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West Virginia rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in West Virginia

Cheat Lake has the highest median household income of West Virginia’s 61 towns of 2,500+: $117,014 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $58,872; 3 of the 61 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Cheat Lake

unincorporated, Monongalia County · 10,902 people
$117,014

Median household income·±$19,407 margin·6.5% in poverty

#2

Teays Valley

unincorporated, Putnam County · 14,151 people
$108,741

Median household income·±$9,940 margin·5.1% in poverty

#3

Bridgeport

Harrison County · 9,427 people
$100,022

Median household income·±$13,408 margin·3.9% in poverty

All 61 towns

Median household income, highest first.

61 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1Cheat Lakeunincorporated, Monongalia County · 10,902 people$117,014$19,4076.5%of residents
2Teays Valleyunincorporated, Putnam County · 14,151 people$108,741$9,9405.1%of residents
3BridgeportHarrison County · 9,427 people$100,022$13,4083.9%of residents
4Ranson corporationJefferson County · 6,853 people$89,523$10,95012.0%of residents
5Charles TownJefferson County · 9,329 people$89,263$15,2346.5%of residents
6WilliamstownWood County · 2,922 people$89,013$13,9705.2%of residents
7Blennerhassettunincorporated, Wood County · 3,282 people$88,487$5,4229.3%of residents
8Brookhavenunincorporated, Monongalia County · 6,212 people$88,438$17,86010.5%of residents
9Inwoodunincorporated, Berkeley County · 2,794 people$84,286$16,74414.5%of residents
10BethlehemOhio County · 2,520 people$83,409$13,8278.8%of residents
11Shannondaleunincorporated, Jefferson County · 3,465 people$80,000$26,23713.3%of residents
12Pinchunincorporated, Kanawha County · 4,037 people$76,741$24,4625.1%of residents
13Cullodenunincorporated, Cabell County · 3,040 people$73,318$29,89811.8%of residents
14HurricanePutnam County · 7,367 people$71,167$11,7948.5%of residents
15KingwoodPreston County · 2,937 people$71,154$22,46216.2%of residents
16Pleasant ValleyMarion County · 3,457 people$67,635$15,2759.0%of residents
17FayettevilleFayette County · 2,721 people$67,623$11,27510.3%of residents
18Shady Springunincorporated, Raleigh County · 3,381 people$67,407$29,71613.8%of residents
19Sissonvilleunincorporated, Kanawha County · 3,593 people$66,944$15,42223.4%of residents
20CharlestonKanawha County · 46,117 people$65,812$4,31115.8%of residents
21Pea Ridgeunincorporated, Cabell County · 6,988 people$65,811$9,2349.8%of residents
22South CharlestonKanawha County · 13,072 people$63,884$7,52916.9%of residents
23Cross Lanesunincorporated, Kanawha County · 9,671 people$63,537$4,1125.1%of residents
24FairmontMarion County · 18,035 people$63,032$2,68917.4%of residents
25New MartinsvilleWetzel County · 5,039 people$60,946$13,27315.5%of residents
26WestoverMonongalia County · 4,086 people$60,769$5,13012.6%of residents
27BarboursvilleCabell County · 4,307 people$60,571$12,12119.2%of residents
28ViennaWood County · 10,321 people$60,388$6,83310.2%of residents
29WeirtonHancock County · 18,133 people$59,575$5,46512.6%of residents
30MartinsburgBerkeley County · 19,211 people$59,555$7,35519.8%of residents
31MadisonBoone County · 2,678 people$58,872$8,02812.9%of residents
32DunbarKanawha County · 7,050 people$58,379$7,11814.9%of residents
33FollansbeeBrooke County · 2,668 people$58,371$13,7978.1%of residents
34SummersvilleNicholas County · 3,297 people$56,571$16,15420.3%of residents
35BuckhannonUpshur County · 5,054 people$54,615$11,95021.7%of residents
36St. AlbansKanawha County · 10,210 people$53,972$6,27914.1%of residents
37NitroKanawha County · 6,270 people$53,848$5,33620.2%of residents
38KenovaWayne County · 2,841 people$53,683$9,1829.0%of residents
39Oak HillFayette County · 7,629 people$52,466$5,78221.7%of residents
40WestonLewis County · 3,736 people$52,070$5,29023.0%of residents
41LewisburgGreenbrier County · 3,721 people$49,560$16,62428.0%of residents
42BluefieldMercer County · 9,158 people$49,375$12,53418.5%of residents
43MoorefieldHardy County · 2,655 people$49,063$2,2968.1%of residents
44MoundsvilleMarshall County · 7,659 people$49,048$9,08022.5%of residents
45ParkersburgWood County · 28,593 people$49,025$2,50522.5%of residents
46WheelingOhio County · 25,680 people$48,590$2,95920.5%of residents
47ClarksburgHarrison County · 15,562 people$47,386$4,84823.5%of residents
48KeyserMineral County · 4,777 people$46,955$10,36531.8%of residents
49MiltonCabell County · 2,792 people$46,429$20,47323.3%of residents
50PhilippiBarbour County · 2,846 people$45,879$9,38129.5%of residents
51BeckleyRaleigh County · 16,373 people$45,826$8,66128.9%of residents
52HuntingtonCabell County · 44,815 people$45,100$3,55525.7%of residents
53MorgantownMonongalia County · 30,293 people$44,727$4,44530.4%of residents
54ElkinsRandolph County · 6,622 people$44,217$6,92217.3%of residents
55PrincetonMercer County · 5,578 people$43,900$7,62016.9%of residents
56RipleyJackson County · 3,038 people$41,518$14,39927.1%of residents
57GraftonTaylor County · 4,529 people$40,402$4,36324.9%of residents
58Point PleasantMason County · 3,869 people$37,563$9,68624.4%of residents
59RavenswoodJackson County · 3,790 people$34,241$13,59831.4%of residents
60WelchMcDowell County · 3,389 people$32,969$11,73328.2%of residents
61WilliamsonMingo County · 2,753 people$21,875$4,86149.1%of residents
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which West Virginia town has the highest income?

Cheat Lake (unincorporated, Monongalia County): its median household income is $117,014 (±$19,407). Teays Valley ($108,741) and Bridgeport ($100,022) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (61 in West Virginia). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the West Virginia page.

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