ZIP 25301 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 25301 (Charleston, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, WV · Kanawha County
uszips 2026
People2,498
Median age54.9
Household income$25,417
Home value$218,816
Median rent$610/mo
Poverty32.7%
College degree+28.5%
Commute11 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston, WV
- Wider region
- Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 719 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,483
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.6% are 65 or older; 93.3% are adults.
Household income
10.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,265.
Education (adults 25+)
38.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 21.8%
- Never married
- 48.5%
- Divorced
- 25.2%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 18.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 14.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.0%
- Men / women
- 60% / 40%
Work
- In labor force
- 36.8%
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 39.6%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.