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Highest homeownership rate, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Brookhaven, WVWV6,21281.3%−0.6 pts

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90281.1%+1.4 pts

03Teays Valley, WVWV14,15175.9%−5.8 pts

04Vienna, WVWV10,32172.9%−3.6 pts

05St. Albans, WVWV10,21071.8%−3.6 pts

06Bridgeport, WVWV9,42771.6%−10.7 pts

07New Martinsville, WVWV5,03971.5%−0.3 pts

08Hurricane, WVWV7,36771.0%−4.2 pts

09Moundsville, WVWV7,65970.1%+1.6 pts

10Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67169.2%−5.6 pts

11South Charleston, WVWV13,07268.0%+1.2 pts

12Nitro, WVWV6,27066.6%−3.0 pts

13Weirton, WVWV18,13366.0%−6.0 pts

14Oak Hill, WVWV7,62965.8%−4.9 pts

15Charles, WVWV9,32965.1%+13.8 pts

16Fairmont, WVWV18,03563.8%+0.4 pts

17Bluefield, WVWV9,15863.2%−3.1 pts

18Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85362.3%–

19Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98861.9%−7.0 pts

20Parkersburg, WVWV28,59360.0%−2.0 pts

21Wheeling, WVWV25,68059.1%−3.6 pts

22Clarksburg, WVWV15,56259.1%−4.1 pts

23Elkins, WVWV6,62258.8%−3.1 pts

24Charleston, WVWV46,11756.6%−1.5 pts

25Dunbar, WVWV7,05056.2%−4.6 pts

26Beckley, WVWV16,37355.5%−7.8 pts

27Princeton, WVWV5,57855.1%−8.2 pts

28Buckhannon, WVWV5,05454.8%−5.1 pts

29Huntington, WVWV44,81549.7%−4.9 pts

30Martinsburg, WVWV19,21145.9%−3.9 pts

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29335.8%−5.9 pts

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