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Most educated towns in West Virginia

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

West Virginia · Most educated

Bethlehem ranks #7 of 63

45.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree · Visit Bethlehem →

Bethlehem ranks #7 of 63 for most educated in West Virginia
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1 Cheat Lake 61.8% Median income $117,014 2 Morgantown 58.5% Median income $44,727 3 Lewisburg 57.8% Median income $49,560
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 Cheat Lake10,902 people 61.8% $117,014 40.6
2 Morgantown30,236 people 58.5% $44,727 23.9
3 Lewisburg3,835 people 57.8% $49,560 40.7
4 Map of Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 53.4% $100,022 45.6
5 Pea Ridge6,988 people 47.6% $65,811 39.5
6 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 46.7% $108,741 42.6
7 Bethlehem2,592 people 45.3% $83,409 41.7
8 Charleston47,421 people 45.2% $65,812 43.0
9 Williamstown2,980 people 44.3% $89,013 52.1
10 Brookhaven6,212 people 40.5% $88,438 37.1
11 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 37.8% $63,884 41.7
12 Winfield2,918 people 37.8% $103,276 41.8
13 Hurricane6,855 people 37.5% $71,167 41.2
14 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 36.1% $89,263 38.5
15 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people 35.5% $76,741 50.3
16 Huntington45,787 people 35.3% $45,100 34.7
17 Summersville3,373 people 34.8% $56,571 56.3
18 Wheeling26,350 people 34.1% $48,590 45.4
19 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 34.1% $60,571 34.8
20 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people 33.1% $67,635 39.5
21 Westover4,026 people 33% $60,769 41.4
22 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people 32.9% $63,032 34.9
23 Culloden3,040 people 32.9% $73,318 45.0
24 Cross Lanes9,671 people 32.4% $63,537 44.3
25 Shannondale3,465 people 31.9% $80,000 42.4
26 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 31.4% $60,388 40.4
27 Elkins6,811 people 31.1% $44,217 40.5
28 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 30.8% $49,375 45.0
29 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people 30.4% $71,154 41.5
30 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people 29.3% $88,487 45.7
31 Beckley16,818 people 29.2% $45,826 42.3
32 Map of Dunbar Dunbar7,254 people 29.2% $58,379 42.9
33 Fayetteville2,817 people 28.3% $67,623 45.9
34 Map of Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people 28.2% $37,563 48.5
35 Inwood2,794 people 27.4% $84,286 41.7
36 Clarksburg15,549 people 25.7% $47,386 40.4
37 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people 24.8% $67,407 45.8
38 Map of Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people 24.7% $59,555 37.4
39 Buckhannon5,116 people 24.4% $54,615 32.8
40 Map of St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people 24.3% $53,972 45.2
41 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 24.2% $59,575 47.4
42 Map of New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people 23.8% $60,946 44.5
43 Ripley3,071 people 23.4% $41,518 44.0
44 Map of Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people 22.8% $58,371 52.9
45 Parkersburg29,240 people 21% $49,025 42.2
46 Princeton5,736 people 21% $43,900 44.2
47 Map of White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people 20.7% $46,178 39.8
48 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 20.6% $58,872 42.7
49 Ranson corporation5,729 people 18.9% $89,523 39.3
50 Milton2,817 people 18.3% $46,429 33.7
51 Keyser Keyser4,857 people 18% $46,955 38.3
52 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 17.4% $45,879 36.5
53 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people 17.3% $49,048 44.1
54 Map of Nitro Nitro6,853 people 17.2% $53,848 44.5
55 Ravenswood3,830 people 16.4% $34,241 49.0
56 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 15.6% $52,466 41.4
57 Sissonville3,593 people 14.9% $66,944 40.2
58 Map of Kenova Kenova2,944 people 14.3% $53,683 42.6
59 Weston Weston3,840 people 13.6% $52,070 38.9
60 Map of Grafton Grafton4,618 people 11.2% $40,402 37.8
61 Map of Williamson Williamson2,919 people 10.4% $21,875 42.7
62 Map of Welch Welch3,507 people 5% $32,969 40.6
63 Moorefield2,525 people 4.8% $49,063 42.5

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for West Virginia as a whole is 24.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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