Cities / West Virginia / Charleston

Charleston, WV

48,415 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Charleston)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CMH

132 mi — John Glenn Columbus International Airport

Population & People

Population

48,415

Median age

Median household income

$65,812

Poverty rate

15.8%

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Bachelor's degree+

45.2%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

2.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$203,300

Median gross rent

$908/mo

Homeownership rate

63.26%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$945

HUD Fair Market Rent (West Virginia statewide average across 55 areas — not specific to Charleston), 2026. Efficiency $714, 1BR $766, 2BR $945, 3BR $1231, 4BR $1380. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

West Virginia commercial electricity

11.75¢/kWh

West Virginia industrial electricity

8.11¢/kWh

West Virginia residential electricity

15.41¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

109276.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

83170.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for West Virginia

365.44

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, West Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

132 mi away

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

166 mi away

CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

171 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (West Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (West Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).