West Virginia · Census place 05788
Belington town, WV
Quick answer
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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