St. Albans

Population: 10,637
Median household income: $58,788
Median home value: $131,800

Located in Kanawha County, West Virginia, St. Albans is a community with a population of 10,637. At $58,788, its median household income sits in line with Kanawha County's $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Albans's population grew 3.6% from 10,270 to 10,637, while its median home value rose 16.3% from $113,300 to $131,800.

The median resident is 47.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,637
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,788
Median home value: $131,800
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 5,300
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,27010,637

Median household income

$50,755$58,788

Median home value

$113,300$131,800

Median gross rent

$768$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,270	$50,755	$113,300	$768
2020	10,078	$50,969	$123,200	$785
2021	10,842	$55,189	$120,600	$867
2022	10,753	$60,524	$135,200	$931
2023	10,637	$58,788	$131,800	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	405	3.8%
5 to 17	1,612	15.2%
18 to 24	572	5.4%
25 to 34	1,324	12.4%
35 to 44	1,178	11.1%
45 to 54	921	8.7%
55 to 64	1,751	16.5%
65 to 74	1,648	15.5%
75 and over	1,226	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,411	88.5%
Black or African American	622	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	28	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.4%
Two or more races	392	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	571	7.1%
High school graduate	2,800	34.8%
Some college or associate's	2,344	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,563	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	770	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit2.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,261	77.2%
Carpooled	354	8.4%
Public transit	83	2.0%
Walked	138	3.3%
Bicycle	26	0.6%
Worked from home	360	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,147	29.7%
15 to 29 min	1,958	50.7%
30 to 44 min	492	12.7%
45 to 59 min	101	2.6%
60+ min	164	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 13.4% (1,421 of 10,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,793	59.2%
Nonfamily households	1,922	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,715	89.0%
Vacant	585	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,482	73.8%
Renter-occupied	1,233	26.2%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,500	84.9%
1-unit, attached	94	1.8%
2 to 4 units	380	7.2%
5 to 19 units	98	1.8%
20 or more units	213	4.0%
Mobile home & other	15	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5471212
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.3776, -81.8193