Charles Town, West Virginia demographics

Charles Town, WV demographics: median age 38.5; 36.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Charles Town city, West Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5414610. The survey estimates a population of 7,337 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Charles Town is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 2,799 households (±260). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±1.7	42.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,337
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	1,771 ±284	24.1% ±3.9 pp	20.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,320 ±242	18.0% ±3.3 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,280 ±415	44.7% ±5.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	966 ±188	13.2% ±2.6 pp	21.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,337
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Male	3,700 ±235	50.4% ±3.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	3,637 ±237	49.6% ±3.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,337
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
White alone	5,042 ±506	68.7% ±6.9 pp	90.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,017 ±328	13.9% ±4.5 pp	3.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±18 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	144 ±112 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	71 ±71 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,048 ±429	14.3% ±5.8 pp	4.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,337
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,315 ±392	86.1% ±5.3 pp	97.9%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,022 ±390	13.9% ±5.3 pp	2.1%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,454 ±164	51.9% ±3.3 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	78 ±64 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	340 ±136	12.1% ±4.7 pp	10.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	708 ±207	25.3% ±7.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	219 ±109	7.8% ±3.8 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,023 ±110	36.5% ±2.0 pp	26.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,776 ±282	63.5% ±8.2 pp	73.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	708 ±207	25.3% ±7.0 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	910 ±189	32.5% ±6.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	519 ±126	18.5% ±4.2 pp	15.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	403 ±120	14.4% ±4.1 pp	10.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	184 ±90	6.6% ±3.2 pp	4.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	11 ±25 · low precision	0.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	64 ±58 · low precision	2.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,337
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Native	6,538 ±430	89.1% ±5.9 pp	98.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	799 ±430 · low precision	10.9% ±5.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
English only	6,171 ±419	88.4% ±5.8 pp	97.5%	77.7%
Spanish	606 ±372 · low precision	8.7% ±5.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	71 ±71 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	27 ±29 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	46 ±66 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	45 ±57 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,269
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	582 ±306 · low precision	11.0% ±5.8 pp · low precision	10.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,427 ±274	27.1% ±5.0 pp	39.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	955 ±253	18.1% ±4.7 pp	17.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	401 ±152	7.6% ±2.9 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,213 ±270	23.0% ±5.0 pp	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	691 ±178	13.1% ±3.3 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Same house	5,961 ±490	81.9% ±6.7 pp	89.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	439 ±442 · low precision	6.0% ±6.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	25 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	854 ±358	11.7% ±4.9 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.0% of Charles Town residents (±3.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in West Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 93.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Charles Town	West Virginia	U.S.	Compared with West Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.0% ±3.6 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.0% ±3.3 pp	86.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±2.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Charles Town . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read Charles Town housing and cost context or return to the city profile.