100	12.6%
Eleanor	1,655	$74,211	$236,400	5.8%
Sophia	1,654	$34,498	$112,900	20.2%
Montgomery	1,635	$26,797	$117,300	25.9%
Chesapeake	1,615	$60,526	$83,100	10.6%
Craigsville	1,584	$28,718	$95,300	19.1%
Prosperity	1,575	$82,637	$115,700	6.1%
West Liberty	1,568	$43,333	$120,000	6.9%
Daniels	1,542	$52,100	$182,100	24.1%
Belle	1,537	$74,200	$103,000	3.7%
Ronceverte	1,523	$43,445	$117,500	16.7%
Marmet	1,520	$47,620	$83,100	19.4%
Glen Dale	1,517	$87,955	$200,500	6.4%
Mabscott	1,488	$58,125	$119,100	10.1%
Parsons	1,481	$44,375	$101,500	13.7%
Alum Creek	1,472	$72,250	$158,900	17.1%
Mallory	1,453	N/A	$101,000	17.5%
Mount Gay-Shamrock	1,440	$49,063	$81,400	23.5%
Wayne	1,433	$31,797	$74,200	16.1%
Ceredo	1,432	$48,184	$126,400	18.9%
Bradley	1,429	$58,984	$88,600	6.8%
Oceana	1,421	$47,548	$60,800	17.7%
Coal Fork	1,414	$64,053	$101,900	8.3%
Lubeck	1,412	$69,616	$240,500	0.0%
Harrisville	1,408	$45,988	$115,000	27.5%
Shepherdstown	1,399	$62,500	$474,500	2.7%
Boaz	1,374	$92,708	$227,400	4.7%
Mount Hope	1,369	$26,983	$91,900	30.6%
Barrackville	1,362	$81,250	$156,400	1.1%
Sistersville	1,340	$46,875	$95,800	11.1%
Shenandoah Junction	1,339	$109,048	$193,900	6.9%
Rainelle	1,334	$36,875	$73,500	20.7%
Stanaford	1,327	$46,944	$154,700	30.0%
Bolivar	1,317	$81,641	$253,700	2.5%
MacArthur	1,287	$26,824	$126,700	20.6%
Fairlea	1,266	$23,197	N/A	40.3%
Newell	1,252	$38,924	$86,700	21.0%
Coal	1,236	$23,750	N/A	0.0%
Man	1,234	$57,778	$153,300	8.6%
Pennsboro	1,227	$51,348	$78,000	10.5%
Granville	1,215	$32,015	$135,400	18.1%
Brush Fork	1,213	$51,364	$59,200	13.9%
Ansted	1,210	$54,327	$74,900	10.9%
Alderson	1,182	$33,794	$119,200	31.8%
Benwood	1,173	$39,474	$90,400	21.2%
Hamlin	1,173	$56,583	$92,500	6.6%
Lesage	1,165	$38,944	N/A	29.5%
Athens	1,156	$62,292	$156,800	9.6%
White Hall	1,141	$72,000	$260,700	2.8%
Washington	1,129	$44,882	$207,500	10.7%
Gilbert Creek	1,119	N/A	$92,700	8.6%
Buffalo	1,110	$55,313	$124,100	15.1%
Tornado	1,101	$81,875	$156,500	6.3%
Enterprise	1,084	$73,150	$139,400	1.5%
Bethany	1,066	$61,250	$113,600	6.5%
Poca	1,056	$83,750	$178,500	8.7%
Carpendale	1,053	$59,679	$169,200	5.9%
Marlinton	1,050	$42,386	$90,500	12.3%
Glenville	1,049	$46,875	$95,000	23.1%
Despard	1,038	$33,929	$82,100	18.4%
Fort Ashby	1,011	N/A	$215,400	8.3%
Chapmanville	1,005	$35,655	$216,700	25.3%
Clendenin	994	$49,423	$81,700	1.4%
Rupert	977	$31,875	$98,100	45.5%
North Hills	971	$143,125	$254,700	7.5%
Sprague	971	$59,643	$108,900	28.5%
New Cumberland	949	$39,412	$88,600	28.6%
Monongah	944	$54,412	$86,400	7.9%
West Union	940	$69,911	$108,300	11.4%
Rand	915	$36,964	$84,900	13.4%
Addison (Webster Springs)	913	$32,708	$98,600	24.7%
Cassville	900	$117,643	$231,800	0.0%
Bath (Berkeley Springs)	899	$36,250	$185,400	20.7%
Middlebourne	895	$62,083	$117,100	17.8%
Smithers	891	$32,237	$72,800	24.0%
Triadelphia	885	$55,208	$91,000	21.3%
Piedmont	872	$44,792	$44,500	13.3%
Mason	863	$47,112	$91,900	10.4%
Gary	858	$40,000	$55,600	21.6%
Belmont	853	$60,750	$119,800	1.7%
McConnell	837	$27,935	$91,700	51.3%
Great Cacapon	836	$44,267	$112,500	21.9%
Elkview	800	$71,908	$160,600	4.7%
Glasgow	800	$51,304	$96,900	20.9%
Davis	796	$46,488	$122,300	11.4%
Lavalette	795	$68,015	$214,700	0.0%
East Bank	776	$70,917	$87,600	9.1%
Gallipolis Ferry	766	$44,250	$92,200	16.8%
Sutton	764	$37,400	$83,300	11.1%
Lumberport	756	$49,659	$122,600	11.5%
Arthurdale	755	$78,070	$159,000	2.6%
Accoville	743	N/A	$76,300	26.3%
Lashmeet	734	$46,329	$178,100	0.0%
Kopperston	717	$22,500	$45,800	90.6%
Beverly	713	$34,583	$118,900	27.4%
Valley Bend	713	$93,352	$253,500	0.0%
Rivesville	701	$61,678	$132,400	10.4%
Hometown	699	$40,500	$167,600	21.2%
Mill Creek	699	$47,457	$112,500	8.0%
Piney View	692	$44,886	$135,900	0.0%
Institute	690	$47,625	$93,000	10.0%
Crooked Creek	675	$40,104	N/A	13.0%
Corinne	660	N/A	$36,300	42.5%
Peterstown	657	$45,000	$117,200	17.9%
Hilltop	655	$48,750	$61,900	6.6%
Jefferson	653	N/A	$76,900	54.5%
Reedsville	652	$59,000	$178,400	14.1%
Rowlesburg	640	$52,813	$87,300	23.5%
West Hamlin	640	$35,263	$125,000	13.2%
Idamay	635	$97,311	$114,400	4.4%
Danville	634	$30,000	$77,100	8.4%
East View	625	$54,773	$65,900	0.0%
Beaver	619	$30,568	$87,600	15.0%
Bruno	619	N/A	$251,100	0.0%
Thomas	614	$55,500	$158,900	11.8%
Elizabeth	610	$28,375	$87,900	40.7%
Gassaway	600	$40,156	$101,700	2.5%
Robinette	597	$25,110	$70,500	15.7%
War	593	$20,852	$28,800	36.6%
Beech Bottom	588	$30,000	$62,800	24.8%
Wiley Ford	588	$89,514	$192,900	13.7%
Harts	578	$37,644	N/A	31.1%
Monaville	578	$51,875	N/A	10.6%
Chattaroy	577	$23,321	N/A	78.6%
Greenville	574	N/A	$75,400	0.0%
Cameron	572	$48,750	$63,000	14.6%
Jane Lew	565	$49,063	$77,400	16.5%
Holden	561	$79,960	$93,200	0.0%
Cowen	560	$30,625	$57,300	29.2%
Anmoore	558	$27,738	$77,900	31.7%
Grantsville	554	$28,750	$75,800	27.2%
Montcalm	541	N/A	$39,600	15.0%
Red Jacket	539	N/A	$209,600	40.6%
Hartford City	529	$54,063	$66,300	9.6%
West Milford	529	$69,000	$130,500	3.6%
Matewan	521	$15,378	$102,100	41.3%
Mount Carbon	519	N/A	$275,000	0.0%
Powellton	518	N/A	$68,300	40.4%
Windsor Heights	511	$47,708	$58,300	15.0%
Tioga	509	$83,486	N/A	0.0%
Clearview	505	$73,750	$214,700	3.5%
Meadow Bridge	504	$40,089	$108,000	9.3%
Big Chimney	497	$72,740	$216,500	7.8%
Burnsville	493	$83,095	$109,900	4.0%
Lester	492	$30,000	$81,500	46.2%
Masontown	490	$50,938	$128,200	4.1%
Boomer	488	$27,875	$92,800	0.0%
Clay	485	N/A	$58,800	73.3%
Springfield	485	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Bancroft	472	$75,938	$114,100	10.4%
Cedar Grove	468	$57,750	$72,500	9.2%
Delbarton	466	$39,167	$94,200	17.4%
Gauley Bridge	466	$19,500	$71,600	32.2%
Pineville	463	$42,037	$85,000	21.1%
Fort Gay	459	$27,679	$58,100	29.7%
Dupont	455	$39,286	$133,600	0.0%
Racine	451	$73,724	$112,700	0.0%
Valley Grove	448	$54,028	$136,700	8.7%
Gatewood	443	$73,914	$96,400	0.0%
Paw Paw	440	$62,500	$83,900	2.7%
Prichard	434	$90,795	$94,000	27.8%
Farmington	431	$76,094	$68,500	8.0%
Charlton Heights	428	$94,286	$98,200	0.0%
Newark	424	$45,556	$86,700	12.3%
Mitchell Heights	420	$66,563	$161,500	1.8%
Union	414	$32,281	$158,000	7.8%
Glen Fork	413	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Handley	413	$72,750	$51,300	5.0%
Pratt	406	$61,042	$128,700	23.7%
Capon Bridge	405	$68,125	$235,500	15.0%
Grant Town	405	$53,393	$90,300	18.0%
Flatwoods	404	$48,750	$105,200	33.3%
Matheny	403	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Middleway	403	N/A	$349,300	8.2%
Stollings	398	$43,548	N/A	0.0%
Earling	397	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Waverly	395	$79,539	$265,000	6.4%
Clifton	392	N/A	$210,700	0.0%
Hendricks	391	$50,938	$126,900	3.3%
Hundred	390	$44,046	N/A	13.5%
Franklin	387	$81,071	$213,500	6.9%
West Dunbar	385	$37,188	$83,300	0.0%
Verdunville	380	$53,540	N/A	29.1%
Kistler	378	N/A	N/A	39.8%
Henlawson	376	$14,291	$114,000	50.0%
West Logan	368	$43,906	$76,300	31.1%
Rock Cave	364	$50,481	$215,200	0.0%
Ghent	363	$143,208	$410,200	0.0%
Hedgesville	349	$86,518	$190,200	0.0%
Wardensville	346	$38,889	$184,400	3.9%
Harpers Ferry	342	$111,600	$430,800	0.0%
Tunnelton	333	$56,875	$54,100	10.2%
Junior	329	$29,063	$49,700	37.9%
Shrewsbury	329	$48,674	$79,500	0.0%
Pine Grove	323	$53,500	$98,500	28.4%
Leon	322	$30,688	$109,400	31.3%
East Dailey	320	$106,306	$216,700	0.0%
Gilbert	320	$53,625	$81,900	5.0%
Hinkleville	317	$51,716	N/A	0.0%
Lost Creek	317	$68,750	$106,300	15.0%
Bayard	311	$30,179	$78,500	15.6%
Montrose	310	$83,125	$191,300	1.3%
Pullman	305	$51,908	$81,700	1.9%
Aurora	304	$55,296	N/A	25.0%
Ridgeley	304	$51,667	$138,100	10.4%
Raysal	299	N/A	$66,200	0.0%
Malden	298	$49,571	$153,600	0.0%
Sarah Ann	297	N/A	$58,500	21.8%
Kincaid	296	N/A	N/A	87.1%
Albright	294	$55,714	N/A	11.9%
Nettie	291	N/A	$45,800	73.2%
Eskdale	283	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Davy	282	$31,389	$25,800	18.2%
Hepzibah	281	$95,457	N/A	0.0%
Crumpler	279	N/A	$83,900	51.4%
Durbin	275	$44,500	$77,900	7.4%
Bradshaw	274	$21,808	$54,800	0.0%
Northfork	271	$47,143	$35,800	26.0%
Flemington	265	$56,607	$76,000	0.0%
Bud	263	N/A	$52,300	0.0%
Iaeger	260	$54,152	$39,600	6.0%
Kimberly	260	$12,566	N/A	100.0%
Cottageville	257	N/A	$9,999	0.0%
Fairview	253	$53,333	$94,600	8.1%
Chelyan	252	$96,250	$75,200	0.0%
Chauncey	251	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Wallace	251	N/A	$58,100	32.0%
Big Creek	249	N/A	$148,500	0.0%
Reynoldsville	238	$68,750	$80,500	0.0%
Justice	235	$42,596	$83,100	0.0%
Garten	234	N/A	$96,700	0.0%
Womelsdorf (Coalton)	233	$56,771	$97,500	2.6%
Oakvale	232	N/A	N/A	2.1%
Reader	229	$61,815	$89,600	0.0%
Berwind	228	$28,966	N/A	12.3%
Newburg	225	$49,559	$45,600	9.5%
Apple Grove	223	$76,643	N/A	0.0%
Greenview	223	$56,742	$43,300	32.8%
Kimball	219	N/A	$30,000	13.0%
Anawalt	217	$26,375	$22,100	44.0%
Wolf Summit	216	$34,120	$115,800	0.0%
Neibert	215	N/A	$160,900	0.0%
Norton	205	$23,967	$92,300	0.0%
Hambleton	204	$45,938	$96,000	2.1%
Glen White	200	N/A	N/A	N/A
Comfort	199	N/A	$83,600	0.0%
Brandywine	198	N/A	$111,700	37.2%
Elk Garden	195	$58,750	$81,800	0.0%
Kermit	195	$32,750	$115,600	29.7%
Page	195	$56,513	$84,100	0.0%
Frank	193	N/A	$53,300	45.7%
Sylvester	192	$70,156	$79,000	0.0%
Carolina	188	$19,188	$80,500	62.1%
Rossmore	186	$33,833	N/A	24.1%
Ellenboro	184	$72,969	$109,400	0.0%
Reedy	182	$31,875	$57,500	38.5%
Switzer	179	$40,900	$48,300	0.0%
Scarbro	178	N/A	N/A	2.3%
Hillsboro	176	$42,292	$97,500	0.0%
Henderson	172	$34,375	N/A	30.6%
Raleigh	168	$38,950	N/A	100.0%
Whitesville	168	$67,500	$90,300	7.7%
Rachel	167	$87,569	$80,200	5.1%
Salt Rock	161	$23,411	N/A	0.0%
Itmann	159	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Booth	156	$234,097	$266,000	0.0%
Huttonsville	156	N/A	N/A	3.4%
Arbovale	155	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Falls View	155	N/A	N/A	100.0%
Camden-on-Gauley	154	$52,656	$90,400	14.3%
Baxter	153	$7,198	$93,500	74.4%
Quinwood	152	$25,417	$70,800	47.8%
Falling Spring	148	$43,750	$85,000	0.0%
Justice Addition	147	N/A	$109,300	0.0%
St. George	145	$87,557	$801,100	0.0%
Crum	143	N/A	N/A	50.0%
Cairo	135	$29,650	$71,500	16.7%
Galloway	135	$60,486	N/A	72.0%
Omar	135	N/A	N/A	23.6%
Kanawha	130	$65,469	$195,800	0.0%
Bramwell	129	$33,000	N/A	21.4%
Van	129	$63,864	$70,000	0.0%
Roderfield	126	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Green Spring	123	$76,406	N/A	0.0%
Brandonville	122	$87,083	$183,300	5.3%
Cunard	121	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Adrian	120	N/A	$114,100	0.0%
Rhodell	117	N/A	N/A	35.3%
Friendly	116	$55,833	$102,100	13.5%
Harman	116	$30,625	$93,300	23.3%
Raymond	116	N/A	N/A	59.3%
Dorothy	112	N/A	N/A	33.3%
Smithfield	111	N/A	N/A	37.0%
Burlington	109	$99,028	$286,500	0.0%
Century	107	$36,136	$105,500	0.0%
Valley Head	107	N/A	$74,400	0.0%
Jacksonburg	106	N/A	N/A	56.3%
Spelter	105	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Hollygrove	104	$50,667	$81,500	0.0%
Colcord	103	N/A	N/A	33.3%
Twilight	103	N/A	N/A	25.0%
Brenton	100	N/A	N/A	0.0%

What to do with West Virginia's city data

390 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Charleston is West Virginia's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major WV metro. Charleston profile
Booth has the highest median household income of any tracked city in West Virginia, a different lens than population size alone. Booth profile
See how West Virginia's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 390 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in West Virginia?

PlainCities profiles 390 cities and towns in West Virginia, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in West Virginia?

Charleston is the largest tracked city in West Virginia, with a population of 47,918.

What is the average household income in West Virginia?

Across the 390 tracked cities in West Virginia, the average median household income is $54,671. Individual cities vary widely, with Booth reporting the highest median income at $234,097.

What is the average poverty rate in West Virginia?

The average poverty rate across West Virginia's tracked cities is 15.1%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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