West Virginia · Census place 55588
Moorefield town, WV
Quick answer
Moorefield town has 2,952 residents, ranking #54 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $47,308, the median home is worth $121,400 and median gross rent runs $665 a month.
- Population
- 2,952Moorefield town residents
- Median household income
- $47,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $121,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $665Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Moorefield town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Moorefield town median would spend about 16.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.4% of residents and 69.4% 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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