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West Virginia · Census place 28516

Fort Gay town, WV

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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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