Demographic comparison of the state of West Virginia, the city of Charleston, and the state West Virginia legislature
| Total population | Voting-age citizen population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Charleston | West Virginia | Charleston | State legislature | |
| Total | 1,805,832 | 189,583 | 1,431,158 | 151,750 | 134 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 92.0% | 88.2% | 93.2% | 89.1% | 94.8% |
| Black | 3.9% | 7.5% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Latinx | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| AAPI/other | 2.8% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 49.5% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 47.7% | 85.8% |
| Women | 50.5% | 51.5% | 51.0% | 52.3% | 14.2% |
| Age | |||||
| 17 and under | 20.1% | 19.4% | – | – | – |
| 18–29 | 14.9% | 14.4% | 18.7% | 17.8% | – |
| 30–44 | 17.7% | 17.8% | 22.0% | 22.1% | – |
| 45–64 | 27.1% | 27.3% | 34.2% | 34.1% | – |
| 65 and over | 20.0% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 26.1% | – |
| Citizenship | |||||
| U.S.-born | 98.5% | 97.9% | – | – | – |
| Naturalized citizen | 0.8% | 1.5% | – | – | – |
| Not a citizen | 0.7% | 0.5% | – | – | – |
| Poverty status | |||||
| Poverty level | 312,188 | 34,435 | 222,590 | 26,049 | – |
| Poverty rate | 17.8% | 18.2% | 16.0% | 17.2% | – |
Notes: Blank cells indicate demographic breakdowns that are not applicable to the voting-age citizen population or not available for all state legislators.
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Legislatures at a Glance; EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.