Virginia · Census place 02040
Appalachia town, VA
Quick answer
Appalachia town has 1,612 residents, ranking #310 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $38,942, the median home is worth $65,500 and median gross rent runs $665 a month.
- Population
- 1,612Appalachia town residents
- Median household income
- $38,942Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $65,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $665Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Appalachia town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Appalachia town median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.5% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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