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Highest homeownership rate, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,42782.2%+0%

02Brookhaven, WVWV6,21281.9%+0%

03Teays Valley, WVWV14,15181.7%+0%

04Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90279.7%+0%

05Vienna, WVWV10,32176.6%+0%

06St. Albans, WVWV10,21075.4%+0%

07Hurricane, WVWV7,36775.2%+0%

08Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67174.7%+0%

09Weirton, WVWV18,13372.1%+0%

10New Martinsville, WVWV5,03971.8%+0%

11Oak Hill, WVWV7,62970.7%+0%

12Nitro, WVWV6,27069.7%+0%

13Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98868.9%+0%

14Moundsville, WVWV7,65968.5%+0%

15South Charleston, WVWV13,07266.8%+0%

16Bluefield, WVWV9,15866.3%+0%

17Fairmont, WVWV18,03563.4%+0%

18Princeton, WVWV5,57863.3%+0%

19Beckley, WVWV16,37363.3%+0%

20Clarksburg, WVWV15,56263.2%+0%

21Wheeling, WVWV25,68062.7%+0%

22Parkersburg, WVWV28,59362.0%+0%

23Elkins, WVWV6,62261.9%+0%

24Dunbar, WVWV7,05060.8%+0%

25Buckhannon, WVWV5,05459.8%+0%

26Charleston, WVWV46,11758.1%+0%

27Huntington, WVWV44,81554.6%+0%

28Charles, WVWV9,32951.3%+0%

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,21149.8%+0%

30Morgantown, WVWV30,29341.7%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES