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Lowest median household income, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is $22,193.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Princeton, WVWV5,578$14,945–

02Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$17,258–

03Elkins, WVWV6,622$17,383–

04Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$17,884–

05Morgantown, WVWV30,293$18,022–

06Huntington, WVWV44,815$18,276–

07Fairmont, WVWV18,035$18,370–

08Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$18,606–

09Beckley, WVWV16,373$19,110–

10Moundsville, WVWV7,659$20,036–

11Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$20,461–

12Wheeling, WVWV25,680$21,053–

13Bluefield, WVWV9,158$21,319–

14Nitro, WVWV6,270$22,188–

15Martinsburg, WVWV19,211$22,193–

16New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$22,542–

17Brookhaven, WVWV6,212$23,377–

18Charleston, WVWV46,117$23,584–

19Hurricane, WVWV7,367$23,990–

20Charles, WVWV9,329$24,014–

21Dunbar, WVWV7,050$24,872–

22St. Albans, WVWV10,210$26,040–

23South Charleston, WVWV13,072$27,366–

24Weirton, WVWV18,133$28,261–

25Vienna, WVWV10,321$31,613–

26Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671$32,044–

27Bridgeport, WVWV9,427$34,114–

28Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902$35,735–

29Teays Valley, WVWV14,151$36,543–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS