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West Virginia · Census place 05788

Belington town, WV

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Belington town has 1,843 residents, ranking #83 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $47,361, the median home is worth $95,200 and median gross rent runs $883 a month.

Population
1,843Belington town residents
Median household income
$47,361Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$95,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$883Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
74.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Belington town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Belington town median would spend about 22.4% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.2% of residents and 74.4% 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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