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Youngest by median age, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities with the youngest median age (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 1990

01Morgantown, WVWV30,29323.1−1%

02Buckhannon, WVWV5,05431.4−5%

03Brookhaven, WVWV6,21235.5+10%

04Hurricane, WVWV7,36736.5+4%

05Huntington, WVWV44,81536.7+0%

06Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67136.9+9%

07Martinsburg, WVWV19,21137.0+2%

08Teays Valley, WVWV14,15137.7+12%

09Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90237.7+10%

10Charles, WVWV9,32938.7−9%

11Elkins, WVWV6,62238.8+3%

12Fairmont, WVWV18,03539.3+3%

13Parkersburg, WVWV28,59339.9+4%

14Clarksburg, WVWV15,56240.5+1%

15Charleston, WVWV46,11740.8+9%

16Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98841.0–

17Dunbar, WVWV7,05041.2+9%

18Nitro, WVWV6,27041.2+5%

19Beckley, WVWV16,37341.6+5%

20Moundsville, WVWV7,65941.7+10%

21New Martinsville, WVWV5,03941.7+15%

22Oak Hill, WVWV7,62942.0+9%

23Bluefield, WVWV9,15842.2+4%

24South Charleston, WVWV13,07242.4+11%

25Wheeling, WVWV25,68042.4+6%

26Vienna, WVWV10,32142.7+11%

27Bridgeport, WVWV9,42742.8+13%

28Weirton, WVWV18,13343.5+9%

29St. Albans, WVWV10,21044.3+6%

30Princeton, WVWV5,57844.7+3%

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