South Charleston is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 13,281 people and five associated neighborhoods, South Charleston is the 11th largest community in West Virginia.

Also of interest is that South 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 South Charleston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.32% 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.

The education level of South Charleston citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.28% of adults in South Charleston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Charleston in 2022 was $35,898, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,592 for a family of four. However, South Charleston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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