West Virginia · Census place 18412
Cowen town, WV
Quick answer
Cowen town has 560 residents, ranking #217 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $30,625, the median home is worth $57,300 and median gross rent runs $753 a month.
- Population
- 560Cowen town residents
- Median household income
- $30,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $57,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $753Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cowen town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cowen town median would spend about 29.5% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.8% of residents and 64.9% 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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