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Highest homeownership rate, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,42782.2%+1.4 pts

02Brookhaven, WVWV6,21281.9%+2.0 pts

03Teays Valley, WVWV14,15181.7%+0.3 pts

04Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90279.7%−0.4 pts

05Vienna, WVWV10,32176.6%+0.2 pts

06St. Albans, WVWV10,21075.4%+2.7 pts

07Hurricane, WVWV7,36775.2%+2.4 pts

08Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67174.7%+1.7 pts

09Weirton, WVWV18,13372.1%−0.5 pts

10New Martinsville, WVWV5,03971.8%+0.3 pts

11Oak Hill, WVWV7,62970.7%−2.8 pts

12Nitro, WVWV6,27069.7%−0.9 pts

13Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98868.9%–

14Moundsville, WVWV7,65968.5%+0.1 pts

15South Charleston, WVWV13,07266.8%−0.3 pts

16Bluefield, WVWV9,15866.3%−3.7 pts

17Fairmont, WVWV18,03563.4%−1.5 pts

18Princeton, WVWV5,57863.3%−0.9 pts

19Beckley, WVWV16,37363.3%+1.6 pts

20Clarksburg, WVWV15,56263.2%+0.1 pts

21Wheeling, WVWV25,68062.7%+1.5 pts

22Parkersburg, WVWV28,59362.0%−1.0 pts

23Elkins, WVWV6,62261.9%+0.6 pts

24Dunbar, WVWV7,05060.8%+0.4 pts

25Buckhannon, WVWV5,05459.8%−0.1 pts

26Charleston, WVWV46,11758.1%+2.6 pts

27Huntington, WVWV44,81554.6%−2.4 pts

28Charles, WVWV9,32951.3%+0.3 pts

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,21149.8%−2.5 pts

30Morgantown, WVWV30,29341.7%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS