West Virginia · Census place 11188
Buckhannon city, WV
Quick answer
Buckhannon city has 5,144 residents, ranking #31 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $48,720, the median home is worth $152,000 and median gross rent runs $800 a month.
- Population
- 5,144Buckhannon city residents
- Median household income
- $48,720Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $800Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Buckhannon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buckhannon city median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.6% of residents and 62.4% 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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