Kanawha County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia · ZIP 25003, 25015, 25025
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 173,906 (2024 estimate)Population
- 76,806Households
- $58,887Median household income
- $135,000Median home value
- 32Towns with a page
- 46ZIP codes
Kanawha County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 200,073 |
| 2010 | 193,063 |
| 2020 | 180,745 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $58,887 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 53,893 units
- Renter occupied
- 22,913 units
- Vacancy rate
- 15%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
74,799 employees in 4,396 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 178,198 | 1,784,462 |
| Median household income | $58,887 | $57,917 |
| Median age | 43.7 | 42.7 |
| Median home value | $135,000 | $155,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.3% | 23.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 70.2% | 74.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 22.5 minutes | 26.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Kanawha County32 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | City | 46,482 | 31.4 sq mi |
| South Charleston | City | 13,177 | 9.78 sq mi |
| St. Albans | City | 10,301 | 3.61 sq mi |
| Cross Lanes | Census designated place | 10,172 | 6.25 sq mi |
| Dunbar | City | 7,111 | 2.80 sq mi |
| Nitro | City | 6,366 | 5.35 sq mi |
| Pinch | Census designated place | 3,893 | 3.55 sq mi |
| Sissonville | Census designated place | 2,706 | 12.8 sq mi |
| Marmet | City | 1,423 | 1.27 sq mi |
| Coal Fork | Census designated place | 1,414 | 5.13 sq mi |
| Chesapeake | Town | 1,281 | 0.48 sq mi |
| Tornado | Census designated place | 1,101 | 3.59 sq mi |
| Belle | Town | 1,097 | 0.69 sq mi |
| Rand | Census designated place | 915 | 0.46 sq mi |
| Clendenin | Town | 866 | 1.44 sq mi |
| Elkview | Census designated place | 800 | 1.68 sq mi |
| East Bank | Town | 781 | 0.48 sq mi |
| Institute | Census designated place | 690 | 0.28 sq mi |
| Glasgow | Town | 687 | 0.47 sq mi |
| Cedar Grove | Town | 685 | 0.72 sq mi |
| Jefferson | Census designated place | 653 | 0.33 sq mi |
| Big Chimney | Census designated place | 497 | 2.00 sq mi |
| Pratt | Town | 461 | 0.29 sq mi |
| Dupont City | Census designated place | 455 | 0.17 sq mi |
| West Dunbar | Census designated place | 385 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Shrewsbury | Census designated place | 329 | 0.29 sq mi |
| Malden | Census designated place | 298 | 0.12 sq mi |
| Eskdale | Census designated place | 283 | 0.38 sq mi |
| Chelyan | Census designated place | 252 | 0.43 sq mi |
| Handley | Town | 212 | 0.95 sq mi |
| Hollygrove | Census designated place | 104 | 0.18 sq mi |
| Hansford | Census designated place | 86 | 0.08 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 54 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Boone CountyPopulation 20,496 (2024 estimate)
- Clay CountyPopulation 7,689 (2024 estimate)
- Fayette CountyPopulation 38,600 (2024 estimate)
- Jackson CountyPopulation 27,718 (2024 estimate)
- Lincoln CountyPopulation 19,377 (2024 estimate)
- Nicholas CountyPopulation 24,017 (2024 estimate)
- Putnam CountyPopulation 57,067 (2024 estimate)
- Raleigh CountyPopulation 72,379 (2024 estimate)
- Roane CountyPopulation 13,540 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 54, retrieved November 14, 2026.