
West Virginia · Census place 36460
Hendricks, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hendricks, West Virginia (Hendricks, WV — Census place “Hendricks town”) is 391 residents, ranking #267 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $50,938, the median home is worth $126,900 and median gross rent runs $675 a month. Looking for the Hendricks West Virginia ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Hendricks, WV: 26269, 26271.
- Population
- 391Hendricks town residents
- Median household income
- $50,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.9%Owner-occupied households
Hendricks ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hendricks.
The Hendricks WV ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Hendricks town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hendricks town median would spend about 15.9% 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 9% of residents and 90.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hendricks town, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hendricks town is a very small community in West Virginia, with 391 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #267 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 51.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Hendricks town earn a median of $50,938 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hendricks town is valued at $126,900, 58.2% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $675 a month, 52% below the national figure, or roughly $8,100 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 51.2 puts Hendricks town well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 391 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Hendricks town against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
- Chapmanville town 1,005
- Fort Ashby CDP 1,011
- Despard CDP 1,038
- Glenville town 1,049
- Marlinton town 1,050
- Carpendale town 1,053
- Poca town 1,056
- Bethany town 1,066
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hendricks town?
- Hendricks town has 391 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #267 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Hendricks town?
- Median household income in Hendricks town is $50,938 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hendricks town?
- Median gross rent is $675 a month and the median home value is $126,900, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
- Is Hendricks town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hendricks town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hendricks town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.