Cities in West Virginia, United States
West Virginia has 35 published cities; the largest is Charleston, with 46,117 residents. The median gross salary runs from €2,221 to €5,616 a month across 10 cities.
Published cities in West Virginia
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 46,117 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| Huntington | 44,815 | — | — | — | 7.4 |
| Morgantown | 30,293 | — | — | — | — |
| Parkersburg | 28,593 | — | — | — | — |
| Wheeling | 25,680 | — | — | — | — |
| Martinsburg | 19,211 | — | — | — | — |
| Weirton Heights | 18,317 | — | €2,976 | 7.1 | — |
| Weirton | 18,133 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Fairmont | 18,035 | — | — | — | — |
| Beckley | 16,373 | — | — | — | — |
| Clarksburg | 15,562 | — | — | — | — |
| Teays Valley | 14,350 | — | €5,154 | 2.0 | — |
| South Charleston | 13,072 | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Albans | 10,522 | — | €3,187 | 5.4 | — |
| Vienna | 10,321 | — | — | — | — |
| St. Albans | 10,301 | — | €3,187 | — | — |
| Cheat Lake | 9,930 | — | €5,616 | 2.2 | — |
| Cross Lanes | 9,727 | — | €3,243 | 3.5 | — |
| Bridgeport | 9,427 | — | — | — | 6.0 |
| Charles Town | 9,329 | — | — | — | — |
| Bluefield | 9,158 | — | — | — | — |
| Moundsville | 7,659 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| Oak Hill | 7,629 | — | — | — | — |
| Hurricane | 7,367 | — | — | — | 3.9 |
| Dunbar | 7,050 | — | — | — | — |
| Elkins | 6,622 | — | — | — | — |
| Nitro | 6,270 | — | — | — | — |
| Brookhaven | 5,707 | — | €3,575 | 7.0 | — |
| Princeton | 5,578 | — | — | — | — |
| Ranson corporation | 5,433 | — | — | — | — |
| Buckhannon | 5,054 | — | — | — | — |
| New Martinsville | 5,039 | — | — | — | — |
| Keyser | 4,802 | — | €2,600 | 12.9 | — |
| Grafton | 4,575 | — | €2,221 | 7.4 | — |
| West Milford | 454 | — | €4,978 | 4.3 | — |
Within West Virginia
Highest median gross salary
- Cheat Lake: €5,616 a month (2020)
- Teays Valley: €5,154 a month (2020)
- West Milford: €4,978 a month (2020)
- Brookhaven: €3,575 a month (2020)
- Cross Lanes: €3,243 a month (2020)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- api.bls.gov