West Virginia · Census place 14524
Chapmanville town, WV
Quick answer
Chapmanville town has 1,005 residents, ranking #150 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $35,655, the median home is worth $216,700 and median gross rent runs $566 a month.
- Population
- 1,005Chapmanville town residents
- Median household income
- $35,655Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $216,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $566Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chapmanville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chapmanville town median would spend about 19% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.1% of residents and 47.2% 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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