West Virginia · Census place 46468
Lester town, WV
Quick answer
Lester town has 492 residents, ranking #233 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $30,000, the median home is worth $81,500 and median gross rent runs $834 a month.
- Population
- 492Lester town residents
- Median household income
- $30,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $834Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lester town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lester town median would spend about 33.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 50.8% of residents and 75.8% 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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