Virginia · Census place 50984
Melfa town, VA
Quick answer
Melfa town has 447 residents, ranking #490 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $28,250, the median home is worth $159,700 and median gross rent runs $836 a month.
- Population
- 447Melfa town residents
- Median household income
- $28,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $159,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $836Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Melfa town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melfa town median would spend about 35.5% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.8% of residents and 56.4% 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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