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Towns with the most children in West Virginia

Ranked by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Milton 32.5% Median age 33.7 2 Winfield 28.5% Median age 41.8 Map of Pinch 3 Pinch 27.7% Median age 50.3
#TownUnder 18Median ageMedian income
1 Milton2,817 people 32.5% 33.7 $46,429
2 Winfield2,918 people 28.5% 41.8 $103,276
3 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people 27.7% 50.3 $76,741
4 Bethlehem2,592 people 27.5% 41.7 $83,409
5 Sissonville3,593 people 26.7% 40.2 $66,944
6 Brookhaven6,212 people 26.4% 37.1 $88,438
7 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 24.1% 38.5 $89,263
8 Map of Williamson Williamson2,919 people 23.5% 42.7 $21,875
9 Beckley16,818 people 23.4% 42.3 $45,826
10 Hurricane6,855 people 23.2% 41.2 $71,167
11 Cheat Lake10,902 people 23.1% 40.6 $117,014
12 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 22.8% 40.4 $60,388
13 Lewisburg3,835 people 22.5% 40.7 $49,560
14 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people 22.4% 39.5 $67,635
15 Map of Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people 22.2% 37.4 $59,555
16 Map of Nitro Nitro6,853 people 21.9% 44.5 $53,848
17 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 21.6% 41.4 $52,466
18 Ranson corporation5,729 people 21.6% 39.3 $89,523
19 Weston Weston3,840 people 21.6% 38.9 $52,070
20 Map of Grafton Grafton4,618 people 21.2% 37.8 $40,402
21 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people 21.1% 41.5 $71,154
22 Moorefield2,525 people 21% 42.5 $49,063
23 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 20.8% 42.6 $108,741
24 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 20.7% 34.8 $60,571
25 Clarksburg15,549 people 20.6% 40.4 $47,386
26 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people 20.6% 45.0 $73,318
27 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 20.4% 41.7 $63,884
28 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 20.3% 45.0 $49,375
29 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people 20.3% 45.7 $88,487
30 Parkersburg29,240 people 20.2% 42.2 $49,025
31 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people 20.2% 45.8 $67,407
32 Summersville3,373 people 20.1% 56.3 $56,571
33 Map of Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people 19.7% 48.5 $37,563
34 Charleston47,421 people 19.1% 43.0 $65,812
35 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people 19.1% 44.1 $49,048
36 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge6,988 people 18.7% 39.5 $65,811
37 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 18.5% 42.7 $58,872
38 Map of St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people 18.3% 45.2 $53,972
39 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 18.2% 47.4 $59,575
40 Wheeling26,350 people 18.1% 45.4 $48,590
41 Map of New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people 18.1% 44.5 $60,946
42 Map of White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people 18% 39.8 $46,178
43 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people 17.9% 34.9 $63,032
44 Map of Cross Lanes Cross Lanes9,671 people 17.9% 44.3 $63,537
45 Keyser Keyser4,857 people 17.7% 38.3 $46,955
46 Huntington45,787 people 17.5% 34.7 $45,100
47 Elkins6,811 people 17.5% 40.5 $44,217
48 Princeton5,736 people 17.5% 44.2 $43,900
49 Ravenswood Ravenswood3,830 people 17.3% 49.0 $34,241
50 Ripley3,071 people 17% 44.0 $41,518
51 Williamstown2,980 people 16.8% 52.1 $89,013
52 Map of Inwood Inwood2,794 people 16.8% 41.7 $84,286
53 Map of Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 16.3% 45.6 $100,022
54 Fayetteville2,817 people 15.1% 45.9 $67,623
55 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 14.9% 36.5 $45,879
56 Shannondale3,465 people 14.8% 42.4 $80,000
57 Buckhannon5,116 people 14.2% 32.8 $54,615
58 Westover4,026 people 13.4% 41.4 $60,769
59 Map of Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people 13.3% 52.9 $58,371
60 Map of Kenova Kenova2,944 people 12.9% 42.6 $53,683
61 Map of Dunbar Dunbar7,254 people 12.8% 42.9 $58,379
62 Morgantown30,236 people 9.4% 23.9 $44,727
63 Map of Welch Welch3,507 people 8.1% 40.6 $32,969

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of residents under 18, a sign of family neighborhoods. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for West Virginia as a whole is 20%.

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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