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25303

South Charleston, WV · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,396
Median household income
$75,872
People below poverty
11.3%
Median home value
$173,200

Income

The median income of households in 25303 was $75,872. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 0.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 8.1
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 21.9
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63047
Female 51486

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,442. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 30.2
Retirement income 27.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.1
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.1

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 25303 in 2020-2024, 95.7% had health insurance coverage and 4.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.9% and public coverage was 44.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, 25303 had a total population of 7,396 - 4,035 (54.6%) females and 3,361 (45.4%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 32.4% was 19 to 44 years, 24.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 25303 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 53 174
5 to 9 186 72
10 to 14 210 407
15 to 19 376 165
20 to 24 292 213
25 to 29 173 169
30 to 34 269 252
35 to 39 192 289
40 to 44 161 389
45 to 49 192 240
50 to 54 187 197
55 to 59 68 292
60 to 64 289 356
65 to 69 219 375
70 to 74 173 273
75 to 79 179 115
80 to 84 115 39
85 and over 27 18

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.5% were White; 2.2% were Black or African American; 18.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 25303 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.5% of the people in 25303 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,326 households in 25303. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.7% of the households in 25303 while cohabiting couple households made up 11% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34% of all households, while 11.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.8% of all households.

In 25303, 27.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.7
Cohabiting Couples 11
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.9% of males and 43.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.4 28.5
Now married, except separated 49.9 43.6
Separated 1.6 1.8
Widowed 0.6 2.8
Divorced 10.5 23.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 25303, 48 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 25303 were U.S. natives. 70.6% of the 25303 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 25303 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 86.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 47.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 25303 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 25303.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 54.4
Asia 16.7
Europe 16.7
Africa 12.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 25303 in 2020-2024, 1.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.7% of people at least five years old; 0.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87 % of the people at least one year old living in 25303 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87
Different house, same county 8.1
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 4.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 45.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 25303 was 1,545 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 112 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,358. College or graduate school enrollment was 75.

Educational Attainment of People in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.9
High school diploma or equivalency 19.6
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 13
Bachelor's degree 25.4
Graduate or professional degree 20.6

Disability

In 25303, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 14.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 22.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 25303, 64.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,872 72.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 763 19.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 317 8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 25303 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 3.2
Manufacturing 4.3
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 9.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 4.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 12.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 25303 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,955 49.5
Service occupations 491 12.4
Sales and office occupations 1,270 32.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 106 2.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 130 3.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.2% of 25303 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.5
Walked 2.2
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 19.1

In 2020-2024, 25303 had a total of 3,926 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 25303 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 69.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 25303 had 3,326 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 600 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.7% while renters occupied 29.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

4.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 24.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 8.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 25303:

House Heating Fuel Used in 25303 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.9
Electricity 22.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 25303 was $173,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.9 % had a mortgage. 35.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,300 and for owners without a mortgage it was $481.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 25303 was $1,116. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.