| | People QuickFacts | Charleston | West Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 51,177 | 1,855,364 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 51,371 | 1,852,996 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.4% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 51,400 | 1,852,994 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.1% | 20.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.1% | 16.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.4% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 78.4% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 15.5% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.3% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.2% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.4% | 1.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 77.6% | 93.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 87.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.0% | 1.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.6% | 2.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.1% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 36.4% | 17.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.5 | 25.4 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 60.4% | 74.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 31.1% | 12.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $131,500 | $94,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 24,146 | 740,874 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.08 | 2.42 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $32,174 | $21,232 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,133 | $38,380 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Charleston | West Virginia |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,533 | 120,381 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.7% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 25,080,573 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 782,807 | 11,036,467 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,006,077 | 20,538,829 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,019 | $11,340 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 190,798 | 2,553,258 |