Charleston is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 47,129 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Charleston is the largest community in West Virginia.

Also of interest is that Charleston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Charleston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.70 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Charleston are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.21% of adults in Charleston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Charleston in 2022 was $44,639, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,556 for a family of four. However, Charleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Charleston is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Charleston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Charleston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Charleston include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Charleston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.