West Virginia · Census place 06844
Bethany town, WV
Quick answer
Bethany town has 1,066 residents, ranking #143 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $61,250, the median home is worth $113,600 and median gross rent runs $675 a month.
- Population
- 1,066Bethany town residents
- Median household income
- $61,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bethany town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bethany town median would spend about 13.2% 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 6.8% of residents and 72.3% 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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- Glenville town 1,049
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