Population of Charleston, West Virginia (City)

Map of Population by Neighborhood in Charleston

Population Density Population by Neighborhood#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
800/mi²1,700/mi²2,600/mi²3,500/mi²4,400/mi²5,400/mi²

Population Population by Neighborhood#2

Total population:
1,2003,8006,3008,80011,30013,900
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Map of Population by Tract in Charleston

Population Density Population by Tract#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²1,500/mi²2,800/mi²4,200/mi²5,600/mi²7,100/mi²

Population Population by Tract#4

Total population:
9002,3003,6004,9006,1007,500
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Map of Population by Block Group in Charleston

Population Density Population by Block Group#5

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0/mi²2,000/mi²4,000/mi²6,000/mi²8,000/mi²10,000/mi²

Population Population by Block Group#6

Total population:
3708701,3701,8702,3702,870
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Population by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (4 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other.

Total Population by Neighborhood#7

Scope: population of selected neighborhoods in Charleston
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#South Hills NeighborhoodSouth HillsEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodKanawha City NeighborhoodKanawha CityWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideEast End NeighborhoodEast EndOakridge/Greenbrier NeighborhoodOakridge/GreenbrierNorth Charleston NeighborhoodN CharlestonDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown13,850.00000013,850.00000013.85k19,221.0000009,221.0000009.22k28,470.0000008,470.0000008.47k35,704.0000005,704.0000005.70k44,756.0000004,756.0000004.76k54,654.0000004,654.0000004.65k62,658.0000002,658.0000002.66k71,258.0000001,258.0000001.26k8

Population Density by Neighborhood#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected neighborhoods in Charleston
0k1k2k3k4k5k#East End NeighborhoodEast EndWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownSouth Hills NeighborhoodSouth HillsEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodKanawha City NeighborhoodKanawha CityOakridge/Greenbrier NeighborhoodOakridge/GreenbrierNorth Charleston NeighborhoodN Charleston5,348.2016785,348.2016785.35k14,339.7926654,339.7926654.34k22,268.8233592,268.8233592.27k31,801.8308641,801.8308641.80k41,609.5734031,609.5734031.61k51,577.2212191,577.2212191.58k6885.310848885.3108480.89k7840.868254840.8682540.84k8

Population by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area.

Total Population by Place#9

Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the Charleston Area
0k10k20k30k40k50k#CharlestonSouth CharlestonS CharlestonSt. AlbansCross LanesDunbarNitroSissonvilleMadisonPinchAlum CreekMontgomeryChesapeakeElkviewRandMarmetTornadoBelleCoal ForkClendeninChelyanSmithersJeffersonCedar GroveShrewsburyDanvilleGlasgowEast BankClayWhitesvillePrattBig ChimneyGreenviewRacineComfortHandleySylvesterVanTwilight50,210.00000050,210.00000050.21k113,182.00000013,182.00000013.18k210,788.00000010,788.00000010.79k39,899.0000009,899.0000009.90k47,714.0000007,714.0000007.71k56,505.0000006,505.0000006.51k64,523.0000004,523.0000004.52k72,959.0000002,959.0000002.96k82,826.0000002,826.0000002.83k91,949.0000001,949.0000001.95k101,831.0000001,831.0000001.83k111,570.0000001,570.0000001.57k121,554.0000001,554.0000001.55k131,376.0000001,376.0000001.38k141,370.0000001,370.0000001.37k151,294.0000001,294.0000001.29k161,213.0000001,213.0000001.21k171,061.0000001,061.0000001.06k181,027.0000001,027.0000001.03k19898.000000898.0000000.90k20897.000000897.0000000.90k21822.000000822.0000000.82k22808.000000808.0000000.81k23798.000000798.0000000.80k24788.000000788.0000000.79k25771.000000771.0000000.77k26757.000000757.0000000.76k27558.000000558.0000000.56k28523.000000523.0000000.52k29469.000000469.0000000.47k30379.000000379.0000000.38k31274.000000274.0000000.27k32253.000000253.0000000.25k33242.000000242.0000000.24k34233.000000233.0000000.23k35186.000000186.0000000.19k3694.00000094.0000000.09k3753.00000053.0000000.05k38

Population Density by Place#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the Charleston Area
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000#ChesapeakeSt. AlbansRandShrewsburyDunbarJeffersonChelyanSmithersBelleWhitesvilleSouth CharlestonS CharlestonGlasgowPrattCharlestonEast BankCross LanesNitroMontgomeryCedar GroveMarmetClayElkviewPinchSylvesterDanvilleClendeninRacineMadisonTornadoSissonvilleGreenviewHandleyComfortCoal ForkAlum CreekBig ChimneyVanTwilight3,261.4160383,261.4160383,26112,984.3458442,984.3458442,98422,983.2228442,983.2228442,98332,772.5266812,772.5266812,77342,752.6943272,752.6943272,75352,462.9656032,462.9656032,46362,226.7351942,226.7351942,22771,785.3709731,785.3709731,78581,757.7544261,757.7544261,75891,702.7015451,702.7015451,703101,670.7558071,670.7558071,671111,655.7087911,655.7087911,656121,637.6417931,637.6417931,638131,593.9227421,593.9227421,594141,571.8076551,571.8076551,572151,551.4156891,551.4156891,551161,240.6373561,240.6373561,241171,167.3571611,167.3571611,167181,127.3866781,127.3866781,127191,075.7346081,075.7346081,076201,000.3671161,000.3671161,00021925.287936925.28793692522796.454787796.45478779623737.730151737.73015173824736.477373736.47737373625712.283628712.28362871226528.671777528.67177752927422.374050422.37405042228360.947361360.94736136129354.637494354.63749435530277.792922277.79292227831244.261557244.26155724432240.967937240.96793724133206.892980206.89298020734191.187890191.18789019135189.151063189.15106318936157.292994157.29299415737105.771064105.77106410638

Population by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Total Population by Place#11

Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in West Virginia
0k10k20k30k40k50k#CharlestonHuntingtonParkersburgMorgantownWheelingWeirtonFairmontMartinsburgBeckleyClarksburgTeays ValleySouth CharlestonS CharlestonSt. AlbansViennaBluefieldCross LanesCheat LakeMoundsvilleOak HillBridgeportDunbarElkinsNitroHurricanePea RidgePrincetonCharles TownBuckhannonBrookhavenKeyserNew MartinsvilleGraftonRansonSissonvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantWestoverBarboursvilleWestonLewisburgRavenswoodSummersvilleCullodenPhilippiShady SpringShannondaleRipleyPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyMoorefieldKenovaWelch50,210.00000050,210.00000050.21k148,735.00000048,735.00000048.74k230,962.00000030,962.00000030.96k330,364.00000030,364.00000030.36k427,758.00000027,758.00000027.76k519,307.00000019,307.00000019.31k618,699.00000018,699.00000018.70k717,613.00000017,613.00000017.61k817,348.00000017,348.00000017.35k916,226.00000016,226.00000016.23k1013,706.00000013,706.00000013.71k1113,182.00000013,182.00000013.18k1210,788.00000010,788.00000010.79k1310,566.00000010,566.00000010.57k1410,366.00000010,366.00000010.37k159,899.0000009,899.0000009.90k169,671.0000009,671.0000009.67k178,858.0000008,858.0000008.86k188,722.0000008,722.0000008.72k198,364.0000008,364.0000008.36k207,714.0000007,714.0000007.71k217,232.0000007,232.0000007.23k226,505.0000006,505.0000006.51k236,460.0000006,460.0000006.46k246,305.0000006,305.0000006.31k256,056.0000006,056.0000006.06k265,682.0000005,682.0000005.68k275,645.0000005,645.0000005.65k285,300.0000005,300.0000005.30k295,261.0000005,261.0000005.26k305,255.0000005,255.0000005.26k315,156.0000005,156.0000005.16k324,830.0000004,830.0000004.83k334,523.0000004,523.0000004.52k344,281.0000004,281.0000004.28k354,180.0000004,180.0000004.18k364,162.0000004,162.0000004.16k374,085.0000004,085.0000004.09k383,947.0000003,947.0000003.95k393,847.0000003,847.0000003.85k403,496.0000003,496.0000003.50k413,451.0000003,451.0000003.45k423,416.0000003,416.0000003.42k433,380.0000003,380.0000003.38k443,319.0000003,319.0000003.32k453,239.0000003,239.0000003.24k463,181.0000003,181.0000003.18k473,125.0000003,125.0000003.13k483,112.0000003,112.0000003.11k493,043.0000003,043.0000003.04k50

Population Density by Place#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in West Virginia
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000#MoundsvilleMorgantownHuntingtonSt. AlbansWestoverDunbarPea RidgeViennaKeyserMartinsburgParkersburgKenovaFairmontRavenswoodWestonWheelingPrincetonElkinsNew MartinsvilleBuckhannonTeays ValleyBeckleyPoint PleasantPt PleasantHurricaneSouth CharlestonS CharlestonClarksburgCharlestonCross LanesGraftonNitroPhilippiBluefieldMoorefieldWeirtonLewisburgRipleyBarboursvillePleasant ValleyPleasant VlyCharles TownOak HillCullodenSummersvilleBridgeportCheat LakeRansonBrookhavenShady SpringWelchShannondaleSissonville3,047.6398493,047.6398493,04813,041.4267273,041.4267273,04123,004.7609753,004.7609753,00532,984.3458442,984.3458442,98442,781.3974982,781.3974982,78152,752.6943272,752.6943272,75362,752.5524152,752.5524152,75372,739.5138132,739.5138132,74082,663.5561282,663.5561282,66492,656.2755552,656.2755552,656102,628.8621912,628.8621912,629112,477.1039672,477.1039672,477122,176.8923202,176.8923202,177132,116.9060962,116.9060962,117142,101.5101992,101.5101992,102152,012.8070292,012.8070292,013162,009.2671142,009.2671142,009171,993.7991551,993.7991551,994181,966.1876661,966.1876661,966191,924.6536011,924.6536011,925201,908.0868061,908.0868061,908211,826.2243931,826.2243931,826221,785.0412501,785.0412501,785231,725.5580511,725.5580511,726241,670.7558071,670.7558071,671251,667.5144901,667.5144901,668261,593.9227421,593.9227421,594271,551.4156891,551.4156891,551281,405.0127381,405.0127381,405291,240.6373561,240.6373561,241301,207.0531981,207.0531981,207311,179.3735761,179.3735761,179321,142.5081531,142.5081531,143331,069.3632321,069.3632321,069341,037.9907531,037.9907531,038351,020.3622491,020.3622491,020361,017.3657661,017.3657661,01737984.530396984.53039698538972.731795972.73179597339907.438599907.43859990740831.472172831.47217283141779.213268779.21326877942778.536164778.53616477943675.826098675.82609867644596.925482596.92548259745574.395356574.39535657446556.473341556.47334155647504.031494504.03149450448393.786386393.78638639449354.637494354.63749435550

Population by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Total Population by Place#13

Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the South
0k500k1,000k1,500k2,000k#HoustonSan AntonioDallasAustinJacksonvilleFort WorthCharlotteEl PasoWashingtonMemphisNashville-DavidsonBaltimoreOklahoma CityLouisvilleAtlantaVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighMiamiTulsaArlingtonNew OrleansTampaCorpus ChristiLexington-FayetteGreensboroPlanoOrlandoSt. PetersburgDurhamLaredoNorfolkLubbockWinston-SalemHialeahGarlandChesapeakeIrvingBaton RougeArlingtonRichmondBirminghamFayettevilleMontgomeryColumbusShreveportLittle RockAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MobileHuntsvilleCharleston2,240,582.0000002,240,582.0000002,240.58k11,439,358.0000001,439,358.0000001,439.36k21,278,433.0000001,278,433.0000001,278.43k3907,779.000000907,779.000000907.78k4856,616.000000856,616.000000856.62k5815,930.000000815,930.000000815.93k6808,834.000000808,834.000000808.83k7678,058.000000678,058.000000678.06k8659,009.000000659,009.000000659.01k9655,857.000000655,857.000000655.86k10643,771.000000643,771.000000643.77k11621,000.000000621,000.000000621.00k12620,015.000000620,015.000000620.02k13611,573.000000611,573.000000611.57k14456,378.000000456,378.000000456.38k15449,733.000000449,733.000000449.73k16441,326.000000441,326.000000441.33k17432,622.000000432,622.000000432.62k18399,906.000000399,906.000000399.91k19383,899.000000383,899.000000383.90k20382,922.000000382,922.000000382.92k21361,477.000000361,477.000000361.48k22320,050.000000320,050.000000320.05k23311,529.000000311,529.000000311.53k24282,177.000000282,177.000000282.18k25279,088.000000279,088.000000279.09k26263,306.000000263,306.000000263.31k27253,585.000000253,585.000000253.59k28251,761.000000251,761.000000251.76k29251,671.000000251,671.000000251.67k30245,724.000000245,724.000000245.72k31244,507.000000244,507.000000244.51k32238,474.000000238,474.000000238.47k33235,626.000000235,626.000000235.63k34234,810.000000234,810.000000234.81k35233,194.000000233,194.000000233.19k36232,013.000000232,013.000000232.01k37228,694.000000228,694.000000228.69k38226,092.000000226,092.000000226.09k39216,773.000000216,773.000000216.77k40212,424.000000212,424.000000212.42k41203,670.000000203,670.000000203.67k42201,717.000000201,717.000000201.72k43200,303.000000200,303.000000200.30k44198,571.000000198,571.000000198.57k45197,640.000000197,640.000000197.64k46197,570.000000197,570.000000197.57k47196,784.000000196,784.000000196.78k48193,717.000000193,717.000000193.72k49188,973.000000188,973.000000188.97k5050,210.00000050,210.00000050.21k

Population Density by Place#14

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the South
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#MiamiHialeahWashingtonArlingtonBaltimoreNorfolkGarlandSt. PetersburgArlingtonPlanoDallasRichmondHoustonIrvingAtlantaTampaSan AntonioRaleighAustinBaton RougeCharlotteEl PasoOrlandoLaredoFort WorthLouisvilleDurhamNew OrleansGreensboroMemphisTulsaLubbockAmarilloShreveportVirginia BeachVirginia BchCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLittle RockCharlestonBirminghamMobileFayettevilleNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityColumbusHuntsvilleChesapeakeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…12,021.78854412,021.78854412.02k110,971.48034810,971.48034810.97k210,777.79535110,777.79535110.78k38,698.5926528,698.5926528.70k47,671.9868697,671.9868697.67k54,612.2287734,612.2287734.61k64,116.7106344,116.7106344.12k74,106.5355264,106.5355264.11k84,006.0138104,006.0138104.01k93,894.2119843,894.2119843.89k103,750.1418113,750.1418113.75k113,623.5429553,623.5429553.62k123,514.4021353,514.4021353.51k133,460.7001323,460.7001323.46k143,419.3374583,419.3374583.42k153,187.1532923,187.1532923.19k163,122.3382663,122.3382663.12k173,042.0705623,042.0705623.04k182,902.7227762,902.7227762.90k192,661.5154752,661.5154752.66k202,648.6316482,648.6316482.65k212,640.6808942,640.6808942.64k222,502.4877912,502.4877912.50k232,488.8220162,488.8220162.49k242,379.6381082,379.6381082.38k252,320.5709442,320.5709442.32k262,293.2404422,293.2404422.29k272,260.1744282,260.1744282.26k282,199.0702902,199.0702902.20k292,066.4656892,066.4656892.07k302,031.5433052,031.5433052.03k311,961.8436791,961.8436791.96k321,949.2954831,949.2954831.95k331,853.4269881,853.4269881.85k341,837.7456721,837.7456721.84k351,833.4603661,833.4603661.83k361,799.8058691,799.8058691.80k371,665.2155931,665.2155931.67k381,593.9227421,593.9227421.59k1,454.1295151,454.1295151.45k391,389.6488001,389.6488001.39k401,378.5171371,378.5171371.38k411,352.6508561,352.6508561.35k421,261.9879531,261.9879531.26k431,146.0590801,146.0590801.15k441,098.2982381,098.2982381.10k451,022.6157121,022.6157121.02k46925.520781925.5207810.93k47885.692667885.6926670.89k48688.882926688.8829260.69k49650.601691650.6016910.65k50

Population by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Total Population by Place#15

Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the United States
0M1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M#New YorkLos AngelesChicagoHoustonPhiladelphiaPhoenixSan AntonioSan DiegoDallasSan JoseAustinJacksonvilleSan FranciscoIndianapolisColumbusFort WorthCharlotteDetroitEl PasoSeattleDenverWashingtonBostonMemphisNashville-DavidsonBaltimorePortlandOklahoma CityLas VegasLouisvilleMilwaukeeAlbuquerqueTucsonFresnoSacramentoKansas CityMesaLong BeachAtlantaVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaRaleighMiamiOaklandMinneapolisTulsaClevelandWichitaArlingtonCharleston8,461,961.0000008,461,961.0000008.46M13,918,872.0000003,918,872.0000003.92M22,714,017.0000002,714,017.0000002.71M32,240,582.0000002,240,582.0000002.24M41,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M51,555,324.0000001,555,324.0000001.56M61,439,358.0000001,439,358.0000001.44M71,374,812.0000001,374,812.0000001.37M81,278,433.0000001,278,433.0000001.28M91,009,363.0000001,009,363.0000001.01M10907,779.000000907,779.0000000.91M11856,616.000000856,616.0000000.86M12850,282.000000850,282.0000000.85M13846,674.000000846,674.0000000.85M14837,038.000000837,038.0000000.84M15815,930.000000815,930.0000000.82M16808,834.000000808,834.0000000.81M17683,443.000000683,443.0000000.68M18678,058.000000678,058.0000000.68M19668,849.000000668,849.0000000.67M20663,303.000000663,303.0000000.66M21659,009.000000659,009.0000000.66M22658,279.000000658,279.0000000.66M23655,857.000000655,857.0000000.66M24643,771.000000643,771.0000000.64M25621,000.000000621,000.0000000.62M26620,589.000000620,589.0000000.62M27620,015.000000620,015.0000000.62M28613,295.000000613,295.0000000.61M29611,573.000000611,573.0000000.61M30598,672.000000598,672.0000000.60M31556,859.000000556,859.0000000.56M32527,586.000000527,586.0000000.53M33513,807.000000513,807.0000000.51M34484,530.000000484,530.0000000.48M35471,767.000000471,767.0000000.47M36470,456.000000470,456.0000000.47M37469,793.000000469,793.0000000.47M38456,378.000000456,378.0000000.46M39449,733.000000449,733.0000000.45M40448,759.000000448,759.0000000.45M41443,072.000000443,072.0000000.44M42441,326.000000441,326.0000000.44M43432,622.000000432,622.0000000.43M44412,040.000000412,040.0000000.41M45404,670.000000404,670.0000000.40M46399,906.000000399,906.0000000.40M47389,165.000000389,165.0000000.39M48388,033.000000388,033.0000000.39M49383,899.000000383,899.0000000.38M5050,210.00000050,210.0000000.05M

Population Density by Place#16

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Charleston and selected other places in the United States
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This page reports on the population distribution in Charleston, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

  • Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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