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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—West Virginia

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Charleston, West Virginia




Charleston (city), West Virginia

   People QuickFactsCharlestonWest Virginia
Population, 2003 estimate 51,3941,810,354
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -3.8%0.1%
Population, 2000 53,4211,808,344
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -7.4%0.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.5%5.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.7%22.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.6%15.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.4%51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)80.6%95.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)15.1%3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.2%0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.8%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)0.3%0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.9%0.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 0.8%0.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.0%63.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.2%1.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.3%2.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.8%75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.6%14.8%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.326.2
 
Housing units, 2000 27,131844,623
Homeownership rate, 2000 58.1%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $101,400$72,800
 
Households, 2000 24,505736,481
Persons per household, 2000 2.112.40
Median household income, 1999 $34,009$29,696
Per capita money income, 1999 $26,017$16,477
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.7%17.9%
   Business QuickFactsCharlestonWest Virginia
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,386,59010,290,356
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 961,78614,057,933
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,197$7,743
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 147,6491,633,164
Total number of firms, 1997 6,327111,737
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 7.0%3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 22.8%27.1%
   Geography QuickFactsCharlestonWest Virginia
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3224,078
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,690.475.1
FIPS Code 1460054
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:54 EST

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