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16cities listedof 4,183 in the US$59,565typical household income▼ 26% below US$910typical rent per month▼ 36% below USCharlestonlargest citypop. 47k

Typical = the middle value across the cities listed here. Census ACS 5-year estimates.

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West Virginia cities by the numbers

Among the 16 West Virginia cities listed on this site.

Largest cities

  1. 1Charlestonpop. 47k
  2. 2Huntingtonpop. 46k
  3. 3Morgantownpop. 30k
  4. 4Parkersburgpop. 29k
  5. 5Wheelingpop. 26k

Population

Most affordable rent

  1. 1Weirton$746/mo
  2. 2Parkersburg$785/mo
  3. 3Clarksburg$790/mo
  4. 4Wheeling$794/mo
  5. 5Vienna$809/mo

Median gross rent

Highest household income

  1. 1Cheat Lake$117,014
  2. 2Teays Valley$108,741
  3. 3Charleston$65,812
  4. 4South Charleston$63,884
  5. 5Cross Lanes$63,537

Median household income

Lowest unemployment

  1. 1Charleston3.9%
  2. 2Huntington4.1%
  3. 3Morgantown4.2%
  4. 4Wheeling4.4%
  5. 5Parkersburg4.7%

Cities with their own BLS rate · 2025 annual average

Fastest growing

  1. 1Cheat Lake+13.3%
  2. 2Cross Lanes+9.7%
  3. 3Martinsburg+2.5%
  4. 4Morgantown+0.8%
  5. 5Teays Valley+0.7%

Population change, April 2020 to July 2025

Lowest violent crime rate

  1. 1Weirton83 per 100k
  2. 2St. Albans118 per 100k
  3. 3Vienna174 per 100k
  4. 4Martinsburg221 per 100k
  5. 5Morgantown239 per 100k

Cities with their own police data · US average 329 per 100k (2025)

All cities in West Virginia

16 cities · click a column to sort

Charleston47k$908
Huntington46k$912
Morgantown30k$937
Parkersburg29k$785
Wheeling26k$794
Martinsburg19k$1,150
Weirton19k$746
Fairmont18k$916
Beckley17k$869
Clarksburg16k$790
Teays Valley14k$1,102
South Charleston13k$844
Cheat Lake11k$1,124
St. Albans11k$931
Vienna11k$809
Cross Lanes10k$949