West Virginia
West Virginia: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · population 1,778,373 (registry) · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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West Virginia at a glance
Rolled up from the 9 regions inside West Virginia on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads West Virginia, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Population
- 1,766,147 persons (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 111,302.3 USD millions (current dollars, BEA all-industry total) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 4 % (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 61,770 USD (Census CPS/ASEC, current dollars) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 78.1 % (Census CPS/HVS) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 37,850 USD total household debt balance per capita (NY Fed CCP/Equifax, adults with a credit file) (2025-Q4) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, WV (CBSA) ↗ | 179,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (CBSA) ↗ | 209,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Morgantown, WV (CBSA) ↗ | 350,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV (CBSA) ↗ | 219,500 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH (CBSA) ↗ | 179,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
Largest companies in West Virginia
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| WesBanco (HQ Wheeling) ↗ | revenue | 0.587 USD billions | 2024 |
Worth knowing
- 2025-01Patrick Morrisey took office as West Virginia's 37th governor on January 13, 2025; no gubernatorial race was held on Nov 3, 2026 (WV elects governors in presidential years). ↗
- 2025-01West Virginia has no separately elected lieutenant governor; the title is assigned by statute to the Senate President (Randy Smith since January 8, 2025). ↗
- 2026-11Former Governor and U.S. Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV died; Gov. Morrisey ordered flags to half-staff on November 6, 2026. ↗
- 2023West Virginia ranks 49th among states by median household income (Wikipedia infobox, 2023 ACS $55,900). ↗
- 2026-11Gov. Morrisey announced the reopening of labor and delivery services at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center on November 5, 2026. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish18,939 · 1.1%
- Other Indo-European languages5,702 · 0.3%
Largest places in West Virginia
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Charleston, West Virginia48,864
- 2.Huntington, West Virginia full46,842
- 3.Morgantown, West Virginia full30,347
- 4.Parkersburg, West Virginia full29,461
- 5.Beckley-Mabscott, West Virginia full16,977
- 6.Clarksburg, West Virginia full16,061
- 7.Bluefield, West Virginia full9,658
- 8.Princeton, West Virginia full5,872
- 9.Harpers Ferry, West Virginia269
Inside West Virginia
9 regions have West Virginia as their parent.
Companies based in West Virginia
32 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in West Virginia. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of West Virginia are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.