| Area | Census 2000 | 7/1/2008 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| West Virginia | 1,808,344 | 1,814,468 | 6,124 | 0.34% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison (Webster Springs) town | 808 | 747 | -61 | -7.55% |
| Albright town | 247 | 251 | 4 | 1.62% |
| Alderson town | 1,091 | 1,070 | -21 | -1.92% |
| Anawalt town | 272 | 231 | -41 | -15.07% |
| Anmoore town | 685 | 767 | 82 | 11.97% |
| Ansted town | 1,576 | 1,577 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Athens town | 1,102 | 1,182 | 80 | 7.26% |
| Auburn town | 103 | 102 | -1 | -0.97% |
| Bancroft town | 367 | 376 | 9 | 2.45% |
| Barboursville village | 3,183 | 3,410 | 227 | 7.13% |
| Barrackville town | 1,288 | 1,289 | 1 | 0.08% |
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) town | 663 | 682 | 19 | 2.87% |
| Bayard town | 299 | 288 | -11 | -3.68% |
| Beckley city | 17,254 | 16,832 | -422 | -2.45% |
| Beech Bottom village | 606 | 555 | -51 | -8.42% |
| Belington town | 1,788 | 1,797 | 9 | 0.50% |
| Belle town | 1,259 | 1,158 | -101 | -8.02% |
| Belmont city | 1,036 | 975 | -61 | -5.89% |
| Benwood city | 1,585 | 1,431 | -154 | -9.72% |
| Bethany town | 985 | 970 | -15 | -1.52% |
| Bethlehem village | 2,651 | 2,487 | -164 | -6.19% |
| Beverly town | 651 | 643 | -8 | -1.23% |
| Blacksville town | 175 | 176 | 1 | 0.57% |
| Bluefield city | 11,451 | 11,093 | -358 | -3.13% |
| Bolivar town | 1,045 | 1,059 | 14 | 1.34% |
| Bradshaw town | 289 | 247 | -42 | -14.53% |
| Bramwell town | 426 | 412 | -14 | -3.29% |
| Brandonville town | 102 | 107 | 5 | 4.90% |
| Bridgeport city | 7,306 | 7,928 | 622 | 8.51% |
| Bruceton Mills town | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Buckhannon city | 5,725 | 5,505 | -220 | -3.84% |
| Buffalo town | 1,171 | 1,206 | 35 | 2.99% |
| Burnsville town | 481 | 467 | -14 | -2.91% |
| Cairo town | 263 | 262 | -1 | -0.38% |
| Camden-on-Gauley town | 157 | 148 | -9 | -5.73% |
| Cameron city | 1,212 | 1,077 | -135 | -11.14% |
| Capon Bridge town | 200 | 272 | 72 | 36.00% |
| Carpendale town | 954 | 899 | -55 | -5.77% |
| Cedar Grove town | 862 | 802 | -60 | -6.96% |
| Ceredo city | 1,675 | 1,586 | -89 | -5.31% |
| Chapmanville town | 1,211 | 1,117 | -94 | -7.76% |
| Charles Town city | 2,907 | 4,765 | 1,858 | 63.91% |
| Charleston city | 53,421 | 50,302 | -3,119 | -5.84% |
| Chesapeake town | 1,643 | 1,542 | -101 | -6.15% |
| Chester city | 2,592 | 2,332 | -260 | -10.03% |
| Clarksburg city | 16,743 | 16,441 | -302 | -1.80% |
| Clay town | 593 | 561 | -32 | -5.40% |
| Clearview village | 590 | 548 | -42 | -7.12% |
| Clendenin town | 1,116 | 1,042 | -74 | -6.63% |
| Cowen town | 513 | 486 | -27 | -5.26% |
| Danville town | 550 | 532 | -18 | -3.27% |
| Davis town | 624 | 578 | -46 | -7.37% |
| Davy town | 373 | 338 | -35 | -9.38% |
| Delbarton town | 474 | 432 | -42 | -8.86% |
| Dunbar city | 8,154 | 7,664 | -490 | -6.01% |
| Durbin town | 262 | 238 | -24 | -9.16% |
| East Bank town | 933 | 888 | -45 | -4.82% |
| Eleanor town | 1,345 | 1,555 | 210 | 15.61% |
| Elizabeth town | 994 | 927 | -67 | -6.74% |
| Elk Garden town | 217 | 205 | -12 | -5.53% |
| Elkins city | 7,032 | 6,976 | -56 | -0.80% |
| Ellenboro town | 373 | 361 | -12 | -3.22% |
| Fairmont city | 19,097 | 19,024 | -73 | -0.38% |
| Fairview town | 435 | 441 | 6 | 1.38% |
| Falling Spring town | 209 | 199 | -10 | -4.78% |
| Farmington town | 387 | 387 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Fayetteville town | 2,754 | 2,663 | -91 | -3.30% |
| Flatwoods town | 348 | 349 | 1 | 0.29% |
| Flemington town | 287 | 287 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Follansbee city | 3,115 | 2,855 | -260 | -8.35% |
| Fort Gay town | 819 | 796 | -23 | -2.81% |
| Franklin town | 797 | 789 | -8 | -1.00% |
| Friendly town | 159 | 143 | -16 | -10.06% |
| Gary city | 917 | 748 | -169 | -18.43% |
| Gassaway town | 901 | 875 | -26 | -2.89% |
| Gauley Bridge town | 738 | 690 | -48 | -6.50% |
| Gilbert town | 417 | 387 | -30 | -7.19% |
| Glasgow town | 783 | 732 | -51 | -6.51% |
| Glen Dale city | 1,552 | 1,396 | -156 | -10.05% |
| Glenville town | 1,544 | 1,456 | -88 | -5.70% |
| Grafton city | 5,489 | 5,315 | -174 | -3.17% |
| Grant Town town | 657 | 637 | -20 | -3.04% |
| Grantsville town | 565 | 533 | -32 | -5.66% |
| Granville town | 778 | 812 | 34 | 4.37% |
| Hambleton town | 246 | 249 | 3 | 1.22% |
| Hamlin town | 1,119 | 1,102 | -17 | -1.52% |
| Handley town | 362 | 340 | -22 | -6.08% |
| Harman town | 126 | 123 | -3 | -2.38% |
| Harpers Ferry town | 307 | 309 | 2 | 0.65% |
| Harrisville town | 1,842 | 1,817 | -25 | -1.36% |
| Hartford City town | 519 | 518 | -1 | -0.19% |
| Hedgesville town | 240 | 242 | 2 | 0.83% |
| Henderson town | 325 | 309 | -16 | -4.92% |
| Hendricks town | 319 | 316 | -3 | -0.94% |
| Hillsboro town | 243 | 223 | -20 | -8.23% |
| Hinton city | 2,880 | 2,532 | -348 | -12.08% |
| Hundred town | 344 | 322 | -22 | -6.40% |
| Huntington city | 51,475 | 49,185 | -2,290 | -4.45% |
| Hurricane city | 5,222 | 6,335 | 1,113 | 21.31% |
| Huttonsville town | 217 | 212 | -5 | -2.30% |
| Iaeger town | 358 | 294 | -64 | -17.88% |
| Jane Lew town | 406 | 411 | 5 | 1.23% |
| Junior town | 450 | 444 | -6 | -1.33% |
| Kenova city | 3,485 | 3,272 | -213 | -6.11% |
| Kermit town | 209 | 220 | 11 | 5.26% |
| Keyser city | 5,303 | 5,230 | -73 | -1.38% |
| Keystone city | 453 | 366 | -87 | -19.21% |
| Kimball town | 411 | 337 | -74 | -18.00% |
| Kingwood city | 2,944 | 2,947 | 3 | 0.10% |
| Leon town | 132 | 126 | -6 | -4.55% |
| Lester town | 322 | 314 | -8 | -2.48% |
| Lewisburg city | 3,624 | 3,533 | -91 | -2.51% |
| Logan city | 1,630 | 1,501 | -129 | -7.91% |
| Lost Creek town | 467 | 501 | 34 | 7.28% |
| Lumberport town | 937 | 967 | 30 | 3.20% |
| Mabscott town | 1,403 | 1,350 | -53 | -3.78% |
| Madison city | 2,677 | 2,576 | -101 | -3.77% |
| Man town | 770 | 692 | -78 | -10.13% |
| Mannington city | 2,124 | 2,079 | -45 | -2.12% |
| Marlinton town | 1,204 | 1,190 | -14 | -1.16% |
| Marmet city | 1,693 | 1,605 | -88 | -5.20% |
| Martinsburg city | 14,972 | 17,020 | 2,048 | 13.68% |
| Mason town | 1,064 | 1,040 | -24 | -2.26% |
| Masontown town | 647 | 653 | 6 | 0.93% |
| Matewan town | 498 | 479 | -19 | -3.82% |
| Matoaka town | 317 | 305 | -12 | -3.79% |
| McMechen city | 1,937 | 1,724 | -213 | -11.00% |
| Meadow Bridge town | 321 | 306 | -15 | -4.67% |
| Middlebourne town | 870 | 810 | -60 | -6.90% |
| Mill Creek town | 662 | 641 | -21 | -3.17% |
| Milton town | 2,206 | 2,399 | 193 | 8.75% |
| Mitchell Heights town | 301 | 274 | -27 | -8.97% |
| Monongah town | 939 | 911 | -28 | -2.98% |
| Montgomery city | 1,942 | 1,921 | -21 | -1.08% |
| Montrose town | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Moorefield town | 2,375 | 2,438 | 63 | 2.65% |
| Morgantown city | 26,809 | 29,642 | 2,833 | 10.57% |
| Moundsville city | 9,998 | 9,109 | -889 | -8.89% |
| Mount Hope city | 1,487 | 1,381 | -106 | -7.13% |
| Mullens city | 1,769 | 1,584 | -185 | -10.46% |
| New Cumberland city | 1,099 | 990 | -109 | -9.92% |
| New Haven town | 1,559 | 1,528 | -31 | -1.99% |
| New Martinsville city | 5,984 | 5,564 | -420 | -7.02% |
| Newburg town | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nitro city | 6,824 | 6,784 | -40 | -0.59% |
| North Hills town | 880 | 857 | -23 | -2.61% |
| Northfork town | 519 | 420 | -99 | -19.08% |
| Nutter Fort town | 1,686 | 1,633 | -53 | -3.14% |
| Oak Hill city | 7,589 | 7,211 | -378 | -4.98% |
| Oakvale town | 142 | 140 | -2 | -1.41% |
| Oceana town | 1,550 | 1,411 | -139 | -8.97% |
| Paden City city | 2,860 | 2,599 | -261 | -9.13% |
| Parkersburg city | 33,099 | 31,611 | -1,488 | -4.50% |
| Parsons city | 1,463 | 1,376 | -87 | -5.95% |
| Paw Paw town | 524 | 489 | -35 | -6.68% |
| Pax town | 174 | 164 | -10 | -5.75% |
| Pennsboro city | 1,199 | 1,155 | -44 | -3.67% |
| Petersburg city | 2,423 | 2,774 | 351 | 14.49% |
| Peterstown town | 499 | 499 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Philippi city | 2,870 | 2,783 | -87 | -3.03% |
| Piedmont town | 1,014 | 919 | -95 | -9.37% |
| Pine Grove town | 571 | 520 | -51 | -8.93% |
| Pineville town | 715 | 655 | -60 | -8.39% |
| Pleasant Valley city | 3,124 | 3,123 | -1 | -0.03% |
| Poca town | 1,013 | 1,032 | 19 | 1.88% |
| Point Pleasant city | 4,637 | 4,451 | -186 | -4.01% |
| Pratt town | 551 | 530 | -21 | -3.81% |
| Princeton city | 6,347 | 6,261 | -86 | -1.35% |
| Pullman town | 169 | 170 | 1 | 0.59% |
| Quinwood town | 435 | 410 | -25 | -5.75% |
| Rainelle town | 1,545 | 1,470 | -75 | -4.85% |
| Ravenswood city | 4,031 | 3,935 | -96 | -2.38% |
| Reedsville town | 517 | 536 | 19 | 3.68% |
| Reedy town | 198 | 184 | -14 | -7.07% |
| Rhodell town | 234 | 230 | -4 | -1.71% |
| Richwood city | 2,477 | 2,309 | -168 | -6.78% |
| Ridgeley town | 762 | 681 | -81 | -10.63% |
| Ripley city | 3,263 | 3,241 | -22 | -0.67% |
| Rivesville town | 913 | 905 | -8 | -0.88% |
| Romney city | 1,940 | 1,912 | -28 | -1.44% |
| Ronceverte city | 1,557 | 1,603 | 46 | 2.95% |
| Rowlesburg town | 613 | 613 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Rupert town | 940 | 920 | -20 | -2.13% |
| Salem city | 2,006 | 2,050 | 44 | 2.19% |
| Sand Fork town | 176 | 169 | -7 | -3.98% |
| Shepherdstown town | 803 | 1,146 | 343 | 42.71% |
| Shinnston city | 2,295 | 2,243 | -52 | -2.27% |
| Sistersville city | 1,588 | 1,413 | -175 | -11.02% |
| Smithers city | 904 | 844 | -60 | -6.64% |
| Smithfield town | 177 | 161 | -16 | -9.04% |
| Sophia town | 1,301 | 1,234 | -67 | -5.15% |
| South Charleston city | 13,390 | 12,427 | -963 | -7.19% |
| Spencer city | 2,352 | 2,156 | -196 | -8.33% |
| St. Albans city | 11,567 | 10,996 | -571 | -4.94% |
| St. Marys city | 2,017 | 1,926 | -91 | -4.51% |
| Star City town | 1,366 | 1,654 | 288 | 21.08% |
| Stonewood city | 1,815 | 1,840 | 25 | 1.38% |
| Summersville town | 3,294 | 3,303 | 9 | 0.27% |
| Sutton town | 1,011 | 983 | -28 | -2.77% |
| Sylvester town | 195 | 458 | 263 | 134.87% |
| Terra Alta town | 1,456 | 1,503 | 47 | 3.23% |
| Thomas city | 452 | 552 | 100 | 22.12% |
| Thurmond town | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Triadelphia town | 817 | 800 | -17 | -2.08% |
| Tunnelton town | 336 | 347 | 11 | 3.27% |
| Union town | 548 | 561 | 13 | 2.37% |
| Valley Grove village | 405 | 394 | -11 | -2.72% |
| Vienna city | 10,861 | 10,536 | -325 | -2.99% |
| War city | 788 | 646 | -142 | -18.02% |
| Wardensville town | 246 | 258 | 12 | 4.88% |
| Wayne town | 1,105 | 1,121 | 16 | 1.45% |
| Weirton city | 20,411 | 18,748 | -1,663 | -8.15% |
| Welch city | 2,683 | 2,220 | -463 | -17.26% |
| Wellsburg city | 2,891 | 2,591 | -300 | -10.38% |
| West Hamlin town | 696 | 686 | -10 | -1.44% |
| West Liberty town | 1,220 | 1,233 | 13 | 1.07% |
| West Logan town | 418 | 389 | -29 | -6.94% |
| West Milford town | 651 | 649 | -2 | -0.31% |
| West Union town | 806 | 777 | -29 | -3.60% |
| Weston city | 4,317 | 4,262 | -55 | -1.27% |
| Westover city | 3,941 | 4,088 | 147 | 3.73% |
| Wheeling city | 31,419 | 28,913 | -2,506 | -7.98% |
| White Sulphur Springs city | 2,315 | 2,279 | -36 | -1.56% |
| Whitehall town | 595 | 603 | 8 | 1.34% |
| Whitesville town | 520 | 504 | -16 | -3.08% |
| Williamson city | 3,414 | 3,053 | -361 | -10.57% |
| Williamstown city | 2,996 | 2,982 | -14 | -0.47% |
| Windsor Heights village | 431 | 387 | -44 | -10.21% |
| Winfield town | 1,858 | 2,055 | 197 | 10.60% |
| Womelsdorf (Coalton) town | 247 | 247 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Worthington town | 170 | 163 | -7 | -4.12% |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau