Kanawha County

Kanawha County has 176,537 residents across 40 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,943, in line with the West Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $147,300, and 30% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

176,537residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,943median household incomeWest Virginia: $60K

$147,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Kanawha County in West VirginiaZIP codes in Kanawha County highlighted; the rest of West Virginia in grey

Map of West Virginia with Kanawha County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 40 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
25003	1,975	$65K	$115K	75%	13%	87%	28 min
25015	3,888	$57K	$98K	72%	18%	85%	23 min
25035	719	$34K	$97K	84%	21%	86%	25 min
25039	629	$45K	$87K	84%	3%	78%	31 min
25045	4,234	$52K	$120K	83%	16%	85%	38 min
25054	238	$96K	$-666667K	32%	0%	100%	33 min
25061	363	$56K	$85K	88%	7%	100%	25 min
25064	9,090	$57K	$120K	63%	30%	80%	21 min
25067	850	$73K	$98K	75%	11%	89%	42 min
25071	11,107	$60K	$168K	71%	24%	88%	29 min
25075	660	$68K	$26K	59%	2%	71%	42 min
25083	439	$33K	$56K	100%	4%	63%	34 min
25086	907	$54K	$100K	81%	12%	81%	26 min
25102	418	$105K	$52K	96%	3%	93%	32 min
25103	151	$23K	$103K	61%	28%	79%	22 min
25107	306	$-666667K	$90K	83%	12%	80%	29 min
25110	366	$56K	$-666667K	100%	0%	100%	36 min
25112	206	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	50%	–	20 min
25132	501	$47K	$38K	40%	0%	100%	45 min
25134	548	$150K	$84K	100%	17%	100%	25 min
25143	8,714	$53K	$129K	75%	20%	82%	24 min
25156	119	$-666667K	$179K	100%	44%	100%	32 min
25160	510	$44K	$28K	91%	5%	45%	47 min
25162	438	$64K	$107K	78%	11%	90%	29 min
25177	22,665	$55K	$140K	72%	21%	90%	24 min
25202	1,451	$96K	$199K	94%	25%	94%	28 min
25214	994	$71K	$-666667K	83%	6%	70%	24 min
25301	2,498	$25K	$197K	14%	29%	79%	13 min
25302	13,204	$55K	$155K	65%	32%	88%	20 min
25303	7,396	$76K	$173K	71%	46%	94%	19 min
25304	8,655	$81K	$234K	71%	53%	89%	16 min
25306	6,040	$72K	$110K	68%	28%	90%	24 min
25309	12,154	$58K	$158K	71%	28%	86%	22 min
25311	9,825	$63K	$137K	55%	36%	90%	19 min
25312	10,047	$57K	$133K	86%	16%	84%	28 min
25313	11,760	$64K	$156K	71%	32%	93%	29 min
25314	14,794	$95K	$266K	84%	63%	96%	19 min
25315	3,286	$55K	$90K	73%	15%	89%	23 min
25320	4,595	$59K	$165K	79%	13%	89%	29 min
25387	4,708	$43K	$91K	65%	15%	89%	18 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

176,537 residents in 76,459 households, next to the West Virginia figure.

20%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

90,408 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,300 (±$4,303).

71%

of households own their home

70%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

10%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$906

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20097%

1990–199910%

1980–19898%

1970–197915%

1960–196912%

1950–195918%

1940–194911%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,546.

$60,943

median household income

15.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.6%

unemployment rate

30%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates