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Highest renter share, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the highest share of renter-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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Morgantown, WVWV30,29358.3%+5%

02Martinsburg, WVWV19,21150.2%+5%

03Charles, WVWV9,32948.7%−1%

04Huntington, WVWV44,81545.4%+6%

05Charleston, WVWV46,11741.9%−6%

06Buckhannon, WVWV5,05440.2%+0%

07Dunbar, WVWV7,05039.2%−1%

08Elkins, WVWV6,62238.1%−2%

09Parkersburg, WVWV28,59338.0%+3%

10Wheeling, WVWV25,68037.3%−4%

11Clarksburg, WVWV15,56236.8%−0%

12Beckley, WVWV16,37336.7%−4%

13Princeton, WVWV5,57836.7%+3%

14Fairmont, WVWV18,03536.6%+4%

15Bluefield, WVWV9,15833.7%+12%

16South Charleston, WVWV13,07233.2%+1%

17Moundsville, WVWV7,65931.5%−0%

18Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98831.1%–

19Nitro, WVWV6,27030.3%+3%

20Oak Hill, WVWV7,62929.3%+10%

21New Martinsville, WVWV5,03928.2%−1%

22Weirton, WVWV18,13327.9%+2%

23Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67125.3%−6%

24Hurricane, WVWV7,36724.8%−9%

25St. Albans, WVWV10,21024.6%−10%

26Vienna, WVWV10,32123.4%−1%

27Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90220.3%+2%

28Teays Valley, WVWV14,15118.3%−2%

29Brookhaven, WVWV6,21218.1%−10%

30Bridgeport, WVWV9,42717.8%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS