West Virginia · Census place 28204
Follansbee city, WV
Quick answer
Follansbee city has 2,790 residents, ranking #58 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $52,974, the median home is worth $137,100 and median gross rent runs $592 a month.
- Population
- 2,790Follansbee city residents
- Median household income
- $52,974Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $592Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Follansbee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Follansbee city median would spend about 13.4% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 62.8% 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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