Charles Town vs Shenandoah Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Charles Town and Shenandoah Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Charles Town and Shenandoah Junction are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Charles Town has the higher population (6,854 vs 1,339 in Shenandoah Junction). Shenandoah Junction has the higher median household income ($109,048 vs $94,830 in Charles Town). Charles Town has the higher median home value ($359,500 vs $193,900 in Shenandoah Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
Population	6,854	1,339
Median age	38.5 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,830	$109,048
Median home value	$359,500	$193,900
Median gross rent	$1,086	$1,184
Housing units	2,741	344
Homeownership rate	73.7%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
Population	5,943 → 6,854 (+15.3%)	590 → 1,339 (+126.9%)
Median household income	$80,278 → $94,830 (+18.1%)	$75,824 → $109,048 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$255,600 → $359,500 (+40.6%)	$168,100 → $193,900 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$928 → $1,086 (+17.0%)	$1,581 → $1,184 (-25.1%)

Charles Town

Population

5,9436,854

Median household income

$80,278$94,830

Median home value

$255,600$359,500

Median gross rent

$928$1,086

Shenandoah Junction

Population

5901,339

Median household income

$75,824$109,048

Median home value

$168,100$193,900

Median gross rent

$1,581$1,184

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
Under 5	5.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.8%	37.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	2.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	5.5%
75 and over	4.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	12.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
No high school diploma	6.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	26.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
Drove alone	71.4%	89.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	5.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
1-unit, detached	76.9%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Charles Town	Shenandoah Junction
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.67	4.13
Mean commute (minutes)	40	25
Median year structure built	2001	1983