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1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly,
covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report
.. impact of Fed''s interest rate action
.. which sectors are expanding or contracting
.. housing market conditions
.. insights to help your planning and decision-making.
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2. Overview & Update The total population of the Charleston, WV MSA metro changed from 226,895 in 2010 to 222,824 in 2015, a change of -6,281 (-2.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 194 in 2010 and 200 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -720 (2011), 44 (2012), -692 (2013), -1,354 (2014), -1,354 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.
This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 232,301. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 5,301 (2.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 38,439 (2010) to 55,187 (2020), a change of 16,748 (43.6%). See more about population projections.
Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 200 in 2008 and 245 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,130 in 2008 to $42,046 in 2014, a change of $3,916 (10.3%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.
282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 148 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $12,789 in 2009 to $14,642 in 2014 a change of $1,853 (14.49%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $12,789 in 2009 to $13,121 in 2014, a change of $332 (2.6%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.
Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 64 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16620; see table usage details below the table.
3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperitygo top
3.1. Lay of the Landgo top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary. Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.
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3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhoodgo top
Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).
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4. Population Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.
4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main. Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin
224,727
223,371
-1,356
-0.60
One race
212,859
218,015
5,156
2.42
White
202,050
200,036
-2,014
-1.00
Black/African American
202,050
200,036
-2,014
-1.00
American Indian/Alaska Native
175
446
271
154.86
Asian alone
1,810
1,940
130
7.18
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0
0
0
...
Some other race alone
760
496
-264
-34.74
Two or more races
11,868
5,356
-6,512
-54.87
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,398
950
-1,448
-60.38
Population 25 years and over
160,283
160,127
-156
-60.38
% high school graduate or higher
88.0
85.6
-2.4
-2.73
% bachelor's degree or higher
22.8
21.3
-1.5
-6.58
Total Households
95,251
93,385
-1,866
-6.58
Median household income ($)
45,251
42,761
-2,490
-5.50
Mean household income ($)
61,816
59,235
-2,581
-4.18
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age
224,727
223,371
-1,356
-0.60
Male
108,664
108,537
-127
-4.18
Female
116,063
114,834
-1,229
-4.18
Under 5 years
13,664
12,635
-1,029
-4.18
5 to 9 years
12,313
13,323
1,010
8.20
10 to 14 years
12,731
12,059
-672
-5.28
15 to 19 years
12,605
12,223
-382
-3.03
20 to 24 years
13,131
13,004
-127
-0.97
  25 to 34 years
27,422
27,405
-17
-0.06
35 to 44 years
27,964
27,760
-204
-0.73
45 to 54 years
31,528
30,073
-1,455
-4.61
55 to 59 years
18,616
19,000
384
2.06
55 to 59 years
18,616
19,000
384
2.06
60 to 64 years
15,480
15,810
330
2.13
65 to 74 years
22,077
22,700
623
2.82
75 to 84 years
11,838
12,908
1,070
9.04
85 years and over
5,358
4,471
-887
-16.55
Median age
42.5
43.1
0.6
1.41
18 years and over
177,724
177,486
-238
-0.13
21 years and over
171,346
169,714
-1,632
-0.95
62 years and over
49,057
49,381
324
0.66
65 years and over
39,273
40,079
806
2.05
5. Housing Characteristics & Trendsgo top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.
5.1. Total Housing Units Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Census 2010
July 1 2010
July 1 2011
July 1 2012
July 1 2013
July 1 2014
Change 2010-2014
%Change 2010-2014
Total Housing Units
108,260
108,250
108,197
108,090
107,957
108,024
-226
-0.21
5.2. General Housing Characteristics Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure
107,637
107,528
-109
-0.10
1-unit, detached
71,941
72,833
892
1.24
1-unit, attached
2,271
2,460
189
8.32
2 units
2,838
2,695
-143
-5.04
3 or 4 units
6,041
3,772
-2,269
-37.56
5 to 9 units
3,343
4,332
989
29.58
10 to 20 units
1,467
1,941
474
32.31
20 or more units
4,212
4,023
-189
-4.49
Item
2013
2014
Change 2013-14
%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure
107,637
107,528
-109
-0.10
Occupied Housing Units
95,251
93,385
-1,866
-1.96
Owner
67,313
65,297
-2,016
-2.99
Renter
27,938
28,088
150
0.54
Vacant Housing Units
12,386
14,143
1,757
14.19
Homeowner vacancy rate
2.30
2.20
-0.10
...
Rental vacancy rate
8.00
8.00
0.00
...
Average household size; owner-occ
2.35
2.41
0.06
2.55
Average household size; renter-occ
2.25
2.21
-0.04
-1.78
Median Value $ owner occupied
102,600
97,800
-4,800
-4.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied
644
699
55
8.54
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Item
Aug15
Sep15
Oct15
Nov15
Dec15
Jan16
Feb16
Mar16
Apr16
May16
Jun16
Jul16
Total Residential Units
16
18
33
16
9
18
4
26
19
19
23
18
in 1 unit bldgs
4
10
7
6
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
in 2 unit bldgs
4
0
2
0
6
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
in 3-4 unit bldgs
8
8
3
4
0
3
0
4
3
3
3
0
in 5+ unit bldgs
0
0
21
6
0
12
0
15
9
10
12
11
Bldgs with 5+ units
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Percent Coverage
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
97
95
95
95
95
Value ($000), Total Units
1,895
1,655
3,367
2,124
1,439
1,557
1,454
2,348
1,876
1,898
2,289
1,732
1 unit structures
675
775
1,514
1,494
779
572
1,454
836
841
1,065
1,065
1,041
2 unit structures
740
0
266
0
660
0
0
266
265
0
265
0
3-4 unit structures
480
880
182
190
0
182
0
243
205
205
205
0
5+ unit structures
0
0
1,405
440
0
803
0
1,003
565
628
754
691
5.4. Housing Price Indexgo top Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table. See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.
Item
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Change 2011-2015
%Change 2011-2015
Personal income
8,884,856
9,057,438
8,909,814
9,117,174
9,274,332
389,476
4.4
Net earnings 1/
5,340,624
5,376,644
5,184,089
5,234,146
5,254,508
-86,116
-1.6
Personal current transfer receipts
2,254,425
2,312,931
2,365,595
2,476,958
2,575,689
321,264
14.3
Income maintenance 2/
217,737
215,921
214,144
216,250
218,370
633
0.3
Unemployment insurance compensation
46,995
46,486
40,747
27,092
29,207
-17,788
-37.9
Retirement and other
1,989,693
2,050,524
2,110,704
2,233,616
2,328,112
338,419
17.0
Dividends, interest, and rent 3/
1,289,807
1,367,863
1,360,130
1,406,070
1,444,135
154,328
12.0
Population 4/
225,783
225,735
224,654
222,824
220,614
-5,169
-2.3
Per capita personal income
39,351
40,124
39,660
40,916
42,039
2,688
6.8
Per capita net earnings
23,654
23,818
23,076
23,490
23,818
164
0.7
Per capita personal current transfer receipts
9,985
10,246
10,530
11,116
11,675
1,690
16.9
Per capita income maintenance
964
957
953
970
990
26
2.7
Per capita unemployment insurance compensation
208
206
181
122
132
-76
-36.5
Per capita retirement and other
8,812
9,084
9,395
10,024
10,553
1,741
19.8
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent
5,713
6,060
6,054
6,310
6,546
833
14.6
Earnings by place of work
7,546,009
7,605,337
7,417,344
7,491,958
7,525,091
-20,918
-0.3
Wages and salaries
5,422,206
5,441,154
5,320,182
5,393,953
5,411,918
-10,288
-0.2
Supplements to wages and salaries
1,323,563
1,387,456
1,362,310
1,303,373
1,321,345
-2,218
-0.2
Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/
908,224
968,780
956,383
889,884
905,071
-3,153
-0.3
Employer cont. for government social insurance
415,339
418,676
405,927
413,489
416,274
935
0.2
Proprietors' income
800,240
776,727
734,852
794,632
791,828
-8,412
-1.1
Nonfarm proprietors' income
-536
-144
-216
-620
-644
-108
...
Farm proprietors' income
800,776
776,871
735,068
795,252
792,472
-8,304
-1.0
Total full-time and part-time employment
144,435
144,338
142,202
141,007
139,656
-4,779
-3.3
Wage and salary jobs
125,279
125,004
122,496
121,940
120,091
-5,188
-4.1
Number of proprietors
19,156
19,334
19,706
19,067
19,565
409
2.1
Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/
339
323
321
315
310
-29
-8.6
Number of farm proprietors
18,817
19,011
19,385
18,752
19,255
438
2.3
Average earnings per job (dollars)
52,245
52,691
52,161
53,132
53,883
1,638
3.1
Average wages and salaries
43,281
43,528
43,431
44,234
45,065
1,784
4.1
Average nonfarm proprietors' income
42,556
40,864
37,919
42,409
41,157
-1,399
-3.3
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars. See related notes.
6.2. Cost of Living Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexesgo top Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.
6.4. Consumer Price Indexgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sectorgo top Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
Item
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change 2009-14
%Change 2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars
12,789
13,337
14,159
13,478
13,569
14,642
1,853
14.49
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars
12,789
12,952
13,289
12,438
12,334
13,121
332
2.60
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Businessgo top Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Sector
Establishments 2015Q1
Employment 2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q1
Establishments 2015Q2
Employment 2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q2
Total, all industries
6,549
182,603
859
6,498
185,000
849
Total, all industries - Fed Govt
124
3,552
1,413
121
3,566
1,223
Total, all industries - St Govt
144
18,670
846
144
18,948
827
Total, all industries - Local Govt
205
17,128
691
205
17,357
826
Total, all industries - Private
6,076
143,254
867
6,028
145,130
846
Goods-producing
730
18,854
1,288
717
19,818
1,258
Natural resources and mining
132
6,376
1,579
123
6,305
1,469
Construction
467
6,703
1,009
465
7,657
1,082
Manufacturing
131
5,775
1,297
129
5,856
1,259
Service-providing
5,346
124,400
802
5,311
125,312
781
Trade, transportation & utilities
1,378
32,180
780
1,367
32,151
741
Information
79
2,926
1,148
80
2,935
1,061
Financial activities
595
...
...
594
...
...
Professional & business services
1,059
22,686
932
1,053
...
...
Education and health services
824
34,364
864
812
34,533
918
Leisure and hospitality
580
...
...
578
...
...
Other services
824
5,928
569
823
6,022
585
Unclassified
7
13
414
4
9
322
Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trendsgo top Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristicsgo top 2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
Institution
City Name
Code
Level
Total UG Enrollment
Fulltime UG Enrollment
Total Grad Enrollment
Fulltime Grad Enrollment
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston, WV
484932
3
2,344
1,155
0
0
Carver Career Center
Charleston, WV
430795
4
259
237
0
0
Charleston School of Beauty Culture
Charleston, WV
237303
4
121
121
0
0
Everest Institute-Cross Lanes
Cross Lanes, WV
237604
3
63
63
0
0
University of Charleston
Charleston, WV
237312
9
1,549
1,355
562
540
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
Charleston, WV
237987
3
162
141
0
0
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
237899
7
2,836
1,950
48
28
Number of institutions: 7 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,334 Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree
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Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
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