West Virginia · Census place 43492
Keyser city, WV
Quick answer
Keyser city has 4,870 residents, ranking #32 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $47,991, the median home is worth $141,400 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.
- Population
- 4,870Keyser city residents
- Median household income
- $47,991Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $141,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $631Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Keyser city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Keyser city median would spend about 15.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.3% of residents and 50% 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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