Census Data Map

American Community Survey 2019–2023

Charleston area census tracts by median household income

Median household income is highest in Charleston city (west-southwest) ($118,527). This table ranks 56 eligible mapped census tracts.

Median household income values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaMedian household income
1Charleston city (west-southwest)$118,527
2Charleston city (south-southeast 1)$118,100
3Charleston city (south-southwest)$115,387
4Charleston city (east-southeast 2)$91,207
5Tornado CDP$82,803
6Charleston city (west 1)$80,500
7South Charleston city (west 2)$79,643
8Charleston city (southwest)$77,554
9St. Albans city (east-southeast)$77,447
10Coal Fork CDP (northwest)$76,542
11South Charleston city (northeast)$76,507
12Cross Lanes CDP (south)$71,538
13Pinch CDP$70,893
14Charleston city (north-northwest 1)$70,202
15St. Albans city (south)$68,578
16Cross Lanes CDP (east-northeast)$64,371
17Big Chimney CDP$64,130
18Nitro city (northwest)$63,009
19Charleston city (south-southeast 2)$62,759
20Chesapeake town$62,579
21Unincorporated (east-northeast)$62,000
22Coal Fork CDP (southeast)$61,089
23Jefferson CDP$60,556
24Dunbar city (northeast)$58,246
25Nitro city (west-northwest)$58,044
26South Charleston city (west 1)$57,927
27Sissonville CDP (east-northeast)$57,716
28Charleston city (north-northwest 2)$56,951
29St. Albans city (west)$56,806
30Cross Lanes CDP (west)$56,407
31Charleston city (southeast)$56,048
32South Charleston city (south)$55,594
33Dunbar city (west-southwest)$55,114
34Sissonville CDP (south-southwest)$54,133
35Charleston city (east)$52,148
36Charleston city (northwest 2)$51,789
37Rand CDP$51,662
38Nitro city (east-southeast)$49,250
39St. Albans city (north-northeast)$48,530
40Handley town$48,482
41Cedar Grove town$48,262
42Charleston city (northwest 1)$48,077
43Elkview CDP$46,823
44Charleston city (east-southeast 1)$45,953
45South Charleston city (north-northeast)$44,728
46Marmet city$42,589
47St. Albans city (east-northeast)$41,284
48Dunbar city (south-southwest)$40,917
49South Charleston city (north)$40,585
50Clendenin town$38,558
51Charleston city (east-northeast)$38,468
52Charleston city (west-northwest 1)$37,708
53Charleston city (west-northwest 3)$33,024
54Unincorporated (west-southwest)$31,053
55Charleston city (west-northwest 2)$30,022
56Charleston city (west 2)$16,164

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.