West Virginia · Census place 35284
Harpers Ferry town, WV
Quick answer
Harpers Ferry town has 342 residents, ranking #279 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $111,600, the median home is worth $430,800 and median gross rent runs $1,813 a month.
- Population
- 342Harpers Ferry town residents
- Median household income
- $111,600Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $430,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,813Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Harpers Ferry town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harpers Ferry town median would spend about 19.5% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.3% of residents and 80% 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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