West Virginia

WV

16 cities with population 10,000+ — government data from Census Bureau, CDC, and CMS.

Cities
16
pop ≥ 10,000
Total Population
351,249
in tracked cities
Avg Median Income
$62,662
-8% vs avg
Avg Home Value
$177,483
-22% vs avg

Public Safety

Violent Crime
242
per 100k residents
Property Crime
1322
per 100k residents
Assault
223
per 100k
Burglary
214
per 100k

Safest Cities in West Virginia

1 Huntington
242/100k
2 Charleston
242/100k
3 Parkersburg
242/100k
4 Morgantown
242/100k
5 Wheeling
242/100k
6 Weirton Heights
242/100k
7 Weirton
242/100k
8 Fairmont
242/100k
9 Martinsburg
242/100k
10 Beckley
242/100k

Largest Cities 10

1 Huntington
48,638
2 Charleston
46,838
3 Parkersburg
30,991
4 Morgantown
30,708
5 Wheeling
27,648
6 Weirton Heights
19,450
7 Weirton
19,175
8 Fairmont
18,733
9 Martinsburg
17,700
10 Beckley
17,056

Highest Income 10

1 Martinsburg
$80,815
2 Teays Valley
$79,527
3 Fairmont
$67,370
4 Morgantown
$65,346
5 Weirton Heights
$61,466
6 Charleston
$60,943
7 Clarksburg
$60,377
8 Parkersburg
$57,810
9 Wheeling
$57,094
10 Huntington
$55,832

Highest Home Values 10

1 Morgantown
$267,700
2 Martinsburg
$266,300
3 Teays Valley
$223,300
4 Fairmont
$166,700
5 Clarksburg
$166,200
6 Wheeling
$166,000
7 Huntington
$164,400
8 Parkersburg
$158,500
9 Beckley
$150,900
10 Charleston
$147,300

West Virginia City Rankings 10

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All Cities in West Virginia 16

Huntington 49K Charleston 47K Parkersburg 31K Morgantown 31K Wheeling 28K Weirton Heights 19K Weirton 19K Fairmont 19K Martinsburg 18K Beckley 17K Clarksburg 16K Teays Valley 13K South Charleston 13K Saint Albans 11K Vienna 11K Bluefield 10K
Data Sources

City population from GeoNames/Census Bureau. Economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates, county-level). Health data from the CDC PLACES program. Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.