West Virginia · Census place 30220
Gassaway town, WV
Quick answer
Gassaway town has 600 residents, ranking #205 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $40,156, the median home is worth $101,700 and median gross rent runs $431 a month.
- Population
- 600Gassaway town residents
- Median household income
- $40,156Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $431Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gassaway town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gassaway town median would spend about 12.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 58.2% 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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