S Charleston's Livability
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Amenities
About S Charleston, WV
S Charleston, WV is located in Kanawha County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for S Charleston is about 20,468 with about 263 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $143,300, which is roughly 34% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 34% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $51,946, which is roughly 22% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 20% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.21Male Population Estimate: 47.4%
Female Population Estimate: 52.6%
Median Age: 42.3
Male Median Age: 40.0
Female Median Age: 44.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:8.89%
Asian:1.51%
Hispanic:0.88%
Indian:0.8%
Other:0.35%
Hawaiian:0.07%
Voting
![Joe Manchin](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joe_manchin.jpg)
![Shelley Moore Capito](/assets/images/politicians/senators/shelley_moore_capito.jpg)
![Jim Justice](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_justice.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 41.76%
Libertarian: 1.49%
Green: 0.34%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Charleston specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Kanawha County: About 8.62905 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Kanawha County: About 616.486 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Kanawha County is about 54% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 53% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Charleston is about 6.3%.
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Verizon, WV ( 2.78 mi. )
- Wv Dept Of Motor Veh, WV ( 2.78 mi. )
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- Institute, WV ( 4.74 mi. )
- Jefferson, WV ( 4.84 mi. )
- Meadowbrook, WV ( 6.71 mi. )
- Kanawha City, WV ( 6.80 mi. )
- Cross Lanes, WV ( 7.08 mi. )
- Malden, WV ( 7.87 mi. )
- Saint Albans, WV ( 8.16 mi. )
- Nitro, WV ( 8.23 mi. )
- Big Chimney, WV ( 8.66 mi. )
- Lanham, WV ( 8.67 mi. )
- Dupont City, WV ( 8.92 mi. )
- Tornado, WV ( 9.46 mi. )
- Alum Creek, WV ( 9.54 mi. )
- Marmet, WV ( 9.90 mi. )
- Upper Falls, WV ( 9.98 mi. )
- Hernshaw, WV ( 10.24 mi. )
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- Tad, WV ( 10.35 mi. )
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- Pinch, WV ( 11.38 mi. )
- Belle, WV ( 11.68 mi. )
- Elkview, WV ( 12.22 mi. )
- Chesapeake, WV ( 12.30 mi. )
- Ashford, WV ( 12.53 mi. )
- Witcher, WV ( 12.93 mi. )
- Sod, WV ( 13.16 mi. )
- Winifrede, WV ( 13.45 mi. )
- Bancroft, WV ( 13.54 mi. )
- Blue Creek, WV ( 13.73 mi. )
- Scott Depot, WV ( 13.89 mi. )
- Blount, WV ( 14.12 mi. )
- Nellis, WV ( 14.75 mi. )
- Quincy, WV ( 14.75 mi. )
- Hometown, WV ( 14.97 mi. )
- Frame, WV ( 15.00 mi. )
- Peytona, WV ( 15.04 mi. )
- Bloomingrose, WV ( 15.20 mi. )
- Quick, WV ( 15.22 mi. )
- Sumerco, WV ( 15.23 mi. )
- Racine, WV ( 15.24 mi. )
- Chelyan, WV ( 15.28 mi. )
- Costa, WV ( 15.38 mi. )
- Shrewsbury, WV ( 15.68 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 25303, 25309 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 38.359330
Longitude: -81.682640
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 894.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304