West Virginia · Census place 28516
Fort Gay town, WV
Quick answer
Fort Gay town has 459 residents, ranking #243 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $27,679, the median home is worth $58,100 and median gross rent runs $671 a month.
- Population
- 459Fort Gay town residents
- Median household income
- $27,679Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $58,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $671Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Gay town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Gay town median would spend about 29.1% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.7% of residents and 41.4% 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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