Kanawha County, WV

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Kanawha County, West Virginia demographics

Population: 181,953
Median age: 43.5

Median household income: 50,574

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Population

2021181,953
2020181,014
2019183,279
2018185,710
2017187,827
2016189,636
2015190,781
2014191,765
2013192,311
2012192,572
2011192,644
2010192,770
2009191,624

Kanawha County, WV cities

Alum Creek CDP - 1,194

Belle town - 1,350

Big Chimney CDP - 446

Cedar Grove town - 518

Charleston city - 49,055

Chelyan CDP - 662

Chesapeake town - 1,804

Clendenin town - 1,297

Coal Fork CDP - 1,490

Cross Lanes CDP - 9,434

Dunbar city - 7,500

East Bank town - 897

Elkview CDP - 968

Glasgow town - 771

Handley town - 389

Jefferson CDP - 651

Marmet city - 1,557

Montgomery city - 1,647

Nitro city - 6,630

Pinch CDP - 3,834

Pratt town - 338

Rand CDP - 899

Shrewsbury CDP - 498

Sissonville CDP - 3,342

Smithers city - 1,025

South Charleston city - 13,595

St. Albans city - 10,842

Kanawha County, WV ZIP Codes

Census data for Kanawha County, West Virginia

Demographic and housing estimates in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Total population
Total population181,953
Male88,180
Female93,773
Population by age
Total population181,953
Under 5 years9,400
5 to 9 years10,447
10 to 14 years10,334
15 to 19 years10,230
20 to 24 years9,827
25 to 34 years22,204
35 to 44 years21,958
45 to 54 years22,992
55 to 59 years13,707
60 to 64 years13,261
65 to 74 years22,698
75 to 84 years9,973
85 years and over4,922
Median age (years)43.5
Under 18 years36,649
16 years and over149,748
18 years and over145,304
21 years and over139,809
62 years and over46,046
65 years and over37,593
Population by race
Total population181,953
One race174,893
   White159,654
   Black or African American12,365
   American Indian and Alaska Native215
   Asian2,122
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander176
   Some other race361
Two or more races7,060
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population144,043
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population68,988
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population75,055

Social characteristics in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Households by type
Total households76,919
Family households (families)33,045
Married-couple family5,381
Male householder, no wife present, family15,197
Female householder, no husband present, family11,696
Nonfamily households23,296
Average household size27,687
Average family size2.33

Economic characteristics in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households76,919
Less than $10,0005,543
$10,000 to $14,9994,659
$15,000 to $24,9999,112
$25,000 to $34,9997,427
$35,000 to $49,99911,414
$50,000 to $74,99913,886
$75,000 to $99,9998,144
$100,000 to $149,9999,567
$150,000 to $199,9993,337
$200,000 or more3,830
Median household income (dollars)50,574

Housing characteristics in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Housing occupancy
Total housing units90,662
Occupied housing units76,919
Vacant housing units13,743
Units in structure
Total housing units90,662
1-unit, detached63,966
1-unit, attached2,067
2 units2,303
3 or 4 units4,592
5 to 9 units2,913
10 to 19 units1,854
20 or more units4,055
Mobile home8,878
Boat, RV, van, etc.34
Year structure built
Total housing units90,662
Built 2014 or later46
Built 2010 to 20132,573
Built 2000 to 20095,648
Built 1990 to 19998,681
Built 1980 to 19897,877
Built 1970 to 197915,030
Built 1960 to 196911,271
Built 1950 to 195917,471
Built 1940 to 194910,630
Built 1939 or earlier11,435
Rooms
Total housing units90,662
1 room1,223
2 rooms1,188
3 rooms4,730
4 rooms14,167
5 rooms19,153
6 rooms18,881
7 rooms11,060
8 rooms8,486
9 rooms or more11,774
Median rooms5.8
Bedrooms
Total housing units90,662
No bedroom1,419
1 bedroom7,779
2 bedrooms28,213
3 bedrooms38,867
4 bedrooms11,674
5 or more bedrooms2,710
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units76,919
Owner-occupied53,780
Renter-occupied23,139
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.40
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.16
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units76,919
Moved in 2017 or later5,341
Moved in 2015 to 201618,281
Moved in 2010 to 201412,245
Moved in 2000 to 200915,060
Moved in 1990 to 199911,178
Moved in 1989 and earlier14,814
Value
Owner-occupied units53,780
Less than $50,0007,919
$50,000 to $99,99914,446
$100,000 to $149,99911,994
$150,000 to $199,9998,319
$200,000 to $299,9996,336
$300,000 to $499,9993,367
$500,000 to $999,999995
$1,000,000 or more404
Median (dollars)118,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units53,780
Housing units with a mortgage24,913
Housing units without a mortgage28,867
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent19,997
Less than $5003,360
$500 to $99911,637
$1,000 to $1,4994,244
$1,500 to $1,999515
$2,000 to $2,499179
$2,500 to $2,99911
$3,000 or more51
Median (dollars)798
No rent paid3,142

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