West Virginia · Census place 30364
Gauley Bridge town, WV
Quick answer
Gauley Bridge town has 466 residents, ranking #241 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $19,500, the median home is worth $71,600 and median gross rent runs $441 a month.
- Population
- 466Gauley Bridge town residents
- Median household income
- $19,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $71,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $441Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gauley Bridge town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gauley Bridge town median would spend about 27.1% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 39.1% of residents and 58.9% 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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