Charleston metropolitan area, West Virginia

The population of the Charleston MSA is ranked 151st out of the 363 MSA's. • The Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA is the 81st largest in the US. • The Charleston-Huntington TV Market is ranked 64th out of 210. • The Charleston MSA is ranked 181st out of the 297 Arbitron radio markets. • Out of 280 Metropolitan statistical areas ranked by per capita income, the Charleston MSA is ranked 106th. (Census 2000) • The MSA is 202 out of 280 ranked by median household income. (Census 2000) ==Counties==

In order of population: ==Cities, towns, and other communities==

Places with more than 45,000 inhabitants • Charleston (Principal City) Places with 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants • Cross Lanes (census-designated place) • Dunbar • Nitro (partial) • South Charleston • St. Albans Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants • Alum Creek (census-designated place) • Belle • Chesapeake • Clendenin • Coal Fork (census-designated place) • Culloden (census-designated place; partial) • Elkview (census-designated place) • Madison • Marmet • Montgomery (partial) • Pinch (census-designated place) • Sissonville (census-designated place) • Upper Falls (census-designated place) Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants • Cedar Grove • Clay • Danville • East Bank • Glasgow • Handley • Jefferson • Pratt • Smithers (partial) • Sylvester • Whitesville Unincorporated places • Adonijah • Ashford • Bandytown • Barrett • Big Chimney • Bim • Bob White • Bream • Crede • Dille • Elk Forest • Emmons • Floe • Foch • Hillsdale • Independence • Institute • Julian • Little Italy • Mink Shoals • Nellis • O'Brion • Porter • Racine • Rand • Swandale • Uneeda • Valley Fork • Van • Washington Heights • Wharton • Whetstone • Widen ==Demographics==

As of the census of 2000, there were 309,635 people, 129,229 households, and 88,175 families residing within the MSA. New definitions from February 28, 2013, placed the population at 363,000. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.25% White, 4.66% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.55% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,222, and the median income for a family was $35,735. Males had a median income of $34,105 versus $20,448 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,074. ==Highways==

Interstates • Interstate 77 • Interstate 79 • Interstate 64 U.S. Highways • U.S. Route 60 • U.S. Route 119 • U.S. Route 35 ===Appalachian Corridors=== • Corridor G WV state highways ==Colleges and universities==

• University of Charleston • West Virginia State University • Marshall University Graduate College • BridgeValley Community and Technical College • WV Junior College ==Combined Statistical Area==

The Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area consists of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Portsmouth, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. It spans 12 counties in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. ==References==