West Virginia: Top Cities, Corporations, Permits: page 1

Since 2010, it has decreased by 1,574 people (approximately 0.1%). Neighboring states have the following population: currently, 9.845 million people live in North Carolina (3.2% population growth since 2010), 8.257 million live in Virginia (3.2 % growth compared with the data for 2010).

Median Household Income

$41,751

Median Household Income

The median household income in West Virginia is $41,751 (2016).

Since 2010, it has increased by $1,351 (3.3%). The highest median household incomes are in the following cities of West Virginia: North Hills ($92,344), Hometown ($85,714), and Washington ($80,938). These are the median household incomes in the neighboring states: $49,429 in Ohio and $46,868 in North Carolina.

Median Property Value

$103,800

Median Property Value

The median property value in West Virginia is $103,800 (2016).

These are the cities in West Virginia with the highest median property values: Shepherdstown ($323,300), Harpers Ferry ($308,300), Green Bank ($254,500), Teays Valley ($209,600), and Bridgeport ($202,100). Median home prices in nearby states include $154,900 in North Carolina, and $103,800 in Ohio.

Poverty Rate

13.1%

Poverty Rate

A poverty rate shows the percentage of the poor among the entire population.

For the state of West Virginia, the estimated poverty rate is 13.07% (based on the data for 2016). Since 2010, this figure has increased by 0.22 percentage points. The official poverty rate in the U.S. is 12.7 percent (according to the U.S. Census Bureau for 2016). Thus, we see that West Virginia is above the national level based on this measure (for this indicator, lower is better). Neighboring West Virginia states have the following poverty level: the poverty rate in North Carolina is 12.79%, in Ohio—11.54%.

Median Gross Rent

$643

Median Gross Rent

In 2016, the median gross rent in West Virginia was estimated at $643 per month.

The following cities top the list of places with the highest median gross rent in West Virginia: Harpers Ferry ($1,591/mo), North Hills ($1,338/mo), Inwood ($1,131/mo), Elkview ($1,063/mo), and Hedgesville ($1,038/mo). For comparison purposes, we present data on median gross rent in neighboring states: in North Carolina renters pay $797/mo, in Ohio—$643/mo.

Rent Burden

28.9%

Rent Burden

The estimated rent burden in West Virginia is 28.9% (based on Census records for 2016).

It is considered that if a household spends no more than 30 percent of its income on rent, utilities, and other building costs, such housing is affordable. Rental housing in Alabama is becoming more affordable. In 2010, the rent burden was higher and estimated at 29.3%. Compare the housing affordability in West Virginia and neighboring states: in Virginia, the rent burden is 29.9%, in Ohio — 29.5%.

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

27.5%

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

The share of renter-occupied housing units in West Virginia is 27.48%.

This figure has slightly increased compared to 2010, when 26.55% of houses and apartments were rented out. The following cities in West Virginia have the highest share of renter-occupied units: Birch River (100.00%), Helen (100.00%), and Green Spring (71.69%). Here's what rental market looks like in the nearby states: in Virginia 33.82% of housing units are occupied by renters or tenants, in Ohio—33.69%.

Renter Occupied Households

234,658

Renter Occupied Households

Experts estimate the number of renter occupied households in West Virginia at 234,658 units (based on Census and ESRI data for 2016).

In 2015, there were 229,104 of such households. Cities in West Virginia with the largest number of renter occupied households are the following: Huntington (11,619), Charleston (10,762), Morgantown (8,918), Parkersburg (6,124), and Wheeling (5,509). Here's what rental housing looks like in nearby states: there are 1,355,467 renter occupied households in North Carolina and 1,355,467 households in Virginia.

Evictions

8,268

Evictions

The total number of eviction judgments in West Virginia is 8,268 (2016).

In 2015, there were 7,921 evictions. Thus, we observe an increase of 4.4%. In the neighboring states, the picture is as follows: 57,980 evictions were conducted in Ohio, 51,821 evictions were conducted in Virginia.

Eviction Filings

10,314

Eviction Filings

There were 10,314 eviction cases filed in West Virginia in 2016.

There were 9,303 of such cases in 2015 (growth of 1011 filings, or 10.9% up). Nearby states recorded the following stats: 146,534 cases were registered in Virginia, 103,027 in Ohio (data for 2016).

Major Cities (population)

The West Virginia major cities are presented below statically. The majority of the state residents live in these cities. Furthermore, these cities issued the largest number of permits and registered the largest number of businesses.

Charleston (50,566)

Huntington (48,944)

Morgantown (30,164)

Martinsburg (17,564)

Parkersburg (31,133)

Wheeling (27,894)

Beckley (17,375)

Fairmont (18,773)

Weirton (19,432)

Clarksburg (16,347)

Princeton (6,082)

Saint Albans

Charles Town (5,587)

Hurricane (6,388)

Hedgesville (283)

Bluefield (10,431)

Vienna (10,623)

Moundsville (8,888)

Barboursville (4,078)

Bridgeport (8,338)

Buckhannon (5,650)

Harpers Ferry (200)

Elkview (1,377)

Inwood (2,351)

Dunbar (7,798)

Point Pleasant (4,307)

Weston (4,096)

Falling Waters (1,109)

Nitro (6,711)

Oak Hill (8,249)

Grafton (5,173)

Elkins (7,244)

Bunker Hill

Summersville (3,531)

Ravenswood (3,853)

Follansbee (2,934)

Wellsburg (2,746)

Ripley (3,258)

Kearneysville

New Martinsville (5,295)

Kenova (3,127)

Milton (2,557)

Williamstown (2,931)

Lewisburg (3,948)

Berkeley Springs

Ranson

New Cumberland (1,165)

Fayetteville (2,914)

Chester (2,526)

Washington (1,296)

Shepherdstown (1,587)

Kingwood (2,955)

Mineral Wells

South Charleston (13,276)

Culloden (3,549)

Winfield (2,256)

Saint Marys

Terra Alta (1,591)

Clendenin (1,033)

Moorefield (2,814)

Daniels (2,301)

Petersburg (2,450)

Sutton (1,231)

Shinnston (2,565)

Belle (1,247)

Mannington (2,036)

Philippi (3,192)

Mount Hope (1,271)

Romney (2,221)

Williamson (3,077)

Beaver (1,086)

Poca (1,071)

Wayne (1,884)

Gerrardstown

Logan (1,818)

Shady Spring (3,060)

Bruceton Mills (54)

White Sulphur Springs (2,538)

Chapmanville (1,297)

Ona

Spencer (2,014)

Branchland

Rainelle (1,452)

Glen Dale (1,537)

Westover (4,145)

Gassaway (913)

Webster Springs

Belington (2,080)

Jane Lew (365)

Hinton (2,589)

Leon (128)

Triadelphia (640)

Richwood (2,180)

Paden City (2,773)

Harrisville (2,423)

Fairview (354)

Keyser (5,320)

Ronceverte (1,582)

Salem (1,671)

Davisville

Recent Permits

Below is a list of recent permits issued in the state of West Virginia that we were able to get information about. The date refers to the date when we received this information. The date of the permit itself may be different

May 5, 2020

Permit 891677 ELECTRICAL PERMIT — updated for 196 Green St, Clarksburg

Apr 28, 2020

Permit 908280 ELECTRICAL PERMIT — updated for 196 Green St, Clarksburg

Apr 6, 2020

Permit 910071 ELECTRICAL PERMIT — created for 196 Green St, Clarksburg

All Cities

This is a general list of cities in West Virginia. It contains big cities and small towns sorted alphabetically. Select a city to view information about its population, economics, and businesses.

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	City	Population	Contact info for	Businesses	Business Associates	License Holders	UCC Filings	Registered Parcel Owners
1	Charleston	50,566	80,589	580	180	944	78	187
2	Huntington	48,944	66,869	425	100	630	45	105
3	Parkersburg	31,133	43,393	227	54	391	26	45
4	Morgantown	30,164	48,977	210	94	723	55	261
5	Wheeling	27,894	43,718	414	102	372	66	97
6	Weirton	19,432	22,994	120	40	252	10	47
7	Fairmont	18,773	23,384	76	26	244	14	49
8	Martinsburg	17,564	33,220	133	37	422	34	220
9	Beckley	17,375	31,894	166	42	267	43	30
10	Clarksburg	16,347	16,949	38	16	128	5	24
11	Teays Valley	13,848	318	18	5	10	1
12	South Charleston	13,276	1,745	38	9	72	3	11
13	St. Albans	10,882	1
14	Vienna	10,623	13,665	69	12	110	7	22
15	Cross Lanes	10,567	515	6		24		1
16	Bluefield	10,431	8,453	57	4	74	26	14
17	Moundsville	8,888	11,596	16	3	64	3	6
18	Bridgeport	8,338	6,288	53	32	112	13	71
19	Oak Hill	8,249	3,732	15	4	34	1	2
20	Dunbar	7,798	7,149	52	8	61	8	3
21	Elkins	7,244	2,890	6	1	96	9	19
22	Nitro	6,711	7,531	27	2	78	3	7
23	Hurricane	6,388	4,547	9	6	33	1	3
24	Princeton	6,082	10,845	41	7	129	21	16
25	Buckhannon	5,650	4,270	5		77	2	6
26	Charles Town	5,587	9,842	78	30	97	15	93
27	Keyser	5,320	379			3		5
28	New Martinsville	5,295	5,427	4	3	50	1	5
29	Grafton	5,173	4,562			54	1	3
30	Sissonville	4,655	167	3
31	Point Pleasant	4,307	6,221	36	5	89	6	4
32	Westover	4,145	1,771	1	2	23		7
33	Weston	4,096	6,266	17	1	72	1	1
34	Barboursville	4,078	11,036	23	13	73	7	13
35	Lewisburg	3,948	1,663	8	8	40	7	5
36	Ravenswood	3,853	4,923	8	2	35	1	3
37	Culloden	3,549	2,752	13	8	18		9
38	Summersville	3,531	4,540	7	1	62	8	6
39	Ripley	3,258	4,150	12	3	63	2	9
40	Philippi	3,192	1,296	6	3	19		3
41	Pleasant Valley	3,180	38			7		1
42	Kenova	3,127	5,035	24	4	44		2
43	Williamson	3,077	2,308	20	1	14		2
44	Shady Spring	3,060	2,280	5	3	13	3	2
45	Welch	3,021	380	3	1	14	8
46	Madison	2,993	225			3
47	Kingwood	2,955	3,648	4	1	36	4	7
48	Follansbee	2,934	6,414	13	5	61		9
49	Williamstown	2,931	4,144	10	3	26	2	2
50	Fayetteville	2,914	2,224	3	2	42	2	10
51	Moorefield	2,814	1,945	2	1	31	3	47
52	Paden City	2,773	1,804			14		2
53	Wellsburg	2,746	4,729	14	3	46		10
54	Hinton	2,589	1,442	6	2	28	1
55	Bethlehem	2,589	13
56	Shinnston	2,565	2,657	1	3	28		1
57	Milton	2,557	5,080	9	2	37	1	7
58	White Sulphur Springs	2,538	786	6	2	9	6	1
59	Chester	2,526	3,476	13	3	63	3	5
60	Crab Orchard	2,475	1,124			12
61	Petersburg	2,450	2,181	8		61		7
62	Harrisville	2,423	1,261		2	11		3
63	Inwood	2,351	7,074	32	7	79	6	26
64	Daniels	2,301	3,174	19	14	45	6	12
65	Winfield	2,256	1,648	6		7	3	2
66	Romney	2,221	1,876	6	1	18	1	17
67	Richwood	2,180	1,407	1		18	1	2
68	Belington	2,080	950	1	1	20		3
69	Star City	2,050	285		1	9		3
70	Mannington	2,036	2,365	1		14		5
71	Spencer	2,014	909	7	2	16	3	6
72	Mullens	1,993	470			10		1
73	Granville	1,966	8	2
74	Stonewood	1,909	444	2
75	Alum Creek	1,902	996	3	2	8		1
76	Wayne	1,884	1,404			12		3
77	Logan	1,818	1,701	3	1	15	1	6
78	Glenville	1,812	51			3
79	Bradley	1,810	15
80	Eleanor	1,807	15	1		4
81	Montgomery	1,801	637	1	1	6	1
82	West Liberty	1,781	46			4		1
83	Craigsville	1,779	528			17
84	Amherstdale-Robinette	1,714	94			3
85	McMechen	1,702	1,414			8
86	Salem	1,671	788	3	2	12	4	1
87	Hamlin	1,643	916	4		16
88	Nutter Fort	1,625	1,409	2	1	14
89	Prosperity	1,624
90	Coal City	1,596	260			9
91	Terra Alta	1,591	2,390	4	1	26	2	32
92	Shepherdstown	1,587	2,789	34	8	45	6	44
93	Ansted	1,583	187		4	6
94	Ronceverte	1,582	514	2		11	1
95	Marmet	1,570	713	2		20	1	1
96	Chesapeake	1,544	553	1		8
97	Glen Dale	1,537	2,605	12	1	37	1	1
98	Parsons	1,526	886		1	7		3
99	Ceredo	1,471	10	1
100	New Haven	1,456	5			1
101	Fort Ashby	1,454	20			1
102	Rainelle	1,452	865			10		1
103	Mabscott	1,387	17
104	Elkview	1,377	5,175	8	5	32	2	4
105	Sistersville	1,366	198	1	2	7
106	Benwood	1,363	1,434	3	2	11	3
107	Lesage	1,358	406			9
108	Sophia	1,356	26			7
109	Mount Gay-Shamrock	1,349	4	1		3
110	Buffalo	1,331	471			8
111	Barrackville	1,324	14
112	Newell	1,317	1,106	3	2	15	2	1
113	Mallory	1,306	7			2
114	Chapmanville	1,297	903			10
115	Washington	1,296	1,985	5	1	26		11
116	Mount Hope	1,271	1,545	18	3	28	4
117	Belle	1,247	2,177	8	3	18	1
118	Bolivar	1,236	41	1				1
119	Sutton	1,231	1,323	1		29	1	1
120	Alderson	1,221	186			3
121	Pennsboro	1,184	481			4		2
122	Oceana	1,172	3			1
123	Gilbert Creek	1,170	2		1
124	New Cumberland	1,165	3,179	4		29	2	6
125	West Union	1,163	311	1		3		1
126	Lavalette	1,159	1,223	2	2	11		3
127	Cassville	1,150	6
128	Bethany	1,137	69		1	1
129	Falling Waters	1,109	6,250	12	8	46	2	109
130	Bruno	1,102
131	Athens	1,086	142			1	3
132	Beaver	1,086	2,750	20	5	42	7	4
133	Poca	1,071	1,214	6	4	10		1
134	Clendenin	1,033	1,604			8
135	Belmont	1,031	363			5	2
136	Rivesville	1,025	440			3
137	Lumberport	1,022	240			4
138	Monongah	1,020	92
139	Marlinton	1,002	374			9
140	Gallipolis Ferry	996	582	1	1	4		1
141	Man	991	308			2	1
142	Smithers	981	16
143	Cameron	969	703	1		4
144	Mason	966	235			12		1
145	Boomer	923	1			1
146	Bancroft	914
147	Gassaway	913	1,598	7	5	32	1	2
148	Rupert	902	38
149	Middlebourne	875	16			1
150	West Hamlin	875	398	1		6
151	North Hills	867	106		1
152	Switzer	864	3
153	Enterprise	840	57			1
154	Elizabeth	839	515			5		5
155	Piedmont	839	26			1
156	Cedar Grove	838	18
157	War	811	3
158	Fort Gay	808	386			7
159	Jefferson	800	14	1
160	Wiley Ford	790	2
161	Carpendale	789
162	West Milford	772	55			1
163	Verdunville	763	1
164	Nettie	757	139
165	Shrewsbury	752	2
166	Rowlesburg	749	317			4		2
167	Accoville	749
168	Mill Creek	745	6
169	Glasgow	740	6			3
170	East Bank	729	29
171	Franklin	726	10	1	1	4
172	Gauley Bridge	723	36
173	Gary	722
174	Salt Rock	713	165	3	1			1
175	Hepzibah	703
176	Danville	688	66
177	Pineville	685	4			1
178	Davis	683	7	1		9
179	Pine Grove	658	66
180	Beverly	656	116			3		1
181	Scarbro	648	548			5
182	Holden	644		1
183	White Hall	640	22	6		4
184	Triadelphia	640	1,228	7		22	2	2
185	Thomas	638	6			3
186	Harts	627	657			12
187	Beech Bottom	618	2
188	Ridgeley	612	82			2
189	Powellton	610	87
190	Anmoore	608
191	Clay	607	23			6
192	Masontown	602	402			6
193	Bolt	598	77			2
194	Grant Town	587	3
195	Glen Fork	586	2
196	Grantsville	581	10
197	Berwind	578
198	West Logan	573	149			1
199	Ghent	555	371			5	1
200	Union	548	54			4
201	Whitesville	548	294			5
202	Delbarton	547	112	1	1
203	Hometown	530	6
204	Pratt	527	4
205	Cowen	527	427	8	3	7		1
206	Valley Bend	519	1
207	Matewan	516	14
208	Shenandoah Junction	516	766	4	2	5		15
209	Burnsville	511	151	2		5
210	Reedsville	508	592			9		3
211	Kistler	507	3			5
212	Paw Paw	504	161			4		2
213	Raysal	498	12
214	Lost Creek	481	537	4	1	9
215	Wallace	479	210			1
216	Glen White	474	30	1
217	Peterstown	473	163	4		7	1
218	Spelter	470	1
219	Ellenboro	454	152			1		1
220	Omar	447	4			1
221	Stollings	442	1			1
222	Windsor Heights	437	113
223	Lashmeet	436	231		1
224	Justice	427
225	Minden	413
226	Cairo	405	247			3		2
227	Newburg	401	321					1
228	Farmington	399	181			1
229	Kincaid	392	20
230	Springfield	389	102			2	1	2
231	Meadow Bridge	384	315	1		1
232	Charlton Heights	382	3
233	Mitchell Heights	381
234	Capon Bridge	373	166	3		5	1	4
235	Gilbert	373	21
236	Big Creek	367	18
237	Flemington	366	225			6		1
238	Jane Lew	365	1,514	10	2	23		2
239	Reader	359	35
240	Carolina	355	13			1
241	Fairview	354	1,667			22		1
242	Mount Carbon	346	7
243	Glen Jean	340	4
244	Lester	334	505	1
245	Chauncey	331	7
246	Comfort	328	6			1
247	Albright	327	552			4		3
248	Northfork	320	4
249	Gypsy	317
250	Valley Grove	312	557	3	1	4		1
251	Flatwoods	312	133	1	2
252	Big Chimney	301				2
253	Handley	301
254	Aurora	296	266			11		7
255	Valley Head	295	4
256	Kermit	294	154
257	Bramwell	293	24			1
258	Bradshaw	293
259	Tunnelton	290	1,027			3	1	3
260	Great Cacapon	284	123			2		3
261	Hedgesville	283	8,805	27	11	100	4	75
262	Sarah Ann	276	2
263	Deep Water	271	1
264	Prichard	267	295	3		1
265	Hundred	262	59			1
266	Hillsboro	262	32			1
267	Kimberly	261	50
268	Huttonsville	260	4
269	Hambleton	254	11
270	Green Spring	252	13
271	Davy	249	1
272	Henlawson	244	1					3
273	Burlington	243	39
274	Hendricks	243	5
275	Iaeger	241	6			1
276	Racine	235	1
277	Rachel	234	48
278	Durbin	224	21			2
279	Green Bank	223	28			3
280	Wardensville	221	443	4		11		1
281	Waverly	215	694	6	2	17		1
282	Rhodell	212	100			1
283	Matoaka	212	19			1
284	Quinwood	209	31
285	Brenton	207	19
286	Idamay	204	4
287	Corinne	200	2
288	Harpers Ferry	200	5,447	44	19	71	18	81
289	Arbovale	197	29			1
290	Pentress	197
291	Camden-on-Gauley	196	115			3
292	Anawalt	191	10			1
293	Pullman	190	31		1	1
294	Sand Fork	182	1
295	Crum	175	90			2
296	Apple Grove	175	613			4	1
297	Hico	174	231	1		5
298	Henderson	170	165			3	7
299	Monaville	166	1
300	Montrose	165	48			2
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West Virginia

Top Cities

Top Names

Population

The population of West Virginia is estimated to be 1.851 million people (2016).

Race and Ethnicity

Median Household Income

The median household income in West Virginia is $41,751 (2016).

Median Property Value

The median property value in West Virginia is $103,800 (2016).

Poverty Rate

A poverty rate shows the percentage of the poor among the entire population.

Median Gross Rent

In 2016, the median gross rent in West Virginia was estimated at $643 per month.

Rent Burden

The estimated rent burden in West Virginia is 28.9% (based on Census records for 2016).

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

The share of renter-occupied housing units in West Virginia is 27.48%.

Renter Occupied Households

Experts estimate the number of renter occupied households in West Virginia at 234,658 units (based on Census and ESRI data for 2016).

Evictions

The total number of eviction judgments in West Virginia is 8,268 (2016).

Eviction Filings

There were 10,314 eviction cases filed in West Virginia in 2016.

Major Cities (population)

Recent Permits

May 5, 2020

Apr 28, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

All Cities

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