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South Charleston, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
South Charleston is a Census city of 13,457 people across 9.76 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $63,884, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
South Charleston
What South Charleston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.76 sq mi
- Water area0.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,379
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
How many people live in South Charleston
- Population13,457
- Median age41.7
- Population under 182,741
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,876
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households6,189
- Family households3,325
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
Income and work in South Charleston
- Median household income$63,884
- Per capita income$37,767
- Civilian labor force6,999
- Employed6,512
- Unemployed487 plus or minus 210
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over9,694
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
Housing in South Charleston
- Housing units6,970
- Occupied units6,189
- Vacant units781 plus or minus 255
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied4,372
- Renter occupied1,817
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$844
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units5,163
- Share single family74.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,757
- Share in buildings of two or more25.2 percent
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 72
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
How South Charleston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,800
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,189
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more851 plus or minus 255
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Charleston
SBA loans in South Charleston (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$5,660,600
- Average approval$257,300
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$376,800
- Largest approval$2,190,000
- Jobs supported196
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Charleston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Charleston
Flood risk in South Charleston
- NFIP communityCity of South Charleston
- NFIP community number540223
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The City of South Charleston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540223 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kanawha County, not South Charleston
Kanawha County context, not South Charleston figures
- Establishments in Kanawha County4,396
- Covered employment, Kanawha County97,845
- Average annual pay, Kanawha County$61,997
- Housing units permitted, Kanawha County98
Every figure in this section is published for Kanawha County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Charleston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
South Charleston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Charleston, West Virginia?
13,457, in 6,189 households. South Charleston city covers 9.76 square miles of land, which is 1,379 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Charleston in?
Kanawha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in South Charleston?
$63,884. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,400. Median gross rent is $844 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Charleston businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Charleston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Charleston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for South Charleston. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is South Charleston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. South Charleston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as South Charleston, city of, community 540223, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page South Charleston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kanawha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of South Charleston.
Is zoning published for South Charleston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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