Metro area · CBSA 16620
Charleston
The Charleston, WV metro area has 205,398 people. Median rent is $896, 17.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kanawha County at $1,048. Of the 26 places we track here, Elkview has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$60,117
Median home value
$141,100
Unemployment
6.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,048
HUD, Kanawha County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 47,421 | $908 | 16.6% |
| South Charleston | 13,457 | $844 | 15.9% |
| St. Albans | 10,522 | $931 | 20.7% |
| Cross Lanes | 9,671 | $949 | 17.9% |
| Dunbar | 7,254 | $935 | 19.2% |
| Nitro | 6,853 | $949 | 21.1% |
| Pinch | 4,037 | $916 | 14.3% |
| Sissonville | 3,593 | $796 | 14.3% |
| Madison | 2,788 | $944 | 19.2% |
| Alum Creek | 1,749 | $906 | 14.6% |
| Chesapeake | 1,702 | $967 | 19.0% |
| Belle | 1,611 | $891 | 13.9% |
| Marmet | 1,524 | $854 | 19.7% |
| Coal Fork | 1,423 | $906 | 15.5% |
| Tornado | 1,114 | $1,367 | 19.8% |
| Rand | 1,064 | $953 | 18.7% |
| Clendenin | 903 | $820 | 14.1% |
| Glasgow | 878 | $919 | 20.5% |
| East Bank | 850 | $908 | 15.0% |
| Elkview | 671 | $669 | 11.5% |
| Big Chimney | 610 | $906 | 17.8% |
| Chelyan | 564 | $906 | 17.8% |
| Danville | 549 | $530 | 27.0% |
| Jefferson | 534 | $636 | 12.5% |
| Institute | 521 | $1,000 | 28.4% |
| Dupont City | 501 | $906 | 17.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.