West Virginia · Census place 55276
Monongah town, WV
Quick answer
Monongah town has 944 residents, ranking #156 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $54,412, the median home is worth $86,400 and median gross rent runs $1,000 a month.
- Population
- 944Monongah town residents
- Median household income
- $54,412Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,000Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monongah town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monongah town median would spend about 22.1% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 73.1% 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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- North Hills town 971
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