Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia
Charleston Metropolitan Area | ||
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CSA
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Country | United States | |
State | West Virginia
146th in the U.S. | |
• Density | 167.4/sq mi (64.6/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
The Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
Charleston is its largest and most populous city in the MSA.
Rankings
The population of the Charleston MSA is ranked 151st out of the 363 MSA's.
- The Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA is the 81st largest in the US.
- The Charleston-Huntington TV Market is ranked 64th out of 210.
- The Charleston MSA is ranked 181st out of the 297 Arbitronradio markets.
- Out of 280 Metropolitan statistical areas ranked by per capita income, the Charleston MSA is ranked 106th. (Census 2000)
- The MSA is 202 out of 280 ranked by median household income. (Census 2000)
Counties
In order of population:
County | 2021 Estimate | 2020 Census | Change |
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Kanawha County | 177,952 | 180,745 | −1.55% |
Jackson County | 27,738 | 27,791 | −0.19% |
Boone County | 21,312 | 21,809 | −2.28% |
Lincoln County | 20,126 | 20,463 | −1.65% |
Clay County | 7,892 | 8,051 | −1.97% |
Total | 255,020 | 258,859 | −1.48% |
Cities, towns, and other communities
Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants
- Charleston (Principal City)
Places with 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
- Alum Creek (census-designated place)
- Belle
- Chesapeake
- Clendenin
- Coal Fork (census-designated place)
- Culloden (census-designated place; partial)
- Elkview (census-designated place)
- Madison
- Marmet
- Montgomery (partial)
- Pinch (census-designated place)
- Sissonville (census-designated place)
- Upper Falls(census-designated place)
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Cedar Grove
- Clay
- Danville
- East Bank
- Glasgow
- Handley
- Jefferson
- Pratt
- Smithers (partial)
- Sylvester
- Whitesville
Unincorporated places
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Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 309,635 people, 129,229 households, and 88,175 families residing within the MSA. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.[6] The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.25%
The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,222, and the median income for a family was $35,735. Males had a median income of $34,105 versus $20,448 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,074.
Highways
Interstates
- Interstate 77
- Interstate 79
- Interstate 64
U.S. Highways
- U.S. Route 60
- U.S. Route 119
- U.S. Route 35
Appalachian Corridors
- Corridor G
WV state highways
Colleges and universities
- University of Charleston
- West Virginia State University
- Marshall University Graduate College
- BridgeValley Community and Technical College
- WV Junior College
Combined Statistical Area
The Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area consists of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It spans 12 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.[7]
CBSA | 2023 Population (est.)[8] | County | 2023 Population (est.) | 2020 Population | 2010 Population | 2000 Population | 1950 Population | 1900 Population |
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Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH MSA
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368,261 | Cabell County, West Virginia | 92,082 | 94,350 | 96,319 | 96,784 | 108,035 | 29,252 |
Putnam County, West Virginia | 56,962 | 57,440 | 55,486 | 51,589 | 21,021 | 17,330 | ||
Lawrence County, Ohio | 56,118 | 58,240 | 62,450 | 62,319 | 49,115 | 39,354 | ||
Boyd County, Kentucky | 47,826 | 48,261 | 49,542 | 49,752 | 49,949 | 18,834 | ||
Wayne County, West Virginia | 37,686 | 38,982 | 42,481 | 42,903 | 38,696 | 23,619 | ||
Greenup County, Kentucky | 35,221 | 35,962 | 36,910 | 36,891 | 24,887 | 15,432 | ||
Carter County, Kentucky | 26,366 | 26,627 | 27,720 | 26,889 | 22,559 | 20,228 | ||
Lawrence County, Kentucky | 16,000 | 16,293 | 15,860 | 15,569 | 14,418 | 19,612 | ||
Charleston, WV MSA
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203,164 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | 174,805 | 180,745 | 193,063 | 200,073 | 239,629 | 54,696 |
Boone County, West Virginia | 20,576 | 21,809 | 24,629 | 25,535 | 33,173 | 8,194 | ||
Clay County, West Virginia | 7,783 | 8,051 | 9,386 | 10,330 | 14,961 | 8,248 | ||
Portsmouth, OH μSA | 71,969 | Scioto County, Ohio | 71,969 | 74,008 | 79,499 | 79,195 | 82,910 | 40,981 |
Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY CSA | 643,394 |
References
- ^ "Kelly Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2010-08-19
- ^ Groundwater Resources of Greenup County, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-08-19
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Population statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19.
- ^ "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). July 21, 2023.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". Census.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-14.