West Virginia · Census place 36436
Henderson town, WV
Quick answer
Henderson town has 172 residents, ranking #348 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $34,375, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $831 a month.
- Population
- 172Henderson town residents
- Median household income
- $34,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $831Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Henderson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Henderson town median would spend about 29% 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. Poverty affects 29.7% of residents and 71.3% 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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