Richest Cities in West Virginia by Median Income
West Virginia cities with at least 1,000 residents, ranked by median household income from the Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. Incomes shown as $250,000+ are at the Census reporting cap.
| # | City | Median Income | Home Value | Bachelor's+ | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheat Lake | $117,014 | $367,600 | 61.8% | 6.5% |
| 2 | Teays Valley | $108,741 | $278,000 | 46.7% | 5.1% |
| 3 | Winfield | $103,276 | $257,100 | 37.8% | 15.9% |
| 4 | Mallory | $101,546 | $106,300 | 32.7% | 11.6% |
| 5 | Bridgeport | $100,022 | $291,600 | 53.4% | 3.9% |
| 6 | Shenandoah Junction | $94,821 | $192,900 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| 7 | Cassville | $90,478 | $253,000 | 41.9% | 15.1% |
| 8 | Ranson | $89,523 | $242,700 | 18.9% | 12.0% |
| 9 | Charles Town | $89,263 | $377,700 | 36.1% | 6.5% |
| 10 | Williamstown | $89,013 | $182,500 | 44.3% | 5.2% |
| 11 | Blennerhassett | $88,487 | $179,800 | 29.3% | 9.3% |
| 12 | Falling Waters | $88,466 | $212,900 | 20.1% | 4.3% |
| 13 | Brookhaven | $88,438 | $261,000 | 40.5% | 10.5% |
| 14 | Prosperity | $85,094 | $141,200 | 27.0% | 11.4% |
| 15 | Inwood | $84,286 | $268,400 | 27.4% | 14.5% |
| 16 | Bethlehem | $83,409 | $200,000 | 45.3% | 8.8% |
| 17 | Bolivar | $83,068 | $251,600 | 35.9% | 10.5% |
| 18 | Tornado | $83,000 | $174,800 | 30.4% | 8.8% |
| 19 | Gilbert Creek | $82,632 | $119,400 | 17.2% | 11.7% |
| 20 | Glen Dale | $82,308 | $208,800 | 37.3% | 10.6% |
| 21 | Shannondale | $80,000 | $293,600 | 31.9% | 13.3% |
| 22 | Eleanor | $78,578 | $255,400 | 16.8% | 5.9% |
| 23 | Barrackville | $78,558 | $167,700 | 36.2% | 4.1% |
| 24 | Belle | $77,031 | $107,100 | 18.1% | 3.3% |
| 25 | Pinch | $76,741 | $221,500 | 35.5% | 5.1% |
| 26 | Alum Creek | $74,231 | $159,300 | 6.7% | 11.0% |
| 27 | Culloden | $73,318 | $197,800 | 32.9% | 11.8% |
| 28 | Boaz | $72,560 | $244,500 | 24.5% | 10.6% |
| 29 | Lubeck | $71,171 | $236,700 | 25.0% | 5.1% |
| 30 | Hurricane | $71,167 | $210,500 | 37.5% | 8.5% |
| 31 | Kingwood | $71,154 | $162,000 | 30.4% | 16.2% |
| 32 | Coal Fork | $70,212 | $101,000 | 17.3% | 2.3% |
| 33 | Brush Fork | $70,098 | $90,000 | 18.6% | 9.2% |
| 34 | Shinnston | $69,844 | $153,200 | 26.1% | 11.8% |
| 35 | Nutter Fort | $68,068 | $121,000 | 29.0% | 8.4% |
| 36 | Pleasant Valley | $67,635 | $213,600 | 33.1% | 9.0% |
| 37 | Fayetteville | $67,623 | $184,000 | 28.3% | 10.3% |
| 38 | Shady Spring | $67,407 | $188,900 | 24.8% | 13.8% |
| 39 | Sissonville | $66,944 | $180,800 | 14.9% | 23.4% |
| 40 | Paden City | $66,101 | $103,200 | 15.8% | 12.2% |
| 41 | Carpendale | $66,027 | $171,300 | 10.1% | 10.8% |
| 42 | Charleston | $65,812 | $203,300 | 45.2% | 15.8% |
| 43 | Pea Ridge | $65,811 | $188,500 | 47.6% | 9.8% |
| 44 | Mineralwells | $64,643 | $155,100 | 15.3% | 13.9% |
| 45 | Buffalo | $64,583 | $132,900 | 12.8% | 19.9% |
| 46 | South Charleston | $63,884 | $155,400 | 37.8% | 16.9% |
| 47 | Shepherdstown | $63,750 | $485,200 | 71.2% | 6.2% |
| 48 | Enterprise | $63,636 | $131,300 | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| 49 | St. Marys | $63,547 | $147,300 | 23.7% | 6.7% |
| 50 | Cross Lanes | $63,537 | $153,800 | 32.4% | 5.1% |
| 51 | Fairmont | $63,032 | $163,800 | 32.9% | 17.4% |
| 52 | Mullens | $61,563 | $78,600 | 31.1% | 13.8% |
| 53 | Hamlin | $61,429 | $95,500 | 16.2% | 21.7% |
| 54 | Rand | $61,047 | $89,900 | 25.3% | 8.6% |
| 55 | New Martinsville | $60,946 | $128,300 | 23.8% | 15.5% |
| 56 | Chesapeake | $60,927 | $84,500 | 10.3% | 21.5% |
| 57 | Hooverson Heights | $60,781 | $154,600 | 15.9% | 13.8% |
| 58 | Westover | $60,769 | $178,400 | 33.0% | 12.6% |
| 59 | Barboursville | $60,571 | $197,700 | 34.1% | 19.2% |
| 60 | West Union | $60,417 | $98,600 | 15.4% | 18.9% |
| 61 | Vienna | $60,388 | $154,300 | 31.4% | 10.2% |
| 62 | Washington | $60,365 | $251,000 | 33.3% | 6.9% |
| 63 | Bethany | $60,313 | $110,600 | 50.2% | 8.1% |
| 64 | Daniels | $60,278 | $171,300 | 29.4% | 24.2% |
| 65 | Newell | $60,278 | $88,100 | 19.9% | 25.8% |
| 66 | Man | $60,000 | $154,200 | 24.1% | 12.5% |
| 67 | Weirton | $59,575 | $133,500 | 24.2% | 12.6% |
| 68 | Martinsburg | $59,555 | $240,000 | 24.7% | 19.8% |
| 69 | Star City | $59,123 | $256,200 | 48.5% | 17.8% |
| 70 | Madison | $58,872 | $147,900 | 20.6% | 12.9% |
| 71 | Dunbar | $58,379 | $119,600 | 29.2% | 14.9% |
| 72 | Follansbee | $58,371 | $133,900 | 22.8% | 8.1% |
| 73 | Mabscott | $57,813 | $159,700 | 29.7% | 16.7% |
| 74 | Athens | $56,667 | $168,100 | 47.8% | 19.4% |
| 75 | Chester | $56,607 | $112,000 | 22.5% | 15.6% |
| 76 | Summersville | $56,571 | $230,000 | 34.8% | 20.3% |
| 77 | New Haven | $55,938 | $106,500 | 14.9% | 19.6% |
| 78 | Stonewood | $54,792 | $154,200 | 25.9% | 8.1% |
| 79 | Buckhannon | $54,615 | $158,100 | 24.4% | 21.7% |
| 80 | Lavalette | $54,554 | $190,200 | 47.9% | 0.0% |
| 81 | Mannington | $54,286 | $106,000 | 18.6% | 10.4% |
| 82 | St. Albans | $53,972 | $140,800 | 24.3% | 14.1% |
| 83 | Nitro | $53,848 | $128,900 | 17.2% | 20.2% |
| 84 | Kenova | $53,683 | $109,000 | 14.3% | 9.0% |
| 85 | Oak Hill | $52,466 | $118,700 | 15.6% | 21.7% |
| 86 | Marmet | $52,115 | $95,100 | 19.2% | 13.6% |
| 87 | Weston | $52,070 | $105,300 | 13.6% | 22.9% |
| 88 | Mount Gay-Shamrock | $51,740 | $84,100 | 16.6% | 27.6% |
| 89 | Pennsboro | $51,327 | $86,500 | 10.5% | 22.2% |
| 90 | Terra Alta | $50,536 | $95,200 | 8.8% | 29.1% |
| 91 | Ceredo | $49,635 | $126,800 | 22.7% | 29.1% |
| 92 | Lewisburg | $49,560 | $334,900 | 57.8% | 28.1% |
| 93 | Bluefield | $49,375 | $105,400 | 30.8% | 18.5% |
| 94 | Romney | $49,286 | $184,400 | 14.9% | 25.9% |
| 95 | Moorefield | $49,063 | $125,000 | 4.8% | 8.1% |
| 96 | Moundsville | $49,048 | $118,600 | 17.3% | 22.5% |
| 97 | Parkersburg | $49,025 | $121,600 | 21.0% | 22.5% |
| 98 | Wheeling | $48,590 | $146,500 | 34.1% | 20.5% |
| 99 | Belington | $48,508 | $104,400 | 11.6% | 25.2% |
| 100 | Harrisville | $47,768 | $123,000 | 18.0% | 25.1% |
| 101 | Glenville | $47,422 | $108,400 | 34.8% | 23.7% |
| 102 | Clarksburg | $47,386 | $129,900 | 25.7% | 23.5% |
| 103 | Keyser | $46,955 | $143,000 | 18.0% | 31.8% |
| 104 | Milton | $46,429 | $143,900 | 18.3% | 23.3% |
| 105 | White Sulphur Springs | $46,178 | $117,000 | 20.7% | 23.2% |
| 106 | Philippi | $45,879 | $114,500 | 17.3% | 29.4% |
| 107 | Beckley | $45,826 | $158,000 | 29.2% | 28.9% |
| 108 | Sistersville | $45,500 | $95,300 | 16.6% | 40.8% |
| 109 | Huntington | $45,100 | $127,200 | 35.3% | 25.7% |
| 110 | Morgantown | $44,727 | $259,400 | 58.5% | 30.4% |
| 111 | Fort Ashby | $44,538 | $225,300 | 21.1% | 16.6% |
| 112 | Stanaford | $44,219 | $162,800 | 14.3% | 44.5% |
| 113 | Elkins | $44,217 | $152,700 | 31.1% | 17.3% |
| 114 | Princeton | $43,900 | $120,300 | 21.0% | 16.9% |
| 115 | Crab Orchard | $43,792 | $168,200 | 5.8% | 16.6% |
| 116 | West Liberty | $43,750 | $151,900 | 39.9% | 33.6% |
| 117 | Bradley | $43,641 | $84,700 | 16.6% | 11.8% |
| 118 | Benwood | $43,636 | $74,900 | 6.4% | 29.3% |
| 119 | Petersburg | $42,917 | $124,500 | 14.4% | 19.5% |
| 120 | Wellsburg | $42,868 | $104,500 | 17.3% | 20.3% |
| 121 | Ronceverte | $41,889 | $130,300 | 17.3% | 25.9% |
| 122 | Ripley | $41,518 | $121,800 | 23.4% | 27.1% |
| 123 | Parsons | $40,547 | $96,300 | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| 124 | McMechen | $40,446 | $96,900 | 12.7% | 27.5% |
| 125 | Grafton | $40,402 | $74,600 | 11.2% | 24.9% |
| 126 | Craigsville | $39,943 | $83,500 | 26.4% | 6.1% |
| 127 | Salem | $38,529 | $77,800 | 13.9% | 16.8% |
| 128 | Ansted | $38,375 | $68,700 | 21.5% | 27.2% |
| 129 | Spencer | $37,639 | $116,800 | 16.7% | 33.5% |
| 130 | Hinton | $37,610 | $92,900 | 21.8% | 35.0% |
| 131 | Point Pleasant | $37,563 | $118,000 | 28.2% | 24.4% |
| 132 | Marlinton | $37,273 | $93,900 | 21.0% | 34.9% |
| 133 | Sophia | $36,080 | $116,900 | 6.6% | 38.0% |
| 134 | MacArthur | $35,650 | $160,800 | 4.8% | 36.4% |
| 135 | Rainelle | $35,625 | $80,800 | 12.6% | 29.8% |
| 136 | Bluewell | $35,168 | $125,500 | 15.9% | 18.3% |
| 137 | Mount Hope | $34,375 | $101,000 | 12.2% | 32.3% |
| 138 | Ravenswood | $34,241 | $97,600 | 16.4% | 31.4% |
| 139 | Addison (Webster Springs) | $33,333 | $89,200 | 15.2% | 28.9% |
| 140 | Welch | $32,969 | $57,300 | 5.0% | 28.2% |
| 141 | Oceana | $32,875 | $66,900 | 5.9% | 43.1% |
| 142 | Alderson | $32,212 | $130,400 | 12.4% | 45.8% |
| 143 | Granville | $31,901 | $138,300 | 20.2% | 45.8% |
| 144 | Richwood | $30,833 | $70,000 | 16.9% | 25.9% |
| 145 | Logan | $29,832 | $84,700 | 9.4% | 44.5% |
| 146 | Montgomery | $27,679 | $133,000 | 19.7% | 28.3% |
| 147 | Wayne | $27,159 | $82,100 | 6.1% | 25.8% |
| 148 | Fairlea | $24,411 | N/A | 16.3% | 27.6% |
| 149 | Williamson | $21,875 | $89,600 | 10.4% | 49.1% |