West Virginia · Census place 04612
Barrackville town, WV
Quick answer
Barrackville town has 1,362 residents, ranking #117 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $81,250, the median home is worth $156,400 and median gross rent runs $693 a month.
- Population
- 1,362Barrackville town residents
- Median household income
- $81,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $693Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barrackville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barrackville town median would spend about 10.2% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.2% of residents and 93.5% 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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