Virginia · Census place 61208
Pearisburg town, VA
Quick answer
Pearisburg town has 2,864 residents, ranking #248 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $72,924, the median home is worth $160,200 and median gross rent runs $815 a month.
- Population
- 2,864Pearisburg town residents
- Median household income
- $72,924Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $815Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pearisburg town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pearisburg town median would spend about 13.4% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 70.8% 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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