Real estate USA: West Virginia

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Investment opportunities

The housing market in West Virginia provides many opportunities for investing in real estate.

The population of the state is 1811440 and the largest population center is Charleston. Below we list the major cities in the state, with population sizes and an indication of the recent growth in population in each center.

There may be investment prospects in the state, but it is essential that you seek independent expert professional advice before undertaking any property purchase. Any property purchase is a major undertaking.

This site should be of interest to anyone seeking the following types of properties: villas, houses, condos, co-ops, apartments, farms, ranches and acreage, family homes, foreclosure, hunting property, lakefront, riverfront, lots, luxury homes, executive homes, mobile homes, mountain property, time share, townhouse, and others.

Populations of major centers

The populations of the major cities and towns are given (estimated for 2004), together with the percentage growth in population from 2000 to 2004.

Cities of at least 50,000 inhabitants:

Charleston : pop. 51840 with -2.6% growth

Huntington : pop. 50106 with -2.5% growth

Cities of less than 50,000 but more than 5,000 inhabitants:

Beckley : pop. 17063 with -0.9% growth

Bluefield : pop. 11242 with -1.7% growth

Bridgeport : pop. 7407 with -0.2% growth

Buckhannon : pop. 5848 with 1.8% growth

Clarksburg : pop. 16547 with -1.1% growth

Dunbar : pop. 7869 with -3.2% growth

Elkins : pop. 6956 with -0.9% growth

Fairmont : pop. 19070 with -1% growth

Grafton : pop. 5397 with -1.6% growth

Hurricane : pop. 5631 with 5.2% growth

Keyser : pop. 5551 with 3.5% growth

Martinsburg : pop. 15410 with 3.1% growth

Morgantown : pop. 28118 with 4.9% growth

Moundsville : pop. 9780 with -1.8% growth

New Martinsville : pop. 5776 with -3.3% growth

Nitro : pop. 6703 with -2.2% growth

Oak Hill : pop. 7457 with -1.5% growth

Parkersburg : pop. 32386 with -2.1% growth

Princeton : pop. 6256 with -1.4% growth

St. Albans : pop. 11150 with -3.3% growth

South Charleston : pop. 12929 with -3.3% growth

Vienna : pop. 10828 with -0.3% growth

Weirton : pop. 19820 with -2.7% growth

Wheeling : pop. 30113 with -4% growth

All links and text on this site have been provided for information purposes - they are not recommendations. Figures from the US census bureau (census.gov)