Charleston is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 47,129 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Charleston is the largest community in West Virginia.Charleston is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.40% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Charleston is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Charleston who work in office and administrative support (11.29%), healthcare (11.25%), and sales jobs (10.68%). Also of interest is that Charleston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.70 minutes getting to work every day.Charleston is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.21% of adults in Charleston have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Charleston in 2022 was $44,639, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,556 for a family of four. However, Charleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Charleston is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charleston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charleston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charleston include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Charleston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
