Charleston (WV)

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#790

Global Rank

2.5

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%

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United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
685K
GDP
$36B
GDP per capita
$51,815
Land area
13,315 km² (5,141 mi²)
Density
51/km² (133/mi²)

Primary city Charleston (WV)

State / province West Virginia

Language English

Stands out, per personListed companies: low vs United States

Charleston (WV) metro area

38.35, -81.63
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
Major League Teams/Venues↗1#T-289
Total Teams↗3#T-359
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗1#T-313
Market Cap Score↗$7B#428
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-308
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-345
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
BhubaneswarIndia#757StillwaterUnited States#957KalamazooUnited States#708Saint ÉtienneFrance#770RzeszówPoland#914CorunnaSpain#583

Sports

4 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Baseball • Atlantic League

Charleston Dirty Birds

Charleston (WV)

Other College Teams2 teams

College Basketball (Sun Belt)

Marshall

No titles6 Tour Apps0.571 W%

Women's College Basketball (Sun Belt)

Marshall (W)

No titles2 Tour Apps

Top Companies

1 companies
1United Bankshares
$7B
Public

Total Market Cap: $7B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Charleston, WV, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503001990200020102020

One year
One year +10.5%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +18.5%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +15.4%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −9.8%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Languages of Charleston (WV)

English first in West Virginia.

LanguageShare
English97.5%
Spanish1.2%
French0.1%
Italian0.1%
German0.1%
English reach, West Virginia
100%
Tier 1 census

West Virginia on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Charleston (WV)

#127 by artist origin · combined 16.6 (US 2.2 / UK 0.4) · signature decade 2010s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Billy Ray Cyrus

Number-one singles by Charleston (WV) artists1

Screen of Charleston (WV)

#537 by film pedigree · score 3.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jerome Cady

Art of Charleston (WV)

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1900s: Jenny Holzer

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1874

Marshall University

Huntington, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

West Virginia International Yeager Airport

Charleston (WV) • 4 - Regional