West Virginia · Census place 05836
Belle town, WV
Quick answer
Belle town has 1,537 residents, ranking #98 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $74,200, the median home is worth $103,000 and median gross rent runs $896 a month.
- Population
- 1,537Belle town residents
- Median household income
- $74,200Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $103,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $896Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belle town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belle town median would spend about 14.5% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 79.4% 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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